Laver Cup: Federer/Nadal: No future in joint doubles

It was the double that mankind has been waiting for for years – but Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal didn’t have a clear victory despite the paper form.

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What’s the point of life, please?This question will now be asked by many a tennis fan on Sunday morning, after the biggest rivals of the past 13 years of tennis played together on one side of the court for the first time – and won.The dream double Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal did, for the most part, keep what they had promised in the run-up, even though the victory over Sam Querrey and Jack Sock was hard-fought with 6:4,1:6,10:5.

For Federer, it was the first doubles match in two years, and he confessed to having had slight adjustment problems at the beginning.I know that people wouldn’t have understood if we had lost – especially those who don’t follow tennis completely,”Federer said,” People expected nothing but a victory from us, but it’s so complicated.We played in the hall against two strong doubles, against two strong serveers.And my last double was so long ago that I didn’t even know how to react on the net.But we did very well.”

Will a Federer/Nadal double premiere on Grand Slam level soon be scheduled?We’ll be rivals for the rest of our lives as long as we’re active,”Federer explained,” After this match we’ll be opponents again, thank goodness or unfortunately, however you want to see it.But that was something very special.It was a great pleasure to share the place with Rafa.Knowing that you can rely on him at crucial moments, seeing how he makes decisions, experiencing his thought process, that was very interesting.I’ll take these memories with me for the rest of my life, that’s for sure.”

Neither do they see a future in the joint doubles after the end of their individual careers – “Not a good idea”, as Federer and Nadal unanimously stated in the joint press conference.

Apart from the great moments on the pitch, hardcore fans had a golden glimpse behind the scenes even before the match – into the tactical discussion between Federer, Nadal and team boss Björn Borg.Beside the big bohei on the court a small but very fine piece for tennis lovers…