Federer & Nadal During Match In Africa 6 Is Actually The Hidden Gems We Need More Of. They Literally

I think Rafa should put a trigger warning before every "hola a todos"

We should all end up with someone who looks at us like Roger Federer looks at Rafa Nadal.

fedal at wimbledon: 2022 edition

“I still favour rafa just because it’s rafa and I love the guy”

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Rafael Nadal —Roland Garros, 2006

“First I would also like to congratulate Roger, not only for this final [but also because] he’s the most incredible rival I’ve faced in my life. He’s practically the best player in history. I’ve never seen such a complete player since I was born and the truth is, I only have words of congratulations, not only for this tournament, but for everything he’s been doing in recent years.”

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First #fedal #fanfic finished!! for those of you looking for more Fedal smut

Rafa in an interview with EL PAÍS | English translation

Roger posted THIS on his Instagram.... OMG

it's Fedal world and we're just suffering here 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Not my usual content, but what can I say the man is a legend

These two... seriously

A few years ago Rafa did a feature on his website where he talked about some of the most important matches in his life. It was deleted when his website was updated but I’ve just found a copy of it!

Some highlights (all real quotes):

“In the semi-finals, I faced Federer, and it is true that I felt plethoric on clay… as true as the match seemed intimidating, I felt respect. I am not saying fear. Never. My start was explosive. I knew that Rogerio (as I friendly call him) was not used to hitting so high and would take a few games to get used to my lifting.” - RG 05

“Another final against Federer. I correct. It is never ‘another’, it is never ‘one more’. Every meeting is the first and the last, and this would be no exception: a victory of sweat and courage, with flashes of great tennis.” - Monte Carlo 06

“I jumped on to court in front of more than 15,000 people. I looked at my parents and then at Federer. I was ready, or that is what I thought. Roger gave me a real thrashing in the first set. He soon got 5-0 up, and showed tremendous solvency and serenity: drives along the line, a concluding, resolving backhand at the net.” “Federer is not only a champion, but also a gentleman and an elegant rival. He did not try to humiliate me, he did not draw blood. I don’t think he wanted to win like that against a frightened opponent who hardly put up any resistance. He wanted to win against Rafa Nadal.” - RG 06

“I know Federer beat me in the final, although as far as I am concerned, I played the best tennis of my career. Wimbledon was Rogerio’s garden, his private domain. He strolled around the court sweeping away any opponent who dared to tread on his grass with overwhelming superiority.” “The game that Fed-Ex develops on grass is… well, you know what I am talking about. I am not going to write an ode (he has got his own web for that, hasn’t he? ;-D) though sometimes I felt the impulse to stay there watching his technique.” “Roger, an extraordinary fellow with or without his racquet, spared me no praise in his declarations, congratulating me for a great match and addressing me a few words that consoled any twinge of disappointment, ‘you also deserved it.’” - Wimbledon 07

“I am not capable of putting into words what this victory meant to me. Maybe I need perspective, maybe I still haven’t taken it in. Since I came on to the professional circuit, even before his, I related the word ‘Wimbledon’ with 'Roger Federer’. It is something subconscious and automatic: the All England’s Club court is something like his garden.” “Nothing around me was important, time stopped, the voices faded and the stands were no more than mist. Roger and I were alone.” “I was aware that Roger and I had just played the best tennis match of all time; that I had just won the most prestigious tournament on the circuit; that… I had made my dream come true.” - Wimbledon 08

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal – Match in Afrika Doku (2021)