In his last match, the 41-year-old Swiss, who 

announced his retirement

in mid-September , paired with the Spaniard Rafael Nadal against the American duo of Jax Sock and Francis Tiafoe.

The tense match ended with the defeat of the tennis legends with a score of 6:4, 6:7 (2:7), 9:11.

After the match, the tournament organizers and fans led Federer to a sports retirement with loud applause, and Roger himself could not hold back tears.

Photo: Associated Press

Photo: Associated Press

Photo: Associated Press

An emotional final farewell. #LaverCup |

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— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 23, 2022

The one, the only @rogerfederer.

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— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 23, 2022

Federer is one of the best and most decorated players in the history of tennis.

He has 20 Grand Slam titles to his credit.

He won the US Open five times (2004-2008), Roland Garros once (2009), the Australian Open six times (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018) and Wimbledon a record eight times (2003-2007, 2017 ).

In total, Federer has 103 titles, and according to this indicator, he ranks second in the history of tennis, second only to the American Jimmy Connors, who has 109 titles.

In addition, Federer is the winner of the Davis Cup (2014) as part of the Swiss national team and the Beijing 2008 Olympic champion in doubles.

Roger was number one in the world for 310 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks, which is still an unbroken record.

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