Roger Federer 'stopped believing' he could continue playing amid injury problems
The eight-time Wimbledon champion announced his retirement last Thursday in a statement on social media.
He spent 310 weeks as world number one - including a record 237-week consecutive stint - and won 103 ATP singles titles. "I totally overachieved in my mind. It's been an absolute dream that I've had for so long. And I know that, and that's why I'm totally happy to step away as well."Federer has played in an era where he, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were dominant across the major tournaments.
Federer said: "When I came up, we didn't expect it either. You know, we were more on a bit of a downslope after [Pete] Sampras retired. What's gonna come next, right? Well, here I came, and then came Rafa. And then there was Novak, and then Andy, all together.