Federer and I will play a match here in future, Nadal assures Colombia crowd
Two of the GOATs may be seen soon on an exhibition court near you
Tennis – Laver Cup – 02 Arena, London, Britain – September 23, 2022 Team Europe’s Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal react during their doubles match against Team World’s Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Rafael Nadal is currently featuring in an exhibition in South America – and surprised fans in Bogota, Colombia, by telling them that one day in the future he is confident he and Roger Federer will play a match together there.
Describing the recently-retired Swiss as “a good partner for a few years, perhaps the greatest rival of my sports career”, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said that Federer had not been able to travel there “because of a very difficult situation”.
Nadal added: “He always told me about the great disappointment and sadness that this caused him. And honestly, from here, I say that I am confident that in the future I can be here with him, playing a game in front of all of us.”
Nadal also mentioned that he had not travelled to Colombia himself since 2011, but called it “an incredible country”.
He is currently playing a series of matches across the Latin America region with Casper Ruud.
