This city and its fans have given me a lot so I thought it was fitting to end it here. London a special place in Federer's heart 130,594,339 - career prize money (US dollars).24 - losses to his great rival Rafael Nadal from 40 matches.2 - Olympic medals gold in doubles with Stan Wawrinka in 2008 and silver in singles in 2012.

3 - Federer reached the finals of all the Grand Slams in three different seasons.65 - consecutive matches won on grass from 2003 to 2008.92 - matches won from 97 played in 2006.12 - titles won in 2006, his most successful season.10 - titles won at the ATP events in Basle and Halle.6 - titles won at the ATP Finals, an all-time record.103 - career titles, second in the Open era behind Jimmy Connors.

5 - Federer has reached the final at every Grand Slam at least five times.

36 - at 36 years and 320 days, Federer was the oldest world No 1 in ATP history.

310 - weeks spent at world No 1, 237 of them consecutively.

22 - consecutive appearances at Wimbledon.

1,251 - career matches won out of 1,526.

8 - Wimbledon titles, the most of any man.

65 - consecutive Grand Slam appearances from the Australian Open in 2000 to the French Open in 2016.

36 - consecutive appearances in Grand Slam quarter-finals.

23 - consecutive appearances in Grand Slam semi-finals from 2004 to 2010, an all-time record.

I still think tennis is going to be really exciting and we probably don't know in which way it's going to go exactly, but we will see some ridiculous defending, some unbelievable power, and great personalities. So that's why I better play one meter to the baseline, and then I can keep them back. I knew if I hit it onto the service line, that is an approach opportunity for my opponent. I loved my half-volleys, loved my transition game. 'There are definitely ways to have an all-court game, a transition game, which I loved playing. I think it's easier to stay at the baseline after the serve. 'I'm not so positive about serve and volley. 'It's been like this for the last 10, 20 years already now, and it's going to stay like this, if you see what they are able to do. 'The best movers are the best players,' he said. The eight-time Wimbledon champion hailed the next generation of players coming through, including the likes of new world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev, but says athleticism and all-court coverage is slowly taking over from the traditional serve and volley. Image: US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, 19, became the youngest-ever World No 1 (since 1973) and is the future of the game

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