![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s been an absolute pleasure sharing the court with Rafa on the same side of the net. “After this we will be rivals again, thank God, or unfortunately, however you want to see it, but this was something very special. And we will always and forever be rivals as long as we are active,” assured Federer after the match. So when they finally teamed up for doubles on Saturday representing Team Europe, Federer said it was a “great moment”. They’ve only practiced together once, at the World Tour Finals, since they are first and foremost rivals, and wouldn’t want to expose any details of their games that could be used against them in a match one day. You couldn’t look away if you tried.Īs much as Federer and Nadal have portrayed a friendly relationship over the years, we’ve only ever seen them share a court for one reason: Competing against each other in a match (with the odd charity event here and there). Who will play on the ad court and who will play on the deuce court? No matter how staged that whole recording looked like, it was still, admittedly, must-see television. The masterminds behind the whole event - Federer and his management company Team8 - also recorded the doubles pair’s pre-match tactical session with their captain Bjorn Borg. Just testing reaction time, obviously □ /IATmeZacCJ ‘#FedalUtd’ was trending on social media, thanks to what has to be the most gif-able tennis match we’ve witnessed in years. ![]()
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