Laver Cup 2022 is approaching. This is the last professional tournament that Roger Federer attended. According to confirmation from the Organizing Committee, the Express train only played a double battle. The tennis player has an honor in the final match of Federer, Nadal. The Federer/Nadal couple will represent the European team with the talented team with Frances Tiafoe/Jack Sock on the world team.
Federer and Nadal are big rivals, if not the biggest of each other in their careers. Both both competitive and promote each other to develop. Not only is the opponent, these two great players also maintain a durable friendship based on mutual respect.
“The upcoming match is special. Without a doubt, Federer is one of the most important players, if not the most important in my career. He will retire. I am extremely excited and grateful to play beside him“, Atptour.com quoted the king's king.
Rafael Nadal has emerged since 2005, the time Federer has won 4 Grand Slam. Despite the Swiss tennis player who ruled Tennis at that time, Nadal still knew how to make a difference. He won 6/7 times the first talent with the express train.
They extended the confrontation series to the number 40, pushing each other to their limits in classic matches. With Nadal, the relationship between him and Federer is special.
“The memories that Roger brings to this sport are not just matches with me. I watched him play before I appeared at the ATP Tour events. Through TV, I witnessed Fererer achieving much success. After that, I had miracles and with him becoming an incredible opponent.
On the other hand, what makes us proud is that we become friendly opponents. Sometimes this is not easy because we are playing really important matches in the career journey. But at the same time, we understand that after all, personal relationships are sometimes more important. We were able to handle it and I thought it was the right way.
Roger is probably one of the most important players in tennis history. He decided to close a great and super long career”, Nadal said.
