Swiss superstar Roger Federer has bid adieu to the world of tennis, he lost the doubles tie against Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock, Federer was teaming up with long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The duo was representing Team Europe went down 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 9-11 against Team World at the Laver Cup in London.

After the match was over, both Federer and Nadal were caught up crying and the heart-warming scene has been shared by many fans along with their messages and former India captain Virat Kohli too has been left overwhelmed with the moment. The visual has grabbed many eyeballs.

Sharing the photo on Twitter, Kohli posted an emotional tribute to both the tennis legends. “Who thought rivals can feel like this towards each other. That’s the beauty of sport. This is the most beautiful sporting picture ever for me. When your companions cry for you, you know why you’ve been able to do with your god given talent. Nothing but respect for these 2,” he tweeted.

Who thought rivals can feel like this towards each other. That’s the beauty of sport. This is the most beautiful sporting picture ever for me🙌❤️🫶🏼. When your companions cry for you, you know why you’ve been able to do with your god given talent.Nothing but respect for these 2. pic.twitter.com/X2VRbaP0A0

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 24, 2022

Both Federer and Nadal are known to be good friends but on the tennis court they have been locked in among the fiercest rivals. The have completely dominated the tennis troop all over the globe from the last two decades.

Roger first met Nadal at ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami in 2004 and the rest is history. The pair then went to face each other another 39 times, making 40 encounters in total. If we look at head-to-head battles, Nadal was victorious 24 times, while Federer won 16 of the encounters.

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A very unpleasant and at the same time emotional day in the history of Tennis, Swiss man and absolute legend of the game, Roger Federer has announced his retirement from the game of Tennis. Moreover, for all tennis lovers, world came shattering down. Federer has often been described as one of the best sportsmen in the world.

The athlete has played over 1,500 matches during the illustrious career, which consisted of more than 24 years.

In a Twitter post, the Swiss man said that for the last few years he has been battling injuries and surgeries and despite trying his best to return to full fitness, his body isn’t allowing him to reach the level where he feels confident to play.

The upcoming Laver Cup will be the last ATP event for the legend.

However, Federer said that he will play tennis in future but will not be a part of any Grand Slams or any sort of Tours. After the news of his retirement came out, many sporting personalities across the globe extended their gratitude towards the Tennis maestro.

Furthermore, Roger won his first Grand Slam title back early in 2003 when he won the Wimbledon title. After that, he then went on to become the first player in the Open Era to win 20 Grand Slams.

One of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport. An honour to watch you play, a sporting icon across the globe. Thank you, Roger. https://t.co/YvCgV3pFju

— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) September 15, 2022

The most elegant and impeccable tennis player of all time 🐐 https://t.co/J9YzrrZo09

— D RENAISSANCE SZN💰🧑🏿‍💻🙏🏾🥷🏿 (@Padonjosh007) September 15, 2022

The Rolls-Royce of Tennis. Greatest of all time 🐐🐐🐐🐐 #RogerFederer https://t.co/oUpOHeHTlc

— Monty Panesar (@MontyPanesar) September 15, 2022

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Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic will miss Serbia’s Davis Cup Finals group stage matches, which are beginning from next week, due to personal reasons, the player is a former World No.1. The country’s tennis federation announced on Monday.

Moreover, Djokovic also missed the ongoing US Open after he refrained from COVID-19 vaccination. Earlier this year, the Novak had sealed his 21st Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon.

After missing out on the US Open, the Serbian was supposed to return at the Davis Cup, now, Serbian captain Viktor Troicki stated that Djokovic will not be available for the Davis Cup.

He will most likely return in the Laver Cup, which begins in September at London, in the O2 Arena.

Earlier in the month, the CDC had removed the vaccine compulsion for American citizens. Djokovic had a light of hope to feature at the US Open. However, the latest guidelines relating to non-citizens come as a setback for the Serbian and left him much disappointed.

Earlier as well, he was all over the headlines due to his stance of maintaining to not take a jab, this ruled him out of the Australian Open.

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All eyes on Serena Williams as she takes the limelight ahead of the US Open, which began on Monday. The 23 time Grand Slam winner is set for a final goodbye to the game of tennis.

She had announced that her final countdown has begun earlier this month, the American faces Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic at Arthur Ashe Stadium in what is said to be her final appearance in a singles event of a Grand Slam.

Ironically, she had claimed her first Grand Slam title at the same place in 1999 as a 17 year old girl.

According to the New York Times, Williams will wear a sparkling black bodice with a skirt comprised of six layers, which denotes for every US Open title she has won.

Although, whether she wins or loses, she ain’t walking back immediately from the US Open.

In an interview with NBC’s Today show on Friday, Williams declined to confirm that she would retire in New York — and would not even rule out playing into 2023.

“I think so, but who knows?” on asked if she would retire, she told NBC.

Asked if she could possibly play next year’s Australian Open, Williams said: “I don’t think so. You never know. I’ve learned in my career, never say never.” she added.

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The main four big names in the Tennis world, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will be seen in action at the same time. Djokovic joins hands with Federer, Nadal and Murray at the Laver Cup. The four players will be a part of Team Europe in September.

The Event organizers have confirmed that the Serbian man will be participating.

Djokovic won his 21st Grand Slam by winning the Wimbledon earlier in the month, with this he crunches Federer and is just behind Nadal for the most by a man in the history of tennis. On the other hand, Murray has had three major championships to his name.

