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Hall of Fame Chris Evert Predicts New Career Path for ‘Terrific Coach’ Roger Federer After His Laver Cup Exploits

Published 09/26/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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The swiss tennis legend, Roger Federer retired from the sport earlier this week. Although, he did commit that he won’t completely ghost the sport, and it seems like there is a way for him to stick around. 

In the ongoing Laver Cup, the former world number one retired after losing in the first round. The 20-time grand slam champion was seen giving coaching advice to his fellow team Europe players. And the whole tennis world is going gaga, seeing the legend as a coach.

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Chris Evert believes Roger Federer should open his own tennis academy

Yesterday, Djokovic faced defeat against Felix Auger Aliassime of team World but what grabbed everyone’s attention were the few moments when the swiss maestro shared some tricks with the 21-time grand slam champion.

His guidance captured the interest of Chris Evert, a former tennis player, as well as tennis fans. She took to her Twitter account to share her view on Federer becoming a coach after retirement. She wrote, “Roger coaching Novak is hilarious, i mean that in a good way… It makes me smile. Roger needs an Academy now, he’s a terrific coach!!!!!”

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She believes that Federer should open his own tennis academy, as he is quite good at that job. There are a lot of opportunities for the former number one after his retirement. He is a lead investor in various start-up companies and is amongst the highest-paid athletes in the world. The 20-time grand slam champion has great sponsorship deals that include Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, and Switzerland Tourism.

Team World grabs their first title 

Even after trying their best, the defending champions were unable to hold their title this year. In the fifth edition of the tournament, Team World captured their first victory in the tournament.

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VIDEO: John McEnroe Shows off His Dance Moves as Team World Lift the 2022 Laver Cup

Notably, Frances Tiafoe turned out to be a terrific player when he rose in the game and defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and prevented the Swiss maestro’s last chance to win the trophy before calling it off at the laver Cup. 

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When the 20-time grand slam champion played his last match, it was Tiafoe and Jack Sock who defeated the legendary tennis duo in a dramatic match. The American tennis sensation has shown his good form in the US Open too. He made it to the US Open semi-finals for the first time.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.
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Paras Pande