Federer genuinely gracious to Nadal

[tennisaddict]

I am happy for you. I would have also been happy to lose. Tennis is a tough sport. There are no draws. But if there was one, I would have been very happy to share it with Rafa today.

Rafa and team - you have worked very lot, you deserve all success and for many more years to come. Stay on the tour, keep playing please. Tennis needs you.

 

[merwy]

Federer would have been overjoyed to lose. In 2009 he was even crying tears of happiness

 

[Tennisanity]

Giving Rafa a taste of his own medicine. Must be killing Nadal on the inside Oh the irony.

 

[El Diablo]

There are very few things in life easier than being gracious after a victory.

 

[Fedfan34]

There are very few things in life easier than being gracious after a victory.

 

[TheMusicLover]

Not entirely willing to get into this discussion once more, as I've been lambasted for my statement that Feds & Nads truly respect each other ever since about 2006 already on a certain other 'tennis forum' (which name I won't utter here), but it's quite nice to see that finally, in 2017, people are beginning to understand.

 

[Drlexus]

Giving Rafa a taste of his own medicine. Must be killing Nadal on the inside Oh the irony.

Well nadal wont be happg he lost....if he was he wouldnt be in conversation to be goat! But its losing that hurts not that he lost to federer.

Federer opened his academy so im prwtty sure nadal was gutted but pleased federer won.

 

[gn]

Hulkovic. What's wrong in that celebration though?

 

[Bender]

I am happy for you. I would have also been happy to lose. Tennis is a tough sport. There are no draws. But if there was one, I would have been very happy to share it with Rafa today.

Rafa and team - you have worked very lot, you deserve all success and for many more years to come. Stay on the tour, keep playing please. Tennis needs you.

Fed wants Rafa to save tennis!

Checkmate @vive le beau jeu !

 

[smoledman]

Hulkovic. What's wrong in that celebration though?

Not exactly the definition of 'class'. 30 years from now what will we remember about Djokovic? Yeah the shirt ripping. Not exactly Rod Laver.

 

[gn]

Not exactly the definition of 'class'. 30 years from now what will we remember about Djokovic? Yeah the shirt ripping. Not exactly Rod Laver.

Immortal Hulk Hoganovic But he is gracious loser compared to Fedal who are sour grapes. Nothing wrong in being sour grapes either.