Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal fought the most beautiful battles in the history of tennis. Their rivalry is likely to cross the ages and inevitably, the two men respect each other. With 42 Grand Slam tournaments between them, Roger Federer spoke about his rivalry with the Spaniard, admitting that at one time the two men hated each other.
In September 2022, Roger Federer officially ended his career, leaving behind many memories. And as a symbol, it is in the company of the one with whom the rivalry has been historic, Rafael Nadal, that he gave his last racket strokes. Less than a year after his retirement, he remembers his friendship with the Spaniard.
“I think as we got older we knew that time was passing and we were soon not going to see each other as much”
In between Roger Federer et Rafael Nadal, the rivalry has been the dream of all tennis fans. The two best players in the history of tennis shared, with Novak Djokovic, the world tennis scene. And inevitably, it creates links, like Roger Federer confessed during an event with his equipment supplier to New-York. In comments reported by We Love Tennis, he admits: “I think that as we got older, we knew that time was passing and that we were soon not going to see each other as much. I started a family… it completely changes someone anyway. And we started talking about totally different things in life…more injuries and kids…he’s also a father now. So the conversations changed. »
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“At the time, we couldn’t stand each other”
Roger Federer, despite all the friendship that binds him to Rafael Nadal, admits all the same that at the height of their domination, they hated each other: “We also started to respect the rivalry that we had and that we almost miss, playing against each other every other weekend. . Back then we couldn’t stand each other, probably for that reason, but he’s a great man and I hope he can come back one more time. »
2023-08-05 00:41:47
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