“An Important Part of My Life Leaves With Roger Federer,” States Emotional Rafael Nadal

Furthermore, there are countless ways for relationships between competing competitors to suffer in a sport where participants compete against one another for individual honors, if not immediately. But the unblemished display of respect exchanged and returned by the two greatest tennis players to ever pick up a racquet has once again shown why young children everywhere need to take up sports as a discipline. Even the strongest of hearts crumbled as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal sat on the bench at a tennis tournament for what may have been the final time as competitors, sobbing uncontrollably when they realized it. Tears streamed down the eyes of the excellent atheletes, who have served as an inspiration to many generations, at a moment of sporting history as the world bid farewell to one of the classiest athletes ever to play lawn tennis. The gap that Federer leaves behind as he enters the next stage of his life was felt by everyone, but Nadal arguably felt it the most.When Roger retires from the Tour, a significant portion of my life will also end. In conclusion, everything got quite emotional. It has been an enormous honour for me to be a part of this momentous occasion in the history of our sport and, at the same time, to spend so many years with you sharing so many things.
Nadal said, He has been with me or in front of me for significant periods in my life. Because of the respect these two guys still have for one another while being one another’s worst enemy, their heyday will be remembered as a bizarre period in history.Roger was always there in front of me when I started playing better. He was always the opponent I wanted to defeat. Therefore, we were possibly the largest competitors at one point, always in a positive sense, in my opinion.We hold high regard for one another, our families, and our teams. We never had major problems, really, Nadal remarked.The affinity between the legends, who have achieved so much in their careers that the simple idea that these two icons reached their peak at the same age seems surreal, grew stronger as the rivalry did. But it’s true that as we aged, our personal relationships improved. In fact, I believe that they continue to improve every year, day by day. I believe that in some ways, we realize that we have a lot in common in the end. We probably have similar outlooks on life, Nadal added.We probably don’t treat life very differently in our personal and familial lives. Due to our mutual trust, we communicate frequently and do so while feeling very at ease and confident. After all the things we shared together and all the significant issues, we fought for a long period, having someone like Roger with whom I feel comfortable discussing any personal matter is something that is quite beautiful.I am honoured to have had a small role in his success. But even after everything we shared as adversaries on the court, it made me happier for us to end our careers as friends.The exquisite Swiss great’s iconic single-handed backhand will live on in indelible memory for those fortunate enough to have witnessed it first-hand, and the tennis world will sadly mourn one of its favorite sons who gave them much to smile about all these years.