When Roger Federer was in Mexico City for an exhibition match against Alexander Zverev
The sports world was appalled on the morning of September 15th when the famous tennis player said, Roger Federer has announced his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 41.
The tennis player, considered one of the all-time best players and winner of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, has confirmed that he will leave professional sports after participating in the… The Laver Cup will be held at the O2 Arena in LondonUnited Kingdom, the weekend between From 23 to 25 September.
The past three years have faced challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries.. I worked hard to get back to my best competitive version. But I also know the capabilities and limitations of my body, and his message to me was clear. I am 41 years old. I’ve played more than 1,500 games in the last 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever dreamed, and Now I have to admit it’s time to end my competitive career‘, was highlighted in part by his statement.
As expected, the news cost the sports world, including in Mexico where the Swiss tennis player presented one of his last great exhibitions Before the knee injury that kept him off the field Intermittently, he has played only 14 games since 2020.
It was November 23, 2019 when Roger Federer visited Mexico City To play an exhibition match against the German Alexander Zverev On the On that occasion, the tennis player caused a sensation in the Plaza de Toros México, where it was his first professional visit to Aztec lands after 23 years.
His arrival caused great expectations to the point of breaking the world record To review the game of tennis then owned by Brussels in 2010, attended by 35,681 people, His participation in Plaza Mexico added about 41 thousand followers.
At his entrance to Mexico Square, Roger Federer She was warmly welcomed by the audience, and she was accompanied by some suites lit by mobile phone cameras.
The person who struck the first blow in the duel was Zverev. The German was connected and managed to take the first set. But the third-placed in the world came back with a great performance that prevented Alex from getting the points and would send everything to a third class.
The latter group has become a private party for the SwissWhich provoked many laughs from the audience. On several occasions, Your Majesty led an orchestra of applause, He danced to the audience and made several German jokes. In addition, he showed his more human side, by his side Give your racket to a small fan in the shop.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion and his Teutonic opponent – called to be one of the faces of the future of white sports – They finished the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. taking The Swiss third victory of the tour.
Mexico was part of Roger Federer’s tour in Latin america which also includes Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia.
It should be remembered that the Swiss tennis player made his debut in Mexico in 1996 during the FIFA Casablanca Cup, the most important youth tournament in the history of Mexican white sports. on time CarpentryFederer played for the Casablanca Satellite Club as part of the nineteenth edition of the tournament, contested qualification and faced four Mexicans, defeating each one of them.
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