Roger Federer Retires: Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor and other celebs react

On Thursday 20time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer announced that he will retire after the Laver Cup in LondonFederer broke the news in a lengthy social media post stating I am 41 years old Ive played more than 1500 matches over 24 years and tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamtSoon after the announcement social media broke with congratulatory messages lauding Federers rich contribution to the sport Bollywood celebrities also reacted to Federers retirementAlso ReadRoger Federer retires Former rival Rafael Nadal says its a sad day for meActor Anushka Sharma took to her Instagram story to share the newsGenius she wrote adding a red heartbreak emojiAnushkas husband and cricketer Virat Kohli also reacted to the news and shared his adulation for the ace tennis player Virat commented on Roger Federers post on Instagram and wrote The greatest of all time King roger along with heart emojiKareena Kapoor Khan called Federer a legendLegend My all time favourite What an amazing human being Dia Mirza wrote on Instagram StoryFederers decision to retire has left Pooja Hegde emotionalCannotbut what a legacy she wrote on Instagram Story along with crying emojisFederer won his first grand slam in the year 2003 when he won the Wimbledon title He has since gone on to win 6 Australian Open 1 French Open 8 Wimbledon and 5 US Open titlesAlso ReadRoger Federer retires Heres how Hardik Pandya Dinesh Karthik Carlos Alcaraz reacted to the shocking newsThe Laver Cup next week will be my final ATP event I will play more tennis in the future of course but just not in grand slams or on the tour This is a bitter sweet decision because I will miss everything the tour has given me But at the same time there is so much to celebrate I consider myself one of the most fortunate people on earth I was given a special talent to play tennis and I did it at a level that I never imagined for much longer than I ever thought possible Federer said in the noteI would like to especially thank my amazing wife Mirka who has lived through every minute with me She has warmed me up before finals watched countless matches even while over 8 months pregnant And has endured my goofy side on the road with my team for over 20 years I also want to thank my 4 wonderful children for supporting me always eager to explore new places and creating wonderful memories along the way he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever