Surprisingly, the first time Federer and Nadal met on a tennis court was in a doubles match. During the Indian Wells Masters in 2003, a young Federer partnered compatriot Yves Allegro. The pair ...

Federer cast back to Nadal's brash arrival in 2004 wearing a ... one that ended with the two aging legends playing doubles together — and openly weeping together — in Federer's last big ...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal again doubles partners at the Laver Cup? It would be a dream come true for millions of tennis fans around the world. A revival of what has already been seen at the ...

But Federer won seven of the last eight meetings between the two, including their last, the 2019 Wimbledon semifinal. Rafael Nadal played doubles with Roger Federer in his last match The last ...

Federer called his retirement alongside Nadal at the Laver Cup, in which they played doubles together, “one of the most special moments of my career.” He also credited Nadal’s idiosyncrasies ...

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Nadal and Federer, along with Novak Djokovic ... that you were there by my side – not as my rival but as my doubles partner," Federer said. "Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing ...

When Federer left the sport by playing a doubles match at the Laver Cup in September 2022, his partner was Nadal. The two sat side-by-side afterward, crying. “It meant everything to me that you ...

Nadal takes on Roger Federer in the 'Battle of Surfaces' in May 2007. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images More recently, Federer concluded his career at the Laver Cup in 2022, playing doubles with Nadal.