Roger Federer And Andre Agassi’s Twitter Exchange Is Wholesomeness Personified
Swiss tennis conductor Roger Federer announced on Thursday that he will retire from professional sports after the upcoming Laver Cup. Since his announcement, praises have poured in on social media. Federer’s longtime rival Andre Agassi also took to Twitter to pay his tribute, saying: “Your match and spirit taught us how to play tennis beautifully, @RogerFederer. Every moment you sharing makes us better. Thank you, RF.”
To this tweet, Federer replied: “So much to Andre, love our matches and miss you guys.”
Means so much to Andre, love our games and miss you https://t.co/tvoloGOs7I
– Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 16, 2022
Federer and Andre Agassi have faced each other 11 times, with Federer leading 8–3. Federer and Agassi met for the first time only in the third tournament of Federer’s career at Swiss Indoors 1998.
Agassi also defeated Federer at the 2001 US Open and the 2002 Miami Masters final.
The duo played a memorable quarter-final at the 2004 US Open that lasted more than two days, with Federer eventually winning in five sets. They also played in the 2005 US Open final. Federer won in four sets, claiming his sixth career Grand Slam title.
Federer, the first male player to win 20 Grand Slam titles, has announced his decision to retire from the sport after the 2022 Laver Cup. Federer announced his decision with a post on his Twitter handle. Federer won his first Grand Slam in 2003 when he won the Wimbledon championship. Since then, he has won six Australian Open titles, one French Open, eight Wimbledon titles and five US Open titles. He has been struggling with a knee injury for a long time.
“Next week’s Laver Cup in London will be my last ATP event,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
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The 41-year-old, who won 20 Grand Slam titles, has been out of action since a quarter-final loss at Wimbledon in 2021 before undergoing another knee surgery.
Federer’s announcement came after Serena Williams retired. Serena retired with her second major Grand Slam title in the women’s event (23).
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