This weekend, two legends in their respective sports took the field for the final time. Two remarkable careers ended, albeit in significantly different manners.
"I still feel my body is serving me, is listening to me well. That’s the key I think when you get to 35-plus," said Djokovic.
Pictures and videos of Federer and Nadal – who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling rivalries – crying together after combining for Team Europe in a doubles defeat at London’s O2 Arena went viral on social media, leaving their legions of fans highly emotional.
Sporting legends' retirement makes us react with disbelief and sadness, as their journeys offer us the gifts and sorrows of what human excellence brings.
Although he was happy with his farewell address on Friday, Federer said he felt there were a few more words of thanks he needed to dole out to fans in other parts of the world.
What drives Federer fans into such paroxysms of ecstasy and vows of devotion? As he retires from the game, we explore his allure.
Roger Federer has teamed up with Rafael Nadal for his last match, a Laver Cup doubles.
1,500-plus matches and 24 years later, one of the greatest players of our times is ready to hang up his boots.
Being a Federer fan during the 2000s felt like you owned the world. There was an aura of invincibility around him that you could sense through your TV screens.
Such has been the dominance and rivalry of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that it is impossible to write about any of them without mentioning the other two.
He who made and continues to make so many women across all age groups weak in the knees has cited knee problems for his decision not to play Grand Slams anymore – the irony of that!
Roger Federer met Mirka during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they were both representing Switzerland.
From China to India, and France to the United States, world media hailed Roger Federer as one of the finest sportsmen ever on Friday after the Swiss legend announced he will retire from tennis.
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer announced his plans to retire from the game in a poignant letter on September 15.
Roger Federer got new fans into the sport, people with no interest in tennis willing to watch him work his magic on court and his charm off it.
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has retired after teaming up with Rafael Nadal in last match.
Geoff Dyer’s new book is a sustained meditation on the later careers of artists and athletes, as well as his own circumstances.
Fans who feel let down when Federer loses should ask themselves: does the joy of having Federer on court for a few hours eclipse the days of pain they might feel later?