It was a highly emotional moment with both rivals balling their eyes out as the Swiss maestro was given a farewell ceremony following his decision to retire from the sport. His doubles contest alongside Nadal will go down as the final match of his professional playing career.
In his latest interview with The New York Times, the 20-time Grand Slam champion explained the thoughts and emotions on display in the now-iconic picture.
He credited Ellie Goulding’s singing skills for extenuating the emotions during the moment and stated that he held hands with Nadal as a “secret thank you.”
“I’m happy I could go first” - Roger Federer on beating Nadal, Murray and Djokovic to retirement
Roger Federer mentioned that being the first player in the iconic Big 4 group to retire made sense as he was the oldest of the lot. It was something he always wanted to happen, though he did get a scare from Andy Murray coming close to hanging up his racket in 2019.
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