Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s Coach Engage in a Banter on Twitter

With no tennis around due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Roger Federer has been making sure to entertain the tennis fans on social media. After kicking off tennis at home challenge for his fans and other celebrities around the world, Federer walked down the memory lane with some of the legends of the sport.

Federer remembers his match with Carlos Moya at the 2003 Vienna Open Finals when the former clinched his 10th ATP title after defeating Moya in straight sets. The Basel native also expressed his love for Moya.

“Carlitos, loved him” – Roger Federer

One of the fans reminded Roger about Moya when he picked the option of ‘bringing back your favorite retired player’ in the list of multiple options from ATP Tennis TV. Federer revealed that he loves Moya with a pinch of humor in it. “Carlitos, loved him. Not sure what he is up to now,” wrote Federer with a winking sticker.

Federer and Moya have met each other 7 times in their career with the Swiss getting the better of Carlos in as many matches. The latter still remembers his inferior record against the 20-time Grand Slam champion as he sparked a funny conversation between the two.

“Love you too, even with my 0-7 head-to-head. Stay safe, hope to see you soon,” Moya replied.

“Was it 7? Who cares now anyways…Best to you and your family, see you soon Carlito,” Roger responded

Moya, however, harked back to the 2007 Rome Masters when he partnered with Rafael Nadal to defeat Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in the first round of the doubles draw and suggested that their head-to-head is 1-7.

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The former World No.1 Moya is currently coaching his compatriot Nadal. The 19-time Grand slam winner always had a dominated head-to-head record over his arch-rival Federer.

However, the Swiss maestro has indicated a change of guard in the past few years. Federer has won 6 out of the last 7 matches against Nadal. Moreover, the only loss came at Nadal’s favorite surface at the French Open 2019.

Moya has certainly played a significant role in Nadal’s resurgence. However, Nadal has failed to continue his dominance over Roger under the tutelage of coach Moya. Nevertheless, tennis fans will be eagerly waiting for the season to resume and witness another ‘Fedal’ match. It will be interesting to see if Nadal can again turn this around against Federer.