“I have it at home framed in a space where I have some images of my career; I don’t want photos everywhere, so I have them in a specific area. And when I walk past it, it always catches my attention because it reflects our camaraderie, our friendship and also rivalry, all in one image. It is a moment in which we are both able to reflect on everything we had just experienced, remembering our career and how lucky we have been to be tennis players“, of having been able to turn our hobby into a dream profession,” said Roger Federer in an interview in El País, a few days after the premiere of the documentary ‘Federer, the last twelve days’, on Amazon Prime.
The Swiss has also indicated that he became concerned that Nadal would retire before him due to his injuries. “There were signs that made us feel that Rafa was not well and that he was not going to last as long as he has. I didn’t think I could play beyond 37 or 38, and the same for him, but then you find a place again where you start to feel better. But yes, I was worried that Rafa might leave and, in fact, I thought he might. after beating Medvedev, in the final of the Australian Open in 2022. I thought maybe I would do it there or at Roland Garros. I would have been incredibly happy for him, but at the same time “It would have been a shock to me.”.
