Tearful Federer and Nadal farewell goes viral (VIDEO)

Former rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have gone viral after breaking down in tears during Federer's farewell to professional tennis. source:TROIB RTS

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Sep 24, 2022 - 14:00
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Tearful Federer and Nadal farewell goes viral (VIDEO)

The tennis greats couldn't contain their emotions at the Laver Cup

A clip of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in tears during Federer’s professional farewell to tennis has gone viral after being seen by 17 million social media users.

The 41-year-old had announced that he would be stepping away from the sport in a professional capacity after Friday’s Laver Cup, and later revealed it would be an “absolute dream” to partner with generational rival Nadal in a doubles match for Team Europe.

Organizers of the London event granted the Swiss icon his wish, but neither man was able to contain their emotions towards the end of a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 11-9 loss to Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe on Team World.

Hugging his teammates during a special ceremony in his honor, an emotional Federer explained on-court that he “enjoyed tying my shoes one more time” to play.