Swiss maestro Roger Federer officially retired from professional tennis after the 2022 Laver Cup – he still continues to practice, his former coach has revealed.
Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic has revealed that the Swiss maestro continues to actively practice tennis despite officially retiring from the sport. Federer hung up his boots in late 2022 after an illustrious career as a professional tennis player. However, such is his love for the sport that he still looks forward to taking part in sessions of playing Tennis every day.
Ljubicic and Federer worked closely together for years and they continue to be in regular touch. They were initially rivals on the ATP tour for more than a decade but became great friends when Ljubicic took up professional coaching as a career post-retirement. Ljubicic had been Federer’s coach since December 2015 until his retirement in 2022. “He still practices when he can, he is still staying active, and he feels good. His life hasn’t changed much. He wants to have fun on the tennis courts, that’s the place where he feels the best”, Ljubicic recently revealed to the press.
Roger Federer retired in 2022 as an undisputed legend of World Tennis
Roger Federer is third on the list of men’s tennis players with the most Grand Slam wins – 20. Only Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21) are ahead of him on the illustrious list. Pete Sampras with 14 is a distant fourth. Federer is so much more than just an amazing tennis player though. He is an icon for a while generation and his legacy will definitely be remembered as long as the sport of Tennis is played.
However, Federer’s decision didn’t come as a surprise as he had been struggling with a knee injury for quite a while. Federer won his maiden Grand Slam title back in 2003 and went on to lift the Wimbledon trophy eight times. During his illustrious career, the Swiss maestro won six Australian Open, one French Open, and five US Open titles. Federer was World No.1 for 310 weeks, second-most since 1973 behind only Novak Djokovic.
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