He plays in his own world. Rafo, I’m honored, congratulations to Nadal Federer

The 39-year-old Swiss wrote on Twitter that a Spaniard five years younger always had maximum respect as a player and champion.

“Rafa has been my biggest rival for many years and I think that has made us both better players. That’s why it’s a real honor for me to congratulate him on his twentieth slam title,” said Federer, who ended the season prematurely in June due to a knee injury.

“And it’s especially amazing that Roland Garros has now won for the thirteenth time, which is one of the biggest sports performances,” wrote the Swiss a few minutes after Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic from Serb Djokovic 6-0, 6-2 and 7: 5 in the final of the Paris tournament. .

“I hope number 20 is just another step in the continuing journey of both of us. Good work, Rafo. You deserve it,” added Federer, who won his twentieth grand slam at the 2018 Australian Open.

Nadal dominated Roland Garros without losing the set and did not give Djokovic a chance in the final, who did not lose the match this year, except for disqualification at the US Open. The Spaniard’s performance captivated, among others, the six-time grand slam winner Boris Becker.

“Nadal plays in his own world, which only he knows. I’ve never seen him play better tennis on clay. And he’s thirty-four years old, how does he do that?” said a former German tennis player.

Congratulations also sent to Nadal via Twitter by the sensational women’s singles champion Iga Šwiateková, for whom Saturday’s triumph was the biggest success of her beginning career.

“It’s amazing that I can share this experience with you. But do I actually have the right to say something like that?” nineteen-year-old Polka wrote.

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