The
20-time
grand
slam
champion
announced
on
Thursday
he
will
retire
from
top-level
tennis
after
the
tournament
at
London’s
O2
Arena.
However,
Federer
has
not
competed
since
Wimbledon
2021,
after
which
he
underwent
a
third
knee
operation.
And
Paganini
has
cast
doubt
over
whether
the
Swiss
will
be
able
to
link
up
with
the
likes
of
Novak
Djokovic,
Rafal
Nadal
and
Andy
Murray
in
what
is
supposed
to
be
his
farewell
event.
“This
will
probably
be
a
last-moment
decision,”
Paganini
told
Bilk.
“He’s
practised
at
a
level
in
order
to
determine
exactly
if
playing
is
a
good
idea
or
not.”
Federer
is
bringing
down
the
curtain
on
a
remarkable
career
that
saw
him
win
103
ATP
Tour-level
titles
–
only
Jimmy
Connors
(109)
boasts
more
in
the
Open
Era.
Among
an
array
of
other
notable
achievements,
the
41-year-old
spent
a
record
750
weeks
in
the
top
10
of
the
men’s
singles
rankings.
But
Paganini
says
it
“became
clear
a
return
to
the
Tour
would
be
impossible”
around
July
as
injury
problems
took
their
toll
on
the
all-time
great.
In
a
more
positive
update,
fellow
coach
Severin
Luthi
indicated
Federer
is
on
course
to
be
fit
to
play
at
least
some
part
in
the
Laver
Cup.
“His
aim
is
to
play
something,
though
whether
it’s
singles
or
doubles
we’ll
have
to
see,”
Luthi
told
Blick.
“His
aim
is
still
to
play
at
the
Laver
Cup
–
definitely.
“We
train
for
three
hours
in
the
morning,
then
another
two
hours
in
the
afternoon.
He
trained
last
week
and
is
training
again
this
week.”
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