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Not sure whether someone had posted this. From yesterday, but I saw only now.

Few nice insights. Honest, as ever. Even if cagey, as ever. ;)


EDIT: Er...

Evidently this is from 2016.

Odd video choice for the ATP to use in its article about this year's United States Open... :unsure:

 
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Bobby Jr

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And who ever thought he was? They aren't friends and never have been. No tennis player will be invited aside from Pico and his Spanish buddies.
Seriously? For literally more than a decade they've been matey at every turn. Even if they weren't he would get an invite because the spectacle of such a high-profile wedding ensures some people get invited for the pure look of it/PR value.
 

MeatTornado

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Seriously? For literally more than a decade they've been matey at every turn. Even if they weren't he would get an invite because the spectacle of such a high-profile wedding ensures some people get invited for the pure look of it/PR value.
Do we actually know how big Rafa's wedding is supposed to be? It might be really private and low-key. His girlfriend has always stayed out of the limelight, so I doubt the wedding will be about putting on a good PR look.
 

BeatlesFan

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Seriously? For literally more than a decade they've been matey at every turn. Even if they weren't he would get an invite because the spectacle of such a high-profile wedding ensures some people get invited for the pure look of it/PR value.
Bump this after the wedding. They're not mates at all, Nadal can barely speak English. Nadal himself answered whether they are friends back in April:

"The concept of a friend for me has a lot of meaning and is very powerful. For me, language is a barrier to establishing a bond as strong as a friendship, for example, with Roger Federer. We have that, the rivalry and that our habits of life are very different."

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1114903/Rafael-Nadal-friends-Roger-Federer-interview
 

Lleytonstation

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Bump this after the wedding. They're not mates at all, Nadal can barely speak English. Nadal himself answered whether they are friends back in April:

"The concept of a friend for me has a lot of meaning and is very powerful. For me, language is a barrier to establishing a bond as strong as a friendship, for example, with Roger Federer. We have that, the rivalry and that our habits of life are very different."

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1114903/Rafael-Nadal-friends-Roger-Federer-interview
Yep, unfortunately for me, who likes both, I would love to imagine they are buddies (like their laughing promo), but they are nothing more than a professional relationship. They do have great respect for each other though.

That being said, if it is a big wedding (highly doubtful), I could see Fed getting an invite, but depending on the date probably would not go.
 

Fedforever

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Do we actually know how big Rafa's wedding is supposed to be? It might be really private and low-key. His girlfriend has always stayed out of the limelight, so I doubt the wedding will be about putting on a good PR look.

The piece posted by Octo suggested it would be the "society event of the year" so depends on how accurate that turns out to be.

Xisca's been waiting a long time - perhaps she wants to make the most of it?
 

icedevil0289

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Seriously? For literally more than a decade they've been matey at every turn. Even if they weren't he would get an invite because the spectacle of such a high-profile wedding ensures some people get invited for the pure look of it/PR value.

they are tennis "friends" , but I don't recall them ever hanging out outside of tennis. Roger calling rafa to his house for coffee during wimbledon was still about tennis. If rafa invites him cool, but I would think there would be people much closer to him that he has a bond with that goes beyond just tennis.
 

Otacon

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Nice draw until the Semis

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MeatTornado

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im such a pessimist i saw goffin and pouille and im like **** should i be afraid? goffin is playing well and also got him at wtf in 2017.
Even Goffin/Pouille is playing perfect, it'll still take Fed being off his game in order to lose to them, in which case he could/would probably lose to anyone and definitely isn't in shape to threaten Djokodal, so there won't be anything lost.
 
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