Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won every tennis fan’s heart last week, as they played for the last time together. In what was the Swiss maestro’s final tennis match of his professional tennis career, the two went down fighting against Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock, at the 2022 Laver Cup. Nonetheless, Federer and Nadal pulled off some great rallies in the match to make it a memorable encounter for fans all across the globe.

Despite their fierce rivalry over the years, Federer and Nadal had mutual respect for each other and the friendship between them grew leaps and bounds with time. Recently, Nadal made an admission about the Swiss maestro.

Fans react as Rafael Nadal admits calling Roger Federer ‘Rogelio’

During an interview, the Spaniard revealed that he “sometimes, in small groups,” calls Federer as ‘Rogelio.’ As soon as Nadal admitted this, fans had some wonderful reactions to this admission by Nadal.

One of the fans said, “What if he names his son Rogelio.”

Further, another Twitter user said, “What’s that sound? It’s the sound of me losing my mind.”

However, one of the fans didn’t find this information worthwhile, saying, “And what are we supposed to do with this information.”

Meanwhile, another fan wrote, “I need everyone to slow down I’m not going to make it through this week.”

Further, one of the Twitter users mentioned, “I really am having problems distinguishing reality from fanfics.”

Moreover, Nadal took a big decision regarding his competing in the Laver Cup.

Why did Rafael Nadal leave the Laver Cup midway?

After playing his doubles match with Federer on Friday, the Spanish legend withdrew from the Laver Cup.

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Nadal wanted to be with his wife in Mallorca, who is expecting their first child. Moreover, she was recently in the news regarding her health complications.

Talking about his withdrawal from the Laver Cup, Nadal said, “I’m not good, I’m not good. The truth is these have been difficult weeks in that sense. Few, very few hours of sleep, a bit of stress in general, slightly more difficult situations than usual at home.”

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It is still unclear when Nadal plans to return to the ATP Tour, with some important Masters tournaments coming up.