Roger Federer announced on Thursday that he will retire after the 2022 Laver Cup, but the Swiss grand champion leaves the white sport with a remarkable legacy. ATP compiled a list of incredible achievements of a person who touched the tennis ball like no other.

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Federer has held the ATP World No. 1 position for 310 weeks, second only to Novak Djokovic since 1973 (when the world rankings began). However, Roger held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004 to August 18, 2008.

Federer served as president of the ATP Players Council from 2008-2014 and later returned to the council from 2019-2022. He achieved a significant increase in prize money for players. Thanks to the Roger Federer Foundation, the Swiss helped almost two million underprivileged children in Africa.

At Roland Garros in 2009, Federer completed his career Grand Slam haul (winning four Grand Slams), and a month later at Wimbledon he broke Pete Sampras’ all-time singles record by winning his 15th major trophy. He has reached 20 Grand Slam trophies, currently surpassed only by Rafael Nadal (22) and Djokovic (21). The Swiss won six times at the Australian Open, once at Roland Garros, eight times at Wimbledon and five times in a row at the US Open.

Federer ranks second on the list for the number of victories by a player (1,251), behind Jimmy Connors (1,274). The Swiss also won 103 trophies, just ahead of Connors’ 109.

The athlete from Basel won a record six titles, 59 victories and 18 appearances at the Tournament of Champions. He also excelled at the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, where he won 28 titles.

Federer is also the winner of a record 40 ATP Tour awards, ending the year at No. 1 in five seasons (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), receiving the Arthur Ashe Award for his humanitarian efforts (2006, 2013). ), Comeback of the Year (2017), Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (2004-2009, 2011-2017) and Fan Favorite (2003-21). He is also the most decorated athlete in the history of the Laureus Awards, winning Sportsman of the Year five times (2005-08, 2018) and Comeback of the Year in 2018.

The Swiss first climbed to the top of the rankings at the age of 22, reaching the first racket of the world on February 2, 2004.

In the period 2004-2006, he achieved 247 wins and only 15 losses (winning more than 94% of matches). During this period, he lifted 34 trophies. Between 2003 and 2005, Federer won 24 consecutive matches against top-10 opponents.

In recent years, Federer has shown resilience and determination. After knee surgery in 2016, he returned in 2017 to win his 18th Grand Slam title (and first since Wimbledon 2012) at No. 17 at the 2017 Australian Open. Later that year, he also won the Tournament of Champions for the eighth time, a record .

On February 19, 2018, Federer became the oldest No. 1 in ATP history at the age of 36.

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Roger Federer unites with his main rivals at the Laver Cup

At the 2022 Laver Cup, Roger Federer will join forces with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Team Europe will compete at the O2 Arena in London against Team Rest of the World: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Alex de Minaur, John Isner and Jack Sock.