Carlos Alcaraz on Roger Federer’s retirement: “Still want to play with you!”

Carlos Alcaraz, the current world no. 1 in tennis, has sent out a message to his self-admitted “inspiration”, Roger Federer, after the latter announced his retirement from tennis. The Swiss legend is set to hang up his boots after the Laver Cup tournament that is scheduled for September 23-25, 2022.

In his Twitter post, Alcaraz said, “Roger has been one of my idols and a source of inspiration! Thank you for everything you have done for our sport! I still want to play with you! Wish you all the luck in the world for what comes next!”

Although the youngster will not be able to follow in his compatriot Rafael Nadal’s footsteps and script epic battles on the tennis court against the Swiss great, he said that 

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Check out the US Open 2022 champions Twitter post right here:

Alcaraz has recently scripted history by becoming the youngest ever world no. 1 in tennis at the age of 19 years, 4 months and 6 days. He is also the first ever teenager to achieve this status since the Open Era began. He defeated 23-year-old Norwegian, Casper Ruud, in the US Open 2022 final.

Federer himself has had a solid run at the US Open in the initial phase of his career. He won the competition on five consecutive occasions- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The two players met each other for the first time at the 2019 Wimbledon Open, when they took a picture together. Now they share the opposite ends of a unique record, being the oldest and youngest world no. 1 rank-holders in ATP history.

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Legends of the game like Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, and Rod Laver have also wished the Swiss great all the best for his future post his retirement announcement. The back-to-back retirements of the two tennis G.O.A.T.s (greatest of all time), Serena Williams and Federer, will leave a huge void in the world of tennis that will need some time to fill.