The Swiss great may be raging against the dying of the light but his retirement has been announced in all but name. Any hope of calling it a day with a cinematic flourish has surely passed.
Despite the huge setback,the 40-year-old Swiss star said he still had a “glimmer of hope” of returning to tennis.
The tennis champion – who is turning 40 – has smashed the sport’s early-retirement trend,winning grand slam titles deep into his 30s. How? To understand the megastar on court,it helps to know the human off it.
The lopsided economy of tennis means staggering riches go to a select few,while many full-time professionals struggle. Now,those behind a new players’ union are aiming to smash the status quo.
Tennis great Roger Federer was disappointed at having to withdraw from the Tokyo Games after a knee concern from his Wimbledon campaign.
Novak Djokovic dropped the first set of the Wimbledon men’s singles final before bouncing back against Matteo Berrettini.
Ash Barty is hoping to win the ladies’ singles finals at Wimbledon just as her friend and mentor Evonne Goolagong did just over 40 years ago.
Roger Federer lost in straight sets to to 14th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz,a surprisingly lopsided finish to his 22nd appearance in the tournament.
Kyrgios suffered an abdominal injury and could not complete his clash with Felix Auger-Aliassime. There was far more controversy after Tomljanovic’s career best win.
Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty were the headline stars in action on Thursday night but they weren’t the only Australians who won their way into the third round.
Seven-time champion and equal tournament favourite Serena Williams retired injured from her Wimbledon first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.