Watch: Federer-Nadal crying; Swiss maestro leaves audience with misty eyes as he bows out

Known for enthralling millions of tennis fans across the world with awe-inspiring duels, the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry will be sorely missed by many, as the former has bowed out of international tennis. Finally, the day came which many tennis fans feared the most-and now they wouldn't see their favourite Roger in competitive action again.

The Spanish tennis giant Rafael Nadal and his fierce-rival and long-time friend Roger Federer looked cheerful throughout the match but couldn't hold back their tears as it ended, and it left the audience with misty eyes and lots of memories. The emotional moment was captured as Federer bid goodbye to the sport following the doubles match at the ongoing Laver Cup 2022.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer, and Nadal, playing for Team Europe, lost 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 9-11 against Team World's Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock. As the match ended, Federer hugged Nadal as well as Tiafoe and Sock before he couldn't hold back his tears, and soon after, Nadal was also captured in tears as the duo played their last match in competitive tennis.


The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the governing body of men's tennis, shared a GIF that captured both the legends sitting together and crying.



Federer and Nadal were one of the fiercest rivals on the tennis court, taking the game to the next level. They were known for their close friendship and contributions to many charities together.The dynamic duo dominated the world of tennis for almost two decades.



They played their first competitive match against each other at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami in 2004, and faced each other in 40 matches on the ATP Tour and Grand Slams, with Nadal enjoying an upper hand in head-to-head with 24-16 wins against the Swiss genius.



Throughout his illustrious career, Roger Federer has claimed 103 ATP singles titles and won overall 1,251 matches, including 20 Grand Slam titles, including a record-making eight Wimbledon men's singles titles. Federer also enjoyed the top ATP Rankings for 310 weeks.

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