Just as it happened when Roger Federer He played his last match tennisnow it’s the turn of Rafa Nadal being fired by his great friend from great battles.
Federer published a letter through his social networks in which he dedicates some words of affection to Rafa Nadal, before he faces his last week as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup in Malaga.
“On clay, I felt like I was walking into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold on. You made me reimagine my game, even going to the point of changing the size of my racket head, hoping to gain some advantage,” were some of the words that the Swiss dedicated to his eternal rival and friend.
When Federer said goodbye to tennis at the Laver Cup, Nadal accompanied him in his last dance. Tears were the protagonists of that emotional event and it was demonstrated that after so many battles won between the two, the affection and friendship was greater than the rivalry.
The Swiss thanks Nadal for everything they have experienced together. Since the first time he beat him in 2004. “After the 2004 Australian Open, I reached number one in the ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was, until two months later, when you walked onto the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and beat me convincingly. “All that rumor I had been hearing about you, about this incredible young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, who would probably win a major one day, was not just publicity.”
