Roger Federer announces 2022 Laver Cup as final career event

| by Evita Mueller

Federer's retirement was always going to be in London or Basel and today he confirmed it will be London but it won't be the grass of Wimbledon.

It will be the Laver Cup that Federer created and it's somewhat fitting. It's London, it's the O2 Arena, a place where he played so many great tennis matches over the years. Federer announced the news suddenly on social media leaving the tennis world shocked but many have speculated if something like that could happen.

"I don’t want to be next Rafa, I just want to be Carlos Alcaraz"
"I don’t want to be next Rafa, I just want to be Carlos Alcaraz"

While he and his camp maintained that he will play next year, some who understand the grind of tennis, like Nikolay Davydenko was certain he would retire this year. He was right, Federer will retire this year as he announced via a written statement and an audio message where he reads it out.

Many have already paid tribute to Federer as the news created shockwaves in the world of tennis but as much as it sounds like a bad dream, it's the truth. Roger Federer will retire after this year's Laver Cup.

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