Indian Wells Throwback: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s ‘Great Memories’ Melts Tennis Fans With a Nostalgic Wave

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have come a long way! From playing against each other to the 42-year-old Swiss tennis legend ending his career playing alongside his tennis rival, they have one of the most unique friendships ever seen on the court. While Nadal will be seen playing in the 2024 Indian Wells tournament, a throwback of him playing against Federer recently grabbed a lot of attention.

Not only that, looking into the doubles flashback wowed tennis fans, leaving them speechless. Let’s take a look at what the tennis fans have to say about the dream tennis duo.

Tennis fans in awe of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s dreamy tennis clash 

Indian Wells is one of those tournaments where Roger Federer and Nadal have played a lot of matches. However, there is one ultimate dream doubles match that will always be remembered: the one that was played in 2011 when both of them, with their respective doubles partners, including Stan Wawrinka and Marc Lopez, went against each other.

Recently, as the official account of the tournament shared a video from the same match, tennis fans couldn’t control their emotions and were left enticed just watching them play. Looking into the amazing doubles match, a fan called it the real definition of “s**y tennis.” 

On the other hand, another fan was left with memories in such a way that he wanted to explore the page around and watch some more similar highlights of both of them from the same event.

Subsequently, a fan admired them and talked about how there are a lot of things that can be learned from just watching the legendary duo play on the court.

Moreover, while a fan agreed with the dream match, they also listed some of their clashes that will be part of tennis fans’ memories.

Lastly, a fan left a generic comment and appreciated the memories tagging it as ‘great’ with respect to what both players have given the tennis world.

However, a few years ago, the 22-time Grand Slam champion recalled the time he played doubles against the Swiss stars, Roger Federer and Wawrinka.

Nadal recalls the time he played against Federer

Back in 2022, in an interview, the Spaniard talked about the time when he entered the Doubles Arena in 2011 and won the ATP 250 Doha, after which he even played doubles against Roger Federer in Indian Wells. He looked back to the memories of the match and shared his take on the same. He mentioned, “I lost this match. I think that was the semifinal match against Roger and Stan. It was a good match. Good memory, even if we lost.”

Along with that, he highlighted how there are many fond memories of him related to Indian Wells. He stated, “Playing against Roger and Stan. I enjoyed plenty of friendly moments here on the Indian Wells, winning two times with Marc (Lopez) and Tommy (Robredo) has been very very special.”

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But now that the 20-time Grand Slam champion has retired from the sport, and he will surely be missed when Nadal steps in to make a comeback in the tournament. Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on watching Federer-Nadal on the court? Share your views in the comment section below.

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