ATP: Federer:”We can be rivals.”

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share an intimate rivalry – but according to the Swiss, it is a different one than they used to be.

Federer and Nadal have been fighting for the top spot in men’s tennis for 16 years now.Together, the two superstars have won 35 Grand Slam titles, and this year alone they have divided up the major justly.At the Laver Cup in Paris, FedEx and Rafa stood on the same side of the net for the first time and won their doubles against Sam Querrey and Jack Sock.

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If the fans were worried about the rivalry between the two exceptional talents, Federer took them away at the Zurich Film Festival.At the premiere of the film “Borg vs. McEnroe”, the Swiss said:”We can be rivals, but we still get along.”

However, the 19-times Grand Slam Champion sees a difference to the previous generation of Borg and Co.”If we are honest, it used to be more rock’ n’ roll.Nowadays everything is very professional, but we still have a good time,”explained the “Maestro” on the red carpet.

The 36-year-old from the world managed to make the relationship with Nadal too soft:”To a certain extent, however, it is the same as before.Nadal and I live the rivalry that McEnroe and Borg once did.”

Whether the eternal “Fedal”duel on the court has changed, fans will see at the next encounter at the latest.Trend: very unlikely.

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