The announcement of Roger Federer’s retirement grabbed the headlines, with L’Equipe devoting a large article to the man dubbed the “King of Grass”. The French announced under the headline “God Save the King”, referring to the British national anthem (in the context of the death of Queen Elizabeth II).

Roger Federer retires – L’Equipe: ‘God save the king’

“After two decades at the top of world tennis, the 41-year-old Swiss Roger Federer announced the end of a career during which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, including eight at Wimbledon,” writes L’Equipe, which devoted 12 pages to Federer. .

Roger Federer unites with his main rivals at the Laver Cup

At the Laver Cup 2022 (September 23-25), 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.

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