Roger Federer played his last and final match at the Laver Cup in September 2022 at the O2 Arena in London. After this, the legendary tennis player said goodbye to his illustrious professional career. Now, a documentary about Roger Federer from directors Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia looks at the last few days on the court before his retirement. Federer: Twelve Final Days premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and debuted on Prime Video on June 20, 2024.
Roger Federer loses final doubles match with Rafael Nadal
According to Al Jazeera, Roger Federer played his last match alongside his longtime friend and rival Rafael Nadal. The doubles match took place at the O2 Arena in London on September 23, 2022, during the Laver Cup. Afterward, the then 41-year-old announced his retirement from his 24-year professional tennis career, an Olympic report reported. The match was Federer's first since his quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon in July 2021 and a third operation on his right knee.
Federer and Nadal were part of Team Europe and played against Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock of Team World. A year later, at the 2023 Laver Cup in Vancouver, Canada, Federer recalled his "beautiful" farewell during an interview with former American tennis player Jim Courier, CNN reported.
Roger Federer shared that his final tennis match and the end of his professional career was "perfect" and "emotional", while claiming that he misses "everything about the game". The retired star said that the "exciting moments on court, the saved break points, winning match points, holding trophies, walking past fans, taking selfies" are some of the things he misses most about the sport.
