JAKARTA - Roger Federer has announced that he will retire after considering his current condition. However, the Swiss athlete admitted that he did not want to be far from the tennis world that had made his name.
Federer said his career would end after his participation in the Laver Cup. The decision was taken by the 20 Grand Slam champion this time because his knee injury recovery did not show progress.
Even though it was difficult, Federer said he was relieved to have made the retirement announcement and was pleased at the achievements throughout his career.
My progress was unsatisfactory, my knees forbade me to leave. Then I received a scan result that wasn't good at all, and there was absolutely no progress," Federer said.
"I told myself that it was over (my career). Honestly, I don't want to do it anymore," he continued.
Federer also did not deny that when he announced his retirement decision last week, he could not hold back his tears. But when asked what the next step would be, Federer could not determine either.
One thing the legend emphasized is that he wants to stay close to the tennis world when hanging up his racket really arrives.
"I don't know exactly what my future will look like, but I don't want to fully distance myself from the sport that has given me everything," he said.
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