BREAKING: Roger Federer announces his retirement from tennis
“Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career,” he said.He is third on the all-time list for Grand Slam titles in men’s singles, trailing Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic . Eight of those came at Wimbledon, where he won five straight years from 2003 to 2007. He also won five consecutive U.S. Open titles from 2004 through 2008. He has one French Open title and six Australian Open victories.
The Swiss star was the top-ranked player in the world for 237 weeks at his apex, holding the spot from Feb. 2, 2004 through Aug. 17, 2008. In all, he spent 310 weeks as the No. 1 player in the world.As he cited in his retirement announcement, injuries hampered Federer through the tail end of his career. He suffered a torn meniscus in 2016 that kept him out of the Rio Olympics and cut his season short.
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