Five years older than Nadal, 36, he set the bar in the sky, winning his first grand slam title in 2003, enacting his dominance and forcing everyone else to catch up. At the end one of the most important players, if not most important player in my tennis career, is leaving, no?”įederer arrived first and at 41 years old he will leave in that order. Gonna be difficult to handle everything, especially for Roger, without a doubt.
“Tomorrow’s gonna be a special thing,” said Nadal. For over a decade they packed out the later stages of each major event and blocked nearly all others from succeeding. Between them they have won 66 grand slam titles, faced off against each other 234 times and spent 933 weeks at No 1. He will be seen off by three of the toughest opponents of his life, players who with him have defined this past decade and a half of tennis, pushing it forward in so many ways. In his final bout alongside Nadal, his Team Europe teammate, he will enter the O2 Arena against Team World’s Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock on Friday night simply hoping to compete at a respectable level.īut the circumstances are fitting. Unlike the recent intense, competitive departure of Serena Williams Federer cannot trust his knee to last more than one short doubles match. Despite his reputation for avoiding serious injury through his career, his final years have been ravaged by physical problems. In many ways this final chapter of Federer’s career is bleak.
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