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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: John McEnroe of the United States reacts during the mixed doubles match between John McEnroe of the United States and his partner Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Martina Navratilova of the United States and Jamie Murray of Great Britain during the Wimbledon No. 1 Court Celebration in support of the Wimbledon Foundation at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on May 19, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: John McEnroe of the United States reacts during the mixed doubles match between John McEnroe of the United States and his partner Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Martina Navratilova of the United States and Jamie Murray of Great Britain during the Wimbledon No. 1 Court Celebration in support of the Wimbledon Foundation at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on May 19, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
The current generation of tennis fans is one of the luckiest as they got to see three genius tennis players playing in the same era. Roger Federer came first, followed by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. While on the court, they are the toughest of rivals, off the field, they share a beautiful camaraderie. In fact, the relationship between Federer and Nadal is more of a bromance.
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Over the years cameras have caught some candid moments of Nadal and Federer, which prove that the bond between the two is eternal.
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There was a funny moment in the Australian Open when tennis legend and commentator Jon McEnroe was interviewing Roger Federer, which reminded McEnroe of Federer’s bromance with Rafael Nadal.
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McEnroe’s cheeky comment on Federer’s relationship with Nadal
Back in 2019, at the Australian Open, McEnroe donned the commentator’s hat and interviewed Federer. It was an on-court interview after the Swiss maestro defeated Denis Istomin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Open. In the middle of a question from McEnroe, someone shouted from the stands, “Roger, I love you.”
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Making a funny remark about it, the 63-year-old asked Federer if it was Nadal. “Is that Rafa up there?” McEnroe said. The 20-time Grand Slam champion also couldn’t stop laughing at the funny remark.
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Nadal couldn’t hold up his tears as Roger Federer retires
If anyone has a doubt about their bromance, they can see the footage from Federer’s retirement game. The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal was very emotional and broke into tears as the Swiss maestro shared the court with him for one last time.

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Tennis – Laver Cup – 02 Arena, London, Britain – September 23, 2022 Team Europe’s Roger Federer with Rafael Nadal at the end of his last match after announcing his retirement Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
At the O2 arena, the legendary duo of Federer and Nadal were in tears, sitting side by side. The duo played their last game together as they lost the first round of the Laver Cup match against the American duo of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
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Later, Nadal reacted to Federer’s retirement saying a part of his life is leaving too. Nadal and Federer had one of the best rivalries in modern-day tennis. They clashed 40 times in their career and Nadal won 24 of them while Federer won 16.
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