Angelique Kerber took to Twitter to bid goodbye to Roger Federer, who is set to retire after the Laver Cup
Angelique Kerber joined a host of sporting icons and tennis stars across the globe to convey good wishes and congratulate Roger Federer on a wonderful tennis career. Federer announced his upcoming retirement last week, saying that this month’s Laver Cup will be his final ATP event. In an emotional tweet, Kerber wrote, “Tennis will never be the same without @Roger Federer.”
Federer’s decision doesn’t come as a surprise as he has been struggling with a knee injury for a while now. The tennis legend, who won his maiden Grand Slam title back in 2003, has lifted the Wimbledon trophy eight times. He also has six Australian Open, one French Open, and five US Open titles to his name. The Swiss legend held World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings for 310 weeks, second-most since 1973 behind only Novak Djokovic. Federer held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 until 18 August 2008.
Let us take a look at how fans react to Kerber’s emotional tweet for Federer.
“He will be with tennis forever”, wrote a fan.
“Angie, you’re one of my favorite players! I hope you are in good health and yes, Roger is one of a kind”, wrote another fan.
“No it will not. Tennis has lost one of the Classiest most elegant Men and off the court.No one played the game more beautifully then Roger.We were so blessed to have such a wonderful human being as an ambassador of tennis. All class heart and his passion unmatched”, read a beautiful tweet from a fan.
“I agree: Will never be the same”, wrote another fan, agreeing with Kerber.
“His grace, poise and legendary calmness will always be missed. Agree in toto”, read another tweet.
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