“The Federer and Nadal thing is crazy”

If there is an iconic image in the tennis universe, it is the Swiss creation Roger Federer and spanish Rafael Nadal on the day of Basel’s official farewell as an active player. It happened at the Laver Cup, the competition promoted and managed by the Swiss company, who cried with Rafa Nadal at the O2 Arena in London.

The competition that brings together teams from Europe and the Rest of the World will move this year to Berlin, from September 20 to 22. Federer will attend as one of those responsible for the tournament, inspired by the Ryder Cup of golf, but Rafa Nadal, who withdrew when he was scheduled to compete, will not attend.

Yes, another Spaniard will debut, Carlos Alcarazwhich would lead to the formation of the Old Continent.

Among the rivals, the American Frances Tiafoe, who on the Laver Cup website spoke about her worst experience related to this competition.

The memory of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadalwhen he was young and later, as a professional, who witnessed the unforgettable portrait of two deeply emotional legends, giving freedom to all their inner feelings.

“It’s incredible. When I was a child, I was 8 or 9 years old, I watched them fight. And then at the end of their career, they shake hands, they show enormous respect,” Tiafoe means.

“On the one hand, a Spaniard who barely spoke English when he started. And another who you thought was American because of how well he spoke English. All great, very different but how they love each other each other and the respect they have for each other is crazy,” Tiafoe continued, saying as it happened “I thought it was the coolest thing in the world, that was unbelievable.