‘Don’t Think I Could Do It..’- Heart-Break for Roger Federer Fans as He Refuses Home-Town Calling Due to Over-Whelming Emotions Over the Past Few Months

Roger Federer’s retirement last year took precedence in media coverage of the ATP. The Swiss Maestro publicly said that he would no longer participate in the ATP tour after the Laver Cup. After his final game, his farewell party was set to take place in his hometown, Basel, last year. However, it was delayed as Federer was not ready to bid farewell due to his emotional state. It was rescheduled for this fall, but the farewell ceremony was once again canceled by the Swiss Maestro. Let’s see why.

Federer announced last year about a final farewell ceremony in the tournament, Swiss Indoors Basel, played in his hometown. However, for reasons purely sentimental, the 41-year-old seems to be unable to get through with it yet again.

Roger Federer’s ceremony canceled in Basel, again?

This year, everyone was getting emotionally ready to watch the farewell ceremony. But the Mighty Federer once again said that no such ceremony will take place. Basel was the place where Federer first started working as a ball boy and learned the basics of the game to become one of the most legendary tennis players that the world has ever set eyes on.

In an interview with BZBasel, the Swiss Maestro said, “I don’t think I could do it emotionally.” He further elaborated on the mindset that stopped him from closing the chapter with a fairy tale ending.

“The longer I think back, to the time when my mother worked in the accreditation office and I was a ball boy, to 2019, when I won my last tournament in Basel, the more I get the feeling that it was like was in fairy tales.”

As the farewell ceremony of the Swiss Maestro was postponed last year, Swiss fans were ready to bid him a proper farewell this year. However, the Swiss Maestro was not emotionally ready to say goodbye to his tennis career in his hometown. Having won the Basel Open 10 times between 2006 and 2019, Federer felt quite emotional and withdrew from having the ceremony.

While Federer played in the Swiss Indoors in 2019 for the last time, he still maintains a good relationship with the Old Boys Club. He enrolled for coaching at the club at the age of eight. He was taught by Sepply Kacovsky, who taught the future Maestro till he was 10 and helped him with his desire to win.

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After a decorated career, the Swiss Maestro wrote an elaborate letter for his retirement speech at the Laver Cup. However, he didn’t do it by himself.

Who else contributed to Roger Federer’s farewell letter?

Although he stepped back from saying goodbye in Basel, the Swiss Maestro still wrote a final letter for his retirement with the help of his wife, Mirka Federer. In an interview with ESPN, he talked about the number of takes it took to make a letter good enough for a career such as his. He also revealed that his wife was heavily involved in the creation of the letter.

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Even though more than half a year has passed, the Swiss Maestro’s emotional attachment to tennis and his hometown is still strong. Along with him, the fans are also crestfallen as they will not be able to witness the ceremony celebrating his career.