Images of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal crying together and holding hands after the Swiss’s retirement (2022 Laver Cup) went viral on social media, but for four-time snooker world champion John Higgins, the moment was not emotional.​​

John Higgins wouldn’t hold Ronnie O’Sullivan’s hand like Rafael Nadal does with Roger Federer

Higgins said the scene after Federer’s final match was “strange and shameful” and said he would not do the same when Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Williams, his generation mates, say goodbye to snooker.

“I was shown some bits of TV footage of Roger Federer’s Laver Cup final and to be honest I thought the whole thing was a bit… weird, embarrassing, embarrassing. I didn’t watch the whole thing and I’m glad I didn’t. What a player and great champion he was…

If Ronnie retires, I don’t think I’ll be there holding his hand and crying – I never will. What would it be like to hold his hand and cry? (no laughing)

I feel a bit sorry for Andy Murray that he was born in an era with these three guys because they are the greatest of all time and he still managed to win Grand Slams and other big titles.

I’ll admit that if I faced a retreat it would just be a handshake and I’d be out of the arena! I don’t know what I would have done if Ronnie asked me to play doubles with him in his last match. But I know I have a lot of respect for him and Mark Williams, Ronnie for his seventh title and Mark for everything he’s done in snooker.

I think the world title this year cemented in everyone’s eyes that Ronnie is the greatest player of all time – it was an incredible achievement.

When it comes to how long I can go on, obviously tennis is different to snooker – it’s a lot less physical, with very good health and no injuries, I’ve got a lot of years ahead of me. We don’t have many possible injuries in snooker and we can last a bit longer than them. For us, it’s as long as we can keep an eye on it, then we can continue to do well.” – John Higginsquoted by Eurosport.

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Roger Federer’s dream career

• Born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. 1.85 meters, 85 kilograms.
• Finished the year in 1st place in the seasons: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.
• A right-handed player performs a one-handed backflip.
• 103 ATP titles in his career, including 20 Grand Slams and 28 Masters.
• In his career, he has 1251 wins and 275 losses. He earned $130,594,339 from tennis alone.
• He became the world leader for the first time on February 2, 2004.

Roger Federer and the Grand Slam titles

In an impressive career, Roger Federer collected 20 Grand Slam titles (only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic surpassed him).

The Swiss won eight times at Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017), six times at the Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018), five times at the US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and once at Roland Garros (2009).

He also won Olympic gold in men’s doubles (Beijing 2008) and silver in singles (London 2012).

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