Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are considered two of the greatest players in the history of tennis, but they won't be grabbing a coffee anytime soon.

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis even more during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years.

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him “enjoy the game even more” as the Spaniard retires from tennis at the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain this week. Federer, who retired alongside Nadal at the 2022 Laver Cup, opened a letter in tribute to his great rival with the salient fact of their rivalry: “You beat me — a lot. More than I managed to beat you.”

Roger Federer wrote a touching tribute to Rafael Nadal ahead of his final tennis tournament at the Davis Cup in Spain.

With Nadal set to retire after this week’s Davis Cup in his native Spain, Federer took time to reflect on it all. “You challenged me in ways no one else could,” Federer wrote in a lengthy tribute to Nadal that he shared Tuesday on social media.

As tennis legend Rafael Nadal prepares to retire from the sport with his final tournament at the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain this week, he received a

It was an emotional farewell from tennis for Nadal this week after Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga

Jannik Sinner has joined the list of high-profile stars to send a heartfelt message to Rafael Nadal after the tennis icon’s retirement. Nadal played the last match of his staggering 23-year career in Spain’s Davis Cup quarter-final loss to the Netherlands in Malaga this week.