Roger Federer is cover-ready as he links up with WSJ. magazine for its June/July 2018 issue. The tennis icon is photographed by Maciek Kobielski for the feature. Meanwhile, stylist Elissa Santisi handles the shoot’s sporty wardrobe. Connecting with WSJ., Federer discusses his family and dreams for the future. On the subject of retiring, he shares, I’ve long given up that it needs to end in a fairy tale.
Federer continues, I don’t need to be ranked [No. 1] or need it to be after a big title. If it happens that way, that’s amazing. But you can’t control it all. You have to put yourself out there, be vulnerable. I play because I love tennis, not because it needs to end with a [perfect] situation.
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