Breaking - Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis -April fool prank

[malaise]

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https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/85926/breaking-news-roger-federer-announces-retirement-from-tennis/
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The news that all Roger Federer fans didn't want to hear in the end arrived. The Swiss Maestro officially announced his tennis retirement from professional tennis.
Federer confirmed this sad news through a touching post published on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.


Through Twitter, he should clarify all the reasons for his decision in the coming hours through a press conference. Federer hasn't gone into the details of his decision yet. However, this is what we can understand for now: the quarantine period gave him plenty of time to think and prioritize again.

Maybe he doesn't feel as competitive as he was at least until 2019, especially against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, with the Serb now becoming his real nightmare. The only thing Roger said on Twitter is that his injury, along with the interruption of tennis for the quarantine, gave him a lot of time to talk to his family.

Now he has developed a new perspective to see things and how he wants people to remember his legacy. Roger revealed that he had accomplished everything he wanted from his career. But now the time has come for the end of his professional life.
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Easily the most elegant player I have watched - he had a great career. I'm not really a Federer fan, but I do recognize his greatness.

Well caught

[Bleacher Creature]

1. Wow! I guess he was going to give Wimbledon one last shot and retire. NT

[malaise]

2. Serena may be next

It's different when you have a family.

[cwydro]

3. Wonder what Serena will do.

Damn, she could still dominate for another year I would think.

This virus really is changing the course of a lot of things we won’t realize until much later.

[malaise]

4. Those who travel the most are the most exposed

I'm betting she retires as well.

[cwydro]

5. No kidding.

I would for sure.

But she’s one hell of a competitor.

[malaise]

11. If I had a young family and didn't need the money

this would be my time to leave the sport. And neither Roger not Serena needs another dollar.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. She Might Be Thinking About School

Or preschool. Her daughter is probably getting to that age, and retirement would give her tons of time with her.

[malaise]

17. I was well caught

Good April fool prank from Nadal

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Saw That

But the Serena part is still interesting.

[malaise]

19. Well they may both retire

I sure would

[MaxFine]

6. It's April Fools

[dhill926]

7. fuck...

was hoping this was a 4/1 thing. But...I get it. Could watch him play all day, and saw him live many times at Indian Wells.

[MaxFine]

9. It is a 4/1 thing

Click the link in the OP and scroll down

[dhill926]

10. aarrrgghh...

thanks. Second time today and I'm not exactly a spring chicken. I'm off my game haha....

[bearsfootball516]

8. It's an April Fools day prank.

[malaise]

12. They sure caught me

[USALiberal]

14. It says it at the end of the article you posted. nt

[2naSalit]

13. HA!!!

[malaise]

16. Rafa Rafa Rafa

A good friend told me he retired - I trusted him and only read the first few paragraphs

[2naSalit]

20. I have been trying to

avoid getting fooled all day! I thought you were fooling us!

[malaise]

21. I was well caught

[2naSalit]

22. Have to admit that I was until I read other comments!

[MissMillie]

23. So glad that this is a prank--LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Roger!

Indeed as elegant as they come on the court. Probably the most perfect back-hand swing I have ever seen, and I've been following tennis since the late 70s.

[Karma13612]

24. Gosh, you had me going there

Until I saw the “prank”!

Nadal is my man.
Hoping he is in it awhile longer!