Young Tennis Aspirant Extracts Harsh Rafael Nadal Truth from Roger Federer as $300 Million Deal’s Globe-Trotting Journey Lands Him in New York

Roger Federer is one of the few players busier than ever after he hung his racket. The Swiss legend’s game has only stopped in professional tournaments. A month after his retirement, he played an exhibition match at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, an event organized by his major sponsor, ‘Uniqlo.’ Now, Federer is investing his time in spreading his knowledge, educating underprivileged kids, and of course, spending quality moments with his kids, with whom he never got time as much as he wanted to spend.

The Swiss Maestro is also full of surprises these days, from his appearance at a Coldplay concert to advising kids at a tennis academy. In the latter, a player at the academy asked the 41-year-old which player he struggled the most against, and he did not hesitate even for a second to answer.

Roger Federer answers who his toughest opponent was throughout his career

Episode 4 of Uniqlo’s series, ’24 Hours With Roger Federer,’ featured the Swiss legend who swept the kids off their feet with his appearance. He visited the ‘Carry Leeds Center For Tennis & Learning’ in the Bronx, New York. The official Twitter account of Uniqlo shared the video of Federer playing with the training students and sharing tips from his experience.

A young girl asked the legend, “Who was the hardest to play?” to which the former World No. 1 replied, “I struggled against Rafa the most. Yeah, just because of his topspin and lefty, you know.” He further asked the aspiring player, “Do you like playing against lefties?” and she answered with a “No.” Federer explained that was the reason why Rafael Nadal was a challenging opponent and concluded, “There you go.”

Fedal faced each other 40 times in their career, from their first match in 2004 to the last in 2019. Nadal shares the most number of wins, 24, and Federer has 16 in his account. The Swiss legend also discussed the favorite part of his career and said, “I really enjoy passing on my wisdom and passing on good tips.” As he revealed what he always loved to do, it screamed classic Federer.

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The Swiss Maestro is firm on how he wants to leave his impact everywhere

The video started with Federer saying, “If there is one thing I want to do every place I go, it’s meet the people who are breaking barriers and finding new ways to bring tennis to everyone.” He praised the tennis center for doing similar work and added, “… And now that I retired, I have the time to show my gratitude to our young superstars.”

Federer signed a 10-year contract with Uniqlo in 2018 after being associated with Nike for 20 years. He is enjoying his collaboration with the Japanese brand as his enthusiasm is on full display while offering tips to aspiring players. In the clip, the 20-time Grand Slam champion also displayed his mesