JUST IN: Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, says he's retiring from competition. The Swiss star won 20 Grand Slam singles titles over his illustrious two-decade career.
Federer's prodigious skills kept him at the top of the sport with astounding consistency. At one point, he spent 237 consecutive weeks as the world No. 1 — an ATP record. In 2018, he became the oldest man to hold that ranking.
Earlier in his career, he notched 41 match wins in a row — a sequence that started the year after he won 24 tournament finals straight, from 2003-2005. Federer, who began playing tennis at age 8, recalled his early exposure to pro tennis as a ball kid in his hometown of Basel, watching players"with a sense of wonder." It made him dream of his own future in the game, he said — and it drove him to work hard to achieve those dreams.
"The last 24 years on tour have been an incredible adventure," Federer said, describing the highs and lows of playing his sport in more than 40 countries.
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