Hence, a coincidence, the quartet has held the No. 1 position in the ATP rankings at some point, the four men have earned 66 of the last 76 Grand Slam trophies combined.

Laver Cup will be held in London from September 23-25, the tournament was founded by Federer’s management company and this will be the fifth edition of the tournament now. Team Europe are up 4-0 as of now.

As far as Team World is concerned, three members have been announced, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman.

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Ramanathan Krishnan

The first Asian player to win the Wimbledon boys singles title in 1954, he beat Ashley Cooper in the final. Ramanathan Krishnan should be given a lot of credit to put India on the international stage in tennis. Though, he never made it big on the international stage, the Tamil Nadu born Indian tennis player was consistent in Grand Slam tournaments. He also was an essential player in India coming second in the 1959 Davis Cup.

Mahesh Bhupathi

Along with Leander Paes, both of the players were partners in crime during most of the latter’s early doubles exploits. Although, Bhupathi has a unique record in the game. He is the first Indian to seal a Grand Slam win after he won the 1997 French Open mixed doubles title with Japan’s Rika Hiraki. In the 2004 Olympics in Athens, along with Leander Paes, the duo reached the semi-finals but were left behind to earn a bronze against the Croatian’s Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic.

Leander Paes

Leander is the first Indian to win the singles bronze medal at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games after beating Brazilian Fernando Meligeni. He had a complete milestone of a career in singles tennis. Moreover, Paes is regarded as one of the most successful tennis players in world tennis. He is the candidate of eight men’s doubles Grand Slam titles – Wimbledon (1999), French Open (1999, 2001 and 2009), Australian Open (2012) and US Open (2006, 2009 and 2013). In 1999, Paes was the No. 1 ranked player in doubles in the world.

Sania Mirza

With her emergence, a lot changed for the good. Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman singles player to win a WTA title after triumphing at the Hyderabad Open in 2005. She is till date the only woman to win a WTA singles event. With Mahesh Bhupathi, she clinched the 2009 Australian Open and the French Open as well. Besides all her Grand Slams, she also has 42 WTA doubles title to her name. In India, we can probably say she is the face of women’s tennis.

Vijay Amritraj

A 15 time winner on the ATP Tour as a singles player, Vijay Amritraj also had several landmarks and milestones in front of his name, winning over John McEnroe in 1984 at the Cincinnati Masters and a US Open triumph over Bjorn Borg. Along with brother, Anand Amritraj, Vijay won 13 ATP titles and reached the semi-finals of the 1976 Wimbledon, where they lost to eventual champions. The brothers were an integral part in helping India reach the finals of the 1974 and 1987 Davis Cup.

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All the action of the Day 9 of Wimbledon is underway with the singles quarter final. Defending champion Novak Djokovic ended the amazing run of Tim van Rijthoven in the fourth round  as the ATP No. 1 looks to seal a victory in the men’s title for the fourth time in succession.

The Serbian will now open on Centre Court this afternoon against the Italian No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner, who defeated Spanish breakthrough star Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round. The first women’s quarter final sees No. 2 seed Ons Jabeur take on Marie Bouzkova. Jabeur is the favourite to win.

Bouzkova ranked at 66 in the world, is a somewhat surprising name in the latter stages of the draw but produced an emphatic upset against Caroline Garcia in the fourth round.

It is far less of a shock than the second women’s quarter final being played today, which is an all German clash between Tatjana Maria and Jule Niemeier.

At the moment, Maria and Niemeier, are squaring off in the quarter final and Maria is in a much more commanding position by winning the current set and leading by 78 points as compared to 74 of Niemeier.

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Roger Federer did make his way to Wimbledon this year, although he did not compete, he took part in a ceremony which marked the centenary of Centre Court on Sunday, the Switzerland player has said he is hopeful of returning back with a tennis racket in his hand in 2023.

Federer opted for a suit which also had his purple Wimbledon member’s badge pinned to a jacket lapel. The Swiss star has been facing a knee problems, was among more than two dozen winners of singles championships at the grass-court tournament who appeared in the main stadium during a 35 minute tribute to a stadium that opened in 1932.

“Just tried to be successful here and represent the sport well. I hope I did that. And I hope I can come back…. one more time.” said Federer.

Roger has won eight Wimbledon’s of his 20 Grand Slams in his career and is touted as the most greatest tennis player along with Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic. He was ranked No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks.

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Spanish Tennis player, Rafael Nadal has been in the ATP top 10 for the past 17 years, the longest in the history. At the age of 18 winning the Monte Carlo with a title in Barcelona, with that win he broke into the top 10 and has not moved below the list of top 10 ATP tennis players in the world. On 25th April, he completed 866 weeks on a run in the ATP rankings.

The only active player behind him is Roger Federer who has been in top 10 for consecutive 734 weeks (2002 – 2016). The Spanish has been having a ball by winning the Melbourne 250 title before the Australian Open, with this he has also become the first male player to win 21 Grand Slam singles titles.

Last year he went passed Jimmy Connors who had held the record for being in top 10 for 788 weeks (1973 – 1988). Nadal beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the AO final to script history, he is now at equal with Serb Novak Djokovic with 21 grand slam titles each.

Nadal is currently going through a rib fracture, he is set to return to the game at the Madrid Masters.

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