Origin: Hong Kong/China
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Media around the world, including France, China, India and the United States, reported on Wednesday that tennis superstar Roger Federer has announced his intention to retire, hailing him as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Federer, 41, who has struggled with knee injuries in recent years, will end his illustrious career next week at the Laver Cup in London.
French sports daily L’Equipe headlined “God Save the King”, referring to the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week. The front page featured a photo of Federer gazing pensively at the sky.
“He was almost shrewd and majestic throughout his game,” writes L’Equipe, adding that Federer was former footballer Pelé, the late boxer Muhammad Ali and former track and field athlete Usain. best athletes of all time to compete with former American professional basketball player (NBA) Michael Jordan.
Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that Federer’s retirement announcement came as no surprise, but “it still hurts”. British tabloid The Sun, on the other hand, described the retirement as a shock, calling Federer’s 20th Grand Slam victory a “tremendous” achievement.
The BBC praised Federer for having “achieved sporting perfection”, and his rival Novak Djokovic once said “he was suspected of being from another planet”. You must,” he quoted.
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