‘To Sell Even More Tickets at High A** Prices’ – Fans Lash Out at Roger Federer’s Laver Cup as Prices Sky-Rocket Post His Retirement News

Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer shocked everyone with his retirement announcement. The 41-year-old is going to say goodbye to tennis after his appearance in the Laver Cup. In a 24-year-long career, Federer achieved unparalleled success and will end his career with 20 Grand Slam titles to his name. However, the retirement declaration had made the tickets for the tournament way costlier.

With Federer retiring from the sport, the Laver Cup will be the last chance for his fans to watch the legendary Swiss play one last time. Despite that, the rising ticket prices have certainly irked many who were hoping to catch a glimpse of the legend.

Fans react as ticket prices soar for the Laver Cup

The resale value for the Laver Cup tickets has skyrocketed. When originally launched, the ticket prices were between £40-£510. However, the tickets are now available in the resale market for prices as high as £15,000. Here’s how the fans reacted to the news.

“He is retiring at the Laver Cup. That’s sensational, HE STARTED LAVER CUP. He is using his retirement to sell even more tickets at high a** prices. You d*ck-riding White people who playing the same game you criticizing. D*mb, racoonish a**. Shut up,” a frustrated fan wrote.

“And Laver Cup ticket prices just shot through the roof…” another fan reacted.

“I’m back to London next week for a few days. Planned the trip months ago, so very glad I hadn’t booked for this week. Anyway, realized the Laver Cup is on at the O2 so checked out ticket. I almost had a heart attack…they must be joking with those prices,” a disappointed fan wrote.

“I saw that Federer announced his retirement and that his last game will be at the Laver Cup next week so I went to go see what ticket prices are like so that maybe just maybe I get to see Nadal and Federer play once in my life. I was taken aback when I saw the prices,” a surprised fan wrote.

“Tell me why i just checked tickets to laver cup and the prices jumped x3 since this announcement. PAINNNNNNNNN,” a fan wrote.

“Laver Cup ticket prices,” a fan wrote while sharing the ticket prices.

“Frantically searches prices for Laver Cup tickets,” a fan said.

“someone tell my why im looking at laver cup ticket prices, there’s literally zero way ill be going to London next week… like -9338848383101013 way… what’s the point…” a fan wrote in disappointment.

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“Is it from the laver cup ticket prices?” a fan questioned renowned sports journalist Ben Rothenberg who shared news about the ATP increasing price money for Challenger tournaments. It was a dig at ATP decision to increase the ticket prices for the Laver Cup.

Take a look at a few other frustrated reactions from fans.

Knee injury: the reason behind the retirement of Roger Federer

Federer was suffering from a knee issue for over a year. In 2021, the 41-year-old decided to go under the knife for the same. While the legend planned to return after recovering, he was not satisfied with the results. His coach recently spoke about the same.

Notably, Federer had three different knee surgeries in his pursuit of returning to the game. However, unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way he planned it to be. Now that the legend says goodbye, what is your favorite Federer memory? Let us know in the comments.

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