The Golden State Warriors have paid tribute to Roger Federer on his retirement with a throwback picture of the tennis legend posing with Draymond Green.
Roger Federer decided to hang up his boots on an extraordinary career as he revealed his plans of retirement after the Laver Cup later this month. The decision marks an end to a legendary career spanning over two decades, where he won 19 Singles Grand Slam titles as well as a number of doubles and team competitions.
So when he hung up his boots on a legendary career, sportspeople, athletes and sports teams across the world came out in a singular voice to pay tribute to him. One of the teams who came out in support of Federer’s incredible career spanning 24 years was the NBA franchise and the champions Golden State Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors’ official Twitter account came up with a throwback picture of the Swiss tennis legend posing alongside Warriors superstar Draymond Green in order to felicitate the legendary tennis player’s career.
The picture was accompanied by the caption “#RForever”, summing the feelings of the sports community on FedEx’s retirement in general. And the comments to the tweet testified the impact that Federer has had on the sporting world.
What did the comments on the tweet say about Roger Federer?
It would be fair to say that the fans on Twitter showered some very high praise on Federer as well as the Warriors superstar beside him.
While one fan said “This is insane. My 2 legendary idols @warriors @rogerfederer @NBA”, other responses to the tweet read “Legend”, “Two GOATs”, “Yeah that’s my tennis GOAT”, “Two of the best”, “Two pin-up perfect sportsmen” and the likes.
There is no doubt over the fact that Roger Federer will go down as one of the greatest athletes to ever step on a tennis court, and hanging his boots up after the Laver Cup later this month will be a fitting end to an inspirational career in the sport.
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