Rafael Nadal, Thomas Enqvist, Novak Djokovic, Cameron Norrie, Matteo Berrettini and Stefanos Tsitsipas applaud Roger Federer after his last game before retirement at the Laver Cup tournament in London, Britain, 23 September 2022. READ MORE: Every ATP year-end No 1 since 2007 – if Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray did not exist The 42-year-old won his 20th and final Grand Slam crown at the 2018 Australian Open and his 103rd and last ATP title at the 2019 Swiss Indoors in Basel – his home tournament. The Swiss reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2021 in the final singles tournament of his career, losing to Hubert Hurkacz in his last match. Stich retired at the age of 28 after reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 1997, with a five-set loss to Cedric Pioline at the All England Club the final match of his career.įederer called time on his glittering 24-year career at the age of 41 after the 2022 Laver Cup, partnering friend and rival Rafael Nadal in doubles for his final competitive match. The 1991 Wimbledon champion reflected that the Swiss great should have perhaps “let it go a little earlier”, but recognised that “there is no perfect time to end your career.”
Michael Stich has suggested tennis legend Roger Federer should have retired from the sport sooner than he did given “the knowledge we have today.”
