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The headlines in the French Lakhip, the Netherlands and Spain (Twitter)
World sports said goodbye yesterday (Thursday) to Roger Federer, one of the greatest athletes ever and one of the tennis giants of all time, who hung up his racket after a long and glorious career. The Swiss has won 20 Grand Slam titles and will retire for good right after the upcoming ‘Laver’ tournament in London.
Millions of fans around the world want to experience the last moments of the tennis legend and tickets for the usually rather insignificant tournament are skyrocketing. In England, it was announced that the tickets are suspended on the various platforms for over 1,200 pounds and they are quickly snapped up by the fans of the industry, who want to see the 41-year-old athlete in his last show. “The fans are desperate to experience him one last time”, stated the ‘Daily Mail’.
The morning after the announcement, the world salutes the tennis superstar, who is considered one of the most beloved athletes of the last generation. “God Save the King”, read the headline in French Lakhip. In Holland they were excited and the headline read: “Goosebumps forever”. Even in Spain, the country of Rafael Nadal, Federer’s great rival, parted under the title: “Always a gentleman”.
