Severin Luthi was the long-time coach of Roger Federer. He is someone who has seen the swiss maestro’s career flourish from close quarters. He shaped Roger Federer’s extraordinary career to some extent. The 46-year-old had been on mighty Federer’s side since 2007 and shares credit for many of his victories.

Surprisingly, Luthi was also a part of Switzerland’s Davis Cup team when Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka won the cup for Switzerland. In one of the interviews, the swiss coach reflected on his early failed career before he joined Roger Federer’s team.

Severin Luthi on his down-sliding career before joining Roger Federer and his team

Severin Luthi, in one of his previous podcast interviews, spoke about Roger Federer, his career achievements, and their bonding. During the interview, he also shed some light on his career’s failure before his time spent under Federer’s shadow. 

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“I always liked to have the team, and also, like in the Davis Cup, you know, there is also a team,” he said. He continued by saying, “You know, that’s probably also the reason why I stopped at earlier playing because yeah, honestly, I felt pretty lonely there, but with Roger’s career, I could maybe live what I didn’t do in my own career.”

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Talking about the 2014 Davis Cup, the Switzerland team had the likes of obvious Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli, Michael Lammer and the captain Severin Luthi. Out of these players, Federer and Wawrinka took them home with their classy display of tennis and especially their doubles win against France’s Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet.

Luthi finally writes an emotional post after Federer’s retirement

The former Swiss tennis pro had been coaching Federer since 2007. He finally mustered the energy to write a note commemorating their well-deserved success two weeks back. In the note, he reflected on everything the coach and star player had accomplished in their time together. 

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Coming to Federer’s reason for retirement, the swiss maestro hasn’t played in any of the major ATP tournaments since the previous year’s Wimbledon open, owing to his knee injury. He couldn’t fully recover to the point where he could compete on the same level as the other pros. As a result, the former world No. 1 had to eventually bid adieu to his career.