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    Roger Federer calls it a career at age 41

    Federer will say his farewell at Laver Cup in London
    Sep 15, 2022
    PHOTO: AP

    ROGER FEDERER announced on Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.

    This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expected to be the last tournament of 23-time major champion Serena Williams’ career, and signals the real end of an era in tennis.

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    Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021 — he has had a series of knee operations — and so in that sense, the news is not surprising.

    But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there "one more time."

    He also had said he would return to tournament action at the Swiss Indoors in October.

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      Federer posted his news on Twitter, saying his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.

      Federer's last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.

      Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee — his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.

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