Roger Federer has not joined FLAPSS and has not endorsed it. This page is a reference record assembled from published interviews and public remarks. Every answer below is a direct quotation with the source and date shown next to it.
Swiss professional tennis player, 1998–2022
Switzerland · b. 1981
Sport
Won twenty Grand Slam singles titles and spent 310 weeks as world number one. He announced his retirement in an open letter in September 2022 and played his final match at the Laver Cup in London that month.
3 answers
I think I'm trying to be as normal as possible, as authentic as possible, and I always try to stay the same way for as long as possible,
Of all the gifts that tennis has given me over the years, the greatest, without a doubt, has been the people I've met along the way: my friends, my competitors, and most of all the fans who give the sport its life.
As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I've worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body's capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear. I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career.
Every quotation above is reproduced from the source shown beside it and has not been edited. Roger Federer did not write these answers for FLAPSS. Request a correction or removal.