EditorialRoger and Mirka Federer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York, May 1, 2023. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger and Mirka Federer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York, May 1, 2023. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger and Mirka Federer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York, May 1, 2023. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer cries during his last match as a member of the Europe team in the Laver Cup in London, on Sept. 23, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
Editorial Roger Federer, second from right, and his teammates from Team Europe congratulate Caspar Ruud on his victory against Jack Sock of Team World in the first match of the Laver Cup 2022, in London, England on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Sumit Nagal at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 26, 2019. (Ben Solomon/The New York Times)
EditorialA keepsake photo of Carlos Alcaraz with Roger Federer in his room at his family?s home on the outskirts of Murcia, Spain, Dec. 16, 2021. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)
EditorialSwitzerland's Roger Federer hits a forehand shot to Croatia's Marin Cilic during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer celebrates winning his 13th Grand Slam singles title, at the U.S. Open in New York, Sept. 8, 2008. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)
EditorialSwitzerland's Roger Federer in action against Croatia's Marin Cilic during their second round match at the French Open in Paris on Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialSwitzerland's Roger Federer serves to Croatia's Marin Cilic in their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer of Switzerland serves during his first-round match against Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the French Open in paris on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer of Switzerland faces off against John Millman of Australia during their bruising third round match at the Australian Open on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The New York Times)
Editorial"A good metaphor for too much choice is an email ad I recently received about tennis rackets, writes Michael Marek, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in response to Paul Krugman's column "Too Much Choice Is Hurting America.” "Besides never being able to try all of them, unless your last name is Federer or Nadal, you would lack the expertise to tell the difference between them." (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
EditorialRacquets belonging to Roger Federer at at Priority One, which works exclusively for a small group of elite men’s players, in Zephyrhills, Fla., May 14, 2020. (Eve Edelheit/The New York Times)
EditorialSofia Kenin of the United States lifts the trophy after defeating Spain's Garbi?e Muguruza to win the Australian Open, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 1 2020. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The New York Times)
EditorialNovak Djokovic celebrates after winning the second set against Roger Federer in their Australian Open semi-final match in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The New York Times)
EditorialRoger Federer of Switzerland in action against John Millman of Australia during their bruising third round match at the Australian Open on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The New York Times)