Roger Federer announced his retirement from sport on September 15, 2022. The tennis world then immediately paid tribute to him. ” I wish that day had never come “, reacted in particular the Spaniard Rafel Nadal, great rival of the Swiss.
” You changed the game, #RForever. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) paid one of the very many and vibrant tributes to Roger Federer, a few minutes after the announcement of his retirement from sportthis September 15, 2022. “ Greatness incarnate, the end of an era “, tweeted the WTA, female counterpart of the ATP, with a photo of the Swiss and the American Serena Williams, freshly retired too.
Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, with whom Federer won the 2008 Olympics doubles gold medal and the Davis Cup in 2014, responded to the superstar’s statement with emoticons including a goat. “GOAT”, goat in English, being also the acronym of “Greatest Of All Time”, “Greatest of all time”. ” I LOVE YOU Rogeralso moved the Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro. Thank you for everything you have done in tennis and with me. The world of tennis will never be the same without you “.
Rafael Nadal: ‘I wish that day had never come’
But the stronger testimony obviously came from the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who delivered epic duels to Federer : “ Dear Roger, my friend and rival. I wish that day had never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world. It was a pleasure but also an honor and a privilege to share all these years with you, to experience so many incredible moments on and off the court. »
Dear Roger, my friend and rival.
I wish this day would have never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world.
It’s been a pleasure but also an honor and privilege to share all these years with you, living so many amazing moments on and off the court ??— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) September 15, 2022
The former icon of women’s tennis, the American Bille Jean King concludes: ” Roger Federer is the champion of champions. He has the most complete game of his generation and has captured the hearts of sports fans around the world with incredible speed on the court and a powerful tennis spirit. He had a historic career with memories that will remain. »