“It’s sad that an era like this is ending.” Vesnina on the end of Federer’s career

The 2016 Olympic champion in doubles, Russian tennis player Elena Vesnina, in an interview with the Championship, said that Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who completed his career, left an invaluable mark on history.

Federer is a 20-time Grand Slam winner and 6-time ATP Finals singles winner, 2014 Davis Cup winner with the Swiss national team, and 2008 Olympic champion in men’s doubles. Roger won a total of 111 ATP tournaments (of which 103 were singles).

On Friday, the Swiss played the final match of his career, at the Laver Cup paired with the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, he lost to the Americans Jack Sock and Francis Tiafoe.

– Roger left an invaluable mark on tennis and its history. Incredible athlete and person. He showed everyone how wonderful tennis can be, because his game always fascinated: it seemed that a magician was playing on the court, and not an ordinary person. Therefore, it is sad that such an era is passing away.

At the same time, you realize that it was inevitable. Roger yesterday gave an incredible match and emotions that few could handle. Everyone cried – no one was left indifferent by his farewell to the career of a tennis player, – said Vesnina.