There are athletes who do not embody goodbyes. His legacy is so great, his mark is so deep, that his goodbye will never be equivalent to oblivion.
Federer’s departure and a difficult personal situation reveal the most vulnerable champion, faced with a different professional scenario and life transition
Two tennis players who have been giving a recital of blows on the court for almost twenty years offered the last, devastating one, off it: a photograph that expresses the love and respect that two rivals who grew up wanting to defeat the other can achieve.
The two rivals and friends, as well as Djokovic and the entire family of the Basel player, were emotional on the court after the last match of the winner of 20 majors
The Swiss says he is surprised by his level, after 15 months without competing due to his knee, and that he feels a deep connection with Nadal: “I am proud of his passion for me”
The Spaniard, excited to say goodbye to his friend Federer, says that he must “get his life in order” after “difficult weeks” and that he neither considers nor wants to think about retiring.
The Swiss, 41 years old, closes his career after 24 years as a professional and achieving a very long list of distinctions, although his legacy goes far beyond figures and records. He said goodbye with a defeat in the doubles match he played with Rafael Nadal at the O2 in London, with the Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe as rivals
The Swiss closes a dream career in an evening of chills in London, alongside Nadal. The great genius of the racket and the hand is gone, an unmatched style
The Swiss champion closes a splendid 24-year journey this Friday and brings together for the first time Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, the great modern racket quartet
The two legends meet again at the O2 in London, which on Friday will witness the last match of the Swiss tennis player after a 24-year career and an infinite legacy
The Swiss says goodbye to tennis in London on Friday, hand in hand with Nadal, proud of his “longevity” and away from debates: “I want fun, this is not a funeral”
The Swiss, who manages a fortune estimated at 500 million euros, will bring together Nadal, Djokovic and Murray in the competition that he devised and built five years ago
In his moments of maximum inspiration, this unrepeatable athlete played something else. The void he leaves is very great, but his legacy is even greater. His mark is indelible
The announcement by the Swiss, winner of 20 Grand Slam titles, symbolizes the transition of academic tennis, free of complexes and creative, in the face of a new generation that rebels against its legacy
Age and injuries have finally taken their toll on Federer, a player who for 20 years seemed immune to the erosion of time
The emergence of the Spaniard in 2005 broke the reign of the Swiss and the arrival of Djokovic completed a fierce rivalry, the most fascinating in history
A review in images of the most notable moments in the career of the Swiss, winner of 20 Grand Slam titles, and co-star, along with Nadal and Djokovic, of a rivalry that will mark an era
The Swiss tennis player, winner of 20 Grand Slams, says goodbye after being the oldest number one in history and the great dominator of the grass
The Balearic tennis player, Alcaraz and other great tennis and sports personalities show their respect to the legendary Swiss athlete after his retirement
Behind the success of the Murcian tennis player there is a natural ease for the sport, but mainly sacrifice and willingness to work
He has not stopped growing and improving until he became the very complete tennis player with hardly any cracks that he is today.
The 19-year-old man from Murcia arrived and kicked the door, which is usually the way in which empires are brought down, without warning and giving wax.
The media highlights the precocity of the youngest number one in history and predicts a promising future for him
The US Open champion represents the evolutionary relief and paradigm shift that Spanish tennis needed
The 19-year-old Spaniard, winner of the US Open, is the tennis player with the most victories and titles in 2022, in which he has risen from 33rd place to the head of the ATP ranking
The 16-year-old from Madrid, a figure from the generation of 2006, conquers the US Open junior and appears to be a good traveling companion for the 19-year-old from Murcia.
The Murcian is unique. And charismatic. That is not taught or learned. It is taken from the factory
Despite having declared that he is an admirer of Federer, he has been able to see that his line of play should follow the same paths that continue to guide my nephew
The Murcian aspires at the US Open to become the youngest tennis player in history to lead the ATP ranking, which will be occupied by himself, Casper Ruud or Rafa Nadal
In a sport dominated with iron hands by historical players for almost two decades, the front has opened to young people with projection
That Casper’s admirable characteristics are not enough to attract the attention of the fan shows that he has lost interest in the game in favor of the more accessory
The Spaniard regrets not having been able to reach a good level in the tournament, says it is time to “reset” and is focused on the upcoming birth of his son
The American eliminates the Spaniard in the round of 16 in New York, who closes a winding tournament full of complications: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3 (in 3h and 34m)
The Mallorcan would ensure his return to the top if he reaches the final or wins in New York, while the options for the Murcian and Ruud, the other candidates, are smaller.
The Spaniards, summoned with Tiafoe and Cilic in the round of 16, respectively, record the best winning average of the year and show credentials in Flushing Meadows
The champion of 22 majors returns to the Frenchman (6-0, 6-1 and 7-5, in 2h 17m) and will meet the aggressive Tiafoe in the round of 16 in New York: “I have raised the level”
The Mallorcan, summoned this Saturday with Gasquet in the third round in New York, accuses the emotional wear and tear accumulated in a very turbulent season
The tennis player addresses speculation after his wife was admitted to a clinic due to her pregnancy and emphasizes that she has gone through “difficult times”
The Spaniard overcomes the Italian Fognini in an eventful evening (2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-1, in 2h 43m) and will face Gasquet in the third round of the New York great
The supposedly uncomfortable approach of a journalist to my nephew has caused noise, but I doubt that the judges will grant him favorable treatment
