The greatest Grand Slam winner in history spoke in depth about his relationship with the Swiss and the emotion of his farewell to the Laver Cup.
Rafael Nadal is the companion of Roger Federer on his farewell from tennis in Laver Cupin what was a loss for the duo against the Americans Jack Sock Y Francis Tiafoe. After the meeting, the Swiss were honored by all at 02 London Arena and the Spaniards were seen exulting at his side. After a few days, the current number 3 in the ATP world ranking explained how he felt at the time and revealed what happened to him when he returned to his hotel room.
In dialogue with Great COPE Match, Nadal spoke in depth about his extensive relationship with Federer Y explained how he felt after the Laver Cup match. “I am a sensitive person, when you see someone you care about say goodbye it’s hard not to be emotional. It got a little out of hand, and The worst thing is when I went to the room I just got excited again. It was hard not to because of everything that happened that night“.
Regarding his relationship with Swiss Express, the Mallorcan was honest and gave details of the twists and turns they experienced over the years but in the end it resulted in a great friendship. “Like everything, it has phases. It was a relationship that was good from the beginning and grew stronger over the years.. At least normal people can appreciate a rival, as long as the rival is a good person. Over the years, one realizes that something different has happened to us, that’s what we’ve experienced and the tennis world has felt the same. Because of that, some people who were not interested in tennis became interested in our sport. Our way of looking at the world and the conflict itself means that our personal relationship is probably more important than the professional one.“.
He also added that they found a common point from the work they did with the players’ council and hoped that this forged bond could last over time. “Within a few years the friendship was strengthened. For various reasons we need to be more united, more in touch and thank you for doing good, good things. Because of the work in the players’ council to try to leave tennis in a better position than when we arrived, we had to have a lot of contact, conversations, time together. We understand each other, we have different opinions in some cases as logical. A bond of friendship is formed that will last forever“Nadal concluded.
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