News of Roger Federer's retirement "caused a manic scramble for tickets to his final competitive appearance at next week's Laver Cup," with prices skyrocketing to as much as £23,900 ($27,419). Federer's retirement news "was not completely unexpected due to his age -- 41 -- and recent knee injuries, but the confirmation sent shockwaves across the sport." It has also his final appearance at the Laver Cup, at London's O2 Arena next week, the "hottest ticket in world sport."Less than an hour after Federer's announcement, the ticket site was "already experiencing lengthy queues for the few tickets still remaining." Even before Federer's retirement news, the Laver Cup "was set to be groundbreaking this year as the so-called Big Three -- Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal -- plus three-time major champion Andy Murray all signed up to represent Team Europe together for the first time" (London TELEGRAPH, 9/15).
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