Roger Federer reveals what he ‘misses’ about the ATP tour
Roger Federer reveals what he will miss after retiring from the ATP Tour, and the Swiss also explained why he decided to co-found the Laver Cup in 2017.
Federer played his final Laver Cup match last year, playing doubles with rival Rafael Nadal against Francis Tiafoe and Jack Sock.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion founded the event with his agent Tony Gothic five years before he retired, and Team World won the last edition in Vancouver last weekend.
And now, he has revealed his motivation for establishing the Laver Cup: “Being generational is really important to us. At events like this, you’ll have the Jim Couriers of the world, the Tim Henmans of the world, the Todd Woodbridges of the world, the legends of the game getting in on the action. We sometimes meet and talk in the hallway.”
The former No. 1 continued: “I think it’s great to put together the best games at every level of a generation. Especially when you’re a young player on a team, that’s what you want to get. That was my wish.”The rivals can learn that you have to play against a lot of opponents, but also hopefully against a captain who gives you a lot.” Learn. This should be an opportunity for him to return to touring. ”
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– LaverCup (@LaverCup) September 2, 2023
It’s been more than a year since Federer officially retired, and he has revealed that he misses being on the ATP Tour. “I secretly like to be the center of attention, but at the same time I’m not. It doesn’t matter anymore. I’m fine with it the way it is.
“Of course, I miss seeing the happy faces of the people I was supposed to be entertaining.” This tour was good for me. I enjoyed every moment of it, but I’m happy to be retired now. ”
The 42-year-old has often been praised for his polite and friendly personality, but revealed he had some “annoying” habits as a player.
“Maybe it’s my troublesome side. I was always asking questions,” Federer said. “I always had to ask the coach, ‘Why are you doing this?’, ‘What’s the plan?’ I didn’t hold back.”
The Laver Cup is still a year away, but it will return to Europe in 2024 with Berlin hosting it.
Roger Federer Career Achievements
As Federer continues to move on with life after he’s done playing tennis, we at Tennishead wanted to take a look back at some of his many accomplishments on the court.
Career-high: No.1 (310 weeks)
ATP titles: 103
Grand Slam titles: 20
ATP Masters 1000 titles: 28
Olympic medals: 2 (2 gold medals – 2008, 1 silver medal – 2012)
ATP Final Title: 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
Davis Cup titles: 1 (2014)
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