They celebrated not just Nadal’s incredible career but also the combination of fierce competition and deep friendship. This heartfelt moment, with four of tennis’ biggest legends standing ...

Rafael Nadal has named Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as his toughest opponents throughout his illustrious career, but he's given extra kudos to one rival in particular. Tennis aficionados have ...

Tennis great Roger Federer has hailed his former rival Rafael Nadal ahead of the Spaniard’s imminent retirement from tennis at the Davis Cup. “Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you ...

So with tennis great Rafael Nadal about to retire after one final Davis Cup tournament, who better than Roger Federer to put an incredible career — and a rare friendship — in perspective.

They played each other 40 times, Nadal winning 24-16, including the 2008 Wimbledon final that ended Federer’s five-title streak and fully signalled how the Spaniard could do damage to the Swiss.

A tearful Roger Federer ... with Nadal holding a 24-16 edge, forged a great rivalry that produced some of the most gripping tennis matches in the sport's history, most notably, the 2008 Wimbledon ...

From their first clash in Miami in 2004 to the iconic 2008 Wimbledon Final hailed as the greatest tennis match ever, Federer and Nadal’s showdowns were more than matches—they were intense ...

The U.S. women won silver at the Beijing Games in 2008. Cuban wrestler Mijaín ... history of men’s tennis along with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Murray, 37, signs off ...

Later in the speech, Federer spoke of experiencing self-doubt right at the beginning of a match. He was referring to the Wimbledon final he played against Rafael Nadal in 2008. At the time ...

For what it’s worth, I noted that, if, indeed, Nadal has played Wimbledon for the final time, it’s poetic that A) he won his final match (as Roger Federer did at Roland Garros) and B ...

After Federer invoked losing to Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final to co-eds in a memorable address at Darmouth University's commencement las week, Nadal picked a much more recent memory ...