Roger Federer retired from professional tennis after the Laver Cup in 2022 – the ATP site hasn’t updated his status to inactive.
The ATP website hasn’t yet updated Roger Federer’s status as inactive and fans are wondering what could possibly be the reason! Federer retired in 2022 and his decision didn’t come as a surprise as he had been struggling with a knee injury for quite a while. Federer won his maiden Grand Slam title back in 2003 and went on to lift the Wimbledon trophy eight times.
During his illustrious career, the Swiss maestro won six Australian Open, one French Open, and five US Open titles. Federer was World No.1 for 310 weeks, second-most since 1973 behind only Novak Djokovic.
While the ATP website marks retired players as ‘inactive’, Federer’s card still has space for live rank. The Swiss maestro retired two months back as an undisputed legend of the sport. He is third on the list of men’s tennis players with the most Grand Slam wins – 20. Only Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (22) are ahead of him on the illustrious list. Pete Sampras with 14 is a distant fourth. Federer is so much more than just an amazing tennis player though. He is an icon for a while generation and his legacy will definitely be remembered as long as the sport of Tennis is played.
Fans react to the possible glitch on ATP website
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on social media.
“Some legends are harder to say goodbye to than others”, a fan beautifully summed it up.
“So what you’re telling me is that there’s a chance for Wimby 2023?”, joked another fan.
“Does he still have points? I’d have thought anyone with points would be deemed active until they have none. At least as far as rankings go”, read a comment.
“Like all of us, they are in denial”, commented another fan.
Another fan wrote: “They can’t let go just like the rest of us.”
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