Tennis News: Former No. 1 reveals plans after retirement announcement

The 41-year-old is no longer fit enough to carry on after a 24-year-long career with 20 Grand Slam titles. Due to multiple knee surgeries, the Swiss player was incapable of competing in professional matches after his defeat to Hubert Hurkacz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2021.

Federer's last tennis match

Federer has confirmed that he will play one more doubles match at the O2 Arena. At the moment, it is his last professional singles encounter.

He said he'd love to play with his rival Rafael Nadal as his doubles partner. Federer called it an uncommon situation, having been used to playing against the Spanish maestro instead of teaming up with him. 

Roger Federer's Team World opponents

There hasn't been any update on Federer's Team World opponents, but his teammates for Team Europe might feature Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Each team would have six players to compete in one match, each over the opening two days of the Laver Cup, a tournament that Roger Federer initiated. 

However, Federer has revealed that he has requested the tournament organizers to allow him to skip the singles round. He talked about playing one doubles match alongside Team Europe chairman Bjorn Bjorg and Team World leader John McEnroe. 

Matteo Berrettini will reportedly replace Federer in the singles competition on Saturday.

Roger Federer reveals plans post-retirement

Federer had initially planned to partake in the ATP tour this month at the Laver Cup before flying to Basel next month for an ATP 500 tournament. However, his health issues prompted him to close his career at the Laver Cup tournament in London this week. 

Fortunately, the 41-year-old intends to remain involved in the sport beyond retirement through exhibition matches and active commentary at Wimbledon.

"I would like to keep doing exhibition matches, and I know I still have the chance to fill stadiums," he said. He remembered disliking the idea of having a future career as a commentator, but he looks forward to having a good time at Wimbledon. 

In addition, Federer expressed his desire to revisit Grand Slams events and other important venues in his career before retiring. "Obviously the Grand Slams would want to see me too to say goodbye", Federer remarked. 

Even though his career as a professional tennis player is about to end, he admitted he would not get bored of his new life. He is proud to be a father first, apart from being a doting husband who spends time with his family. 

However, he claims to be ready to explore new things and is open to the idea of travelling frequently.