Almost two months have passed since Roger Federer’s last match with Rafael Nadal in the Laver Cup. The Swiss legend has decided to say goodbye to all his fans and end his fantastic career in the Rod Laver tournament.
Federer counted on the presence of his two arch rivals, namely Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The image of the Swiss and the Majorcan hand in hand and in tears after the double that closed the program of the first day of competition will remain forever in the history of tennis and sport.
Adriano Panatta has always had words of great admiration for Federer. The former Italian champion has never hidden his disappointment with modern tennis, which according to him ends up benefiting players with great physical strength and power.
Panatta: “Federer is an unforgettable champion”
The former blue Adriano Panatta, in a special on Sky Sport, explained: “Roger is a champion who will remain unforgettable, one of the few symbols of world sport that everyone knows.
Goodbyes are always sentimental and he tried to make it melancholy, even a little too much: tears, holding Rafa’s hand. I’m a cynical old Italian, so I don’t understand some things, but I understand them and I say that Federer and Nadal was a good photo.”
“I am particularly romantic for this tennis that he expressed in a contemporary key, a tennis that is no longer seen anywhere. The fact is that what he did could not be done, but he did it.
This is why in my opinion he is unforgettable, beyond the victories, the prizes and the number of Grand Slams won. He was the best player, although others may have won more.
I see the fascination of a tennis player on the court, no one will be remembered like Federer.”
