Roger Federer certainly had no problem occupying his time after finishing his professional career. The former world No.1 said goodbye to the ATP tour in 2022, although his court appearances had become increasingly sporadic in the two years leading up to his decision to quit.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion had a serious knee injury, which deeply affected him after the 2020 Australian Open. The former Swiss champion underwent several surgeries to try to resolve the situation and tried to return to play in 2021, with rather modest results for a legend of his caliber.
At the end of summer 2022, he announced that he would be playing his last official event at the Laver Cup. No longer able to play singles at a high level, the King joined forces with his eternal rival and friend Rafa Nadal in a doubles match at the O2 Arena in London.
The legend from Basel has remained attached to the professional tour even after his retirement and has appeared in several tournaments in recent years, most recently at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in the fall of last year.
On that occasion, Federer had a small practice session with the 4-time Grand Slam champion Carlitos Alcaraz and had watched the final between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic in the stands.
King Roger is still a star
In addition, the former world number 1 is very busy with his Foundation and his many sponsors. A few hours ago, a new advertisement was released to promote the new line of ‘On’ shoes, of which the King is one of the shareholders.
This commercial will be officially launched on US TV on the occasion of the upcoming Super Bowl, in which the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face each other.
In particular, in sports Roger argues with the Muppets character Elmo creating a very funny scene.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not yet played any exhibition matches since retiring, probably due to the precarious condition of his knee.
Tennis World USA