Federer’s Outlook on his 2022 Season

Roger Federer’s name is one that resounds with tennis watchers and even non-watchers all around the world. The Swiss champion’s status is easily one that matches Lionel Messi’s or Cristiano Ronaldo’s in the football world. He is the ‘Michael Jordan’ of tennis, to put it into perspective.

Unfortunately, Federer has recently confirmed he is pondering his retirement and the end of his career. Although this will allow the next generation of tennis players to thoroughly breakthrough, revealing new ATP Tour stars, we can’t help but feel extremely nostalgic at the thought of Federer’s retirement.

Rumours of Federer’s retirement have been swirling around after his fourth knee surgery since 2016. After announcing his knee operation in August, many began to speculate whether the Swiss star would ever play tennis on the tour again. But as one of the greatest athletes of this era, given his age and constant operations on his right knee, the odds are stacked against him.

On the question of retirement, it seems Federer has avoided the subject for as long as he could — more than a decade. However, he leaves us with memories of his remarkable career and performances.

He was free of any major operations until 2016 when he had his first left knee operation at the age of 34. Recovering brilliantly, the Swiss super star went on to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2017. The following year, Federer stunned us again by winning the Australian Open for the second time in a row, amassing a total of 20 Grand Slam singles titles as a result.

However, in 2020, he had to undergo two more operations, this time, on his right knee. Missing out on more than a year of competition, Federer was unable to make the same significant impact on the tournaments as he once. And in 2021, when he was only able to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, it became clear that there were lurking health concerns.

Many would think this is where Federer ends his legacy. But…