Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, will retire after this weekend’s Laver Cup. 

Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, will retire after this weekend’s Laver Cup. 

A man drinks water during a period of high temperatures in Veracruz, Mexico April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Yahir Ceballos 

A record player is seen inside an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

American Football - NFL - Super Bowl LVI - Cincinnati Bengals v Los Angeles Rams - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, United States - February 13, 2022 Recording artist Jay-Z with former player Rodney Harrison before the Super Bowl REUTERS/Mike Segar 

American Football - NFL - Super Bowl LVI - Cincinnati Bengals v Los Angeles Rams - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, United States - February 13, 2022 Recording artist Jay-Z with former player Rodney Harrison before the Super Bowl REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Team members play ice hockey at a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, January 2, 2022. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Zhang Chunyu rests on the sidelines after playing ice hockey at a makeshift rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, January 1, 2022. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ice hockey players warm up before playing, at a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, January 1, 2022. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Team members play ice hockey at a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, January 1, 2022. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ice hockey players take a break at a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, January 1, 2022. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ice hockey players use a home-made resurfacing machine on a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 26, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

An ice hockey player practices at a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 26, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ice hockey players move wood for building a makeshift ice rink, onto a truck at a warehouse, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ice hockey players move equipment while building a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Zhang Mingnan, 67, moves a goal across a makeshift ice hockey rink on a frozen lake in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ice hockey players build a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ice hockey players celebrate with a drink after finishing building a makeshift ice rink on a frozen lake, in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2021. The players are mostly in their 50s and 60s, their passion for the sport in sharp contrast to wider indifference, aggravated by the unremarkable men's hockey team that is to compete for China in the Beijing Games next month. For the Anshan players, though, hockey has never been about smashing Olympic records or playing in an elite league. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SEARCH "WANG ANSHAN HOCKEY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A video journalist records a training session of Egypt players for a semi-final match against Tunisia at FIFA Arab Cup, in Doha, Qatar, December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 

Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift soccer's most prestigious trophy yet again. 

The world's oldest tennis player Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi, 97, takes part in an award ceremony of the Guinness World Record certificate in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy 

The world's oldest tennis player Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi, 97, takes part in an award ceremony of the Guinness World Record certificate in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy 

The world's oldest tennis player Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi, 97, walks on court before an award ceremony of the Guinness World Record certificate in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy 

Ezzeldin Bahader, a 74-years-old Egyptian football player of 6th October Club holds Guinness World Record certification for the oldest active football player before a soccer match against El Ayat Sports Club of Egypt's third division league at the Olympic Stadium in the Cairo suburb of Maadi, Egypt October 17, 2020. Picture taken October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh REFILE - CORRECTING AGE 

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Cricket - Australia Nets - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - August 12, 2019 Australia players record a world cup message for the Australian Rugby Union side Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs 

Cricket - Australia Nets - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - August 12, 2019 Australia players record a world cup message for the Australian Rugby Union side Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs 

Isaak Hayik, 73 year old, celebrates as he breaks the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player after a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Isaak Hayik, 73 years old, celebrates as he breaks the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player after a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Isaak Hayik, 73 years old, celebrates as he receives the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player after a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Isaak Hayik, 73 years old, breaks the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player while playing in a goalkeeper position in a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Isaak Hayik, 73 years old, celebrates as he receives the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player after a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

Isaak Hayik, 73 years old, breaks the Guinness World Record for oldest living football player while playing in a goalkeeper position in a game with Israel's Ironi Or Yehuda soccer club, in Or Yehuda, Israel April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

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