“That Won’t Happen” – Roger Federer on Playing Grand Slam Doubles With Rafael Nadal

Published 04/12/2020, 4:05 PM EDT

The two liege lords of tennis, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have unprecedented records on the tennis tour. Besides their singles prestige, they have also won Olympics gold medals on the doubles circuit. Which also proves their dominant prowess in doubles tennis. At Laver Cup 2017, the two rivals were asked about their doubles aspirations in professional tennis.

“Yeah, that’s a great idea (laughter). Are you going to become Swiss, as well, maybe, and then we can play doubles together at the Olympics? Or I will become Spaniard? I don’t know,” the Swiss maestro Roger Federer joked.

But on a serious note, both Nadal and Federer aren’t considering playing doubles tennis together anytime in the future, or also when they retire from the singles circuit. “No, that won’t happen. Not from my side,” Roger said.

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Nadal: “Well, if don’t happen from your side, it not gonna work for us.”

Federer: “I don’t think so. I don’t want to kill your expectations.”

Nadal: “Well, yeah, I was… (Smiling.) I don’t think gonna be a good idea. I think we are singles players at the end of the day, so it’s tough to imagine that way we keep playing doubles after we stop playing singles, no. Not a good idea.”

“An unforgettable day” – Rafael Nadal on doubles tennis with Roger Federer

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The duo played doubles tennis for the very first time in their career during Laver Cup 2017 in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sam Querrey and Jack Sock.

Their global fan base enjoyed the ‘Fedal’ show from the same side of the court and the atmosphere is Prague’s stadium was overwhelming. And for Rafa, it was an unforgettable experience.

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“Well, the first thing was an unforgettable day for both of us. After all the history that we have behind us, like rivals, to be together with the same part of the court, fighting for a team is something that I think we really enjoyed a lot,” Nadal said.

They were also scheduled to play doubles tennis at Laver Cup 2019, but due to Rafa’s inflamed wrist, their match couldn’t get underway.

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Mahalakshmi Murali joined EssentiallySports in 2018 as a tennis author and has gone on to pen more than 1800 engaging articles, probing into various aspects of the sport and its illustrious players. With her expertise on the sport, Mahalakshmi has interviewed stalwarts from the sport such as Serena WIlliams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou and Kevin Anderson’s physio, Carlos Costa. Equipped with her vast experience and a keen understanding of the sport, Mahalakshmi now co-heads the tennis department.

“That Won’t Happen” – Roger Federer on Playing Grand Slam Doubles With Rafael Nadal

“An unforgettable day” – Rafael Nadal on doubles tennis with Roger Federer

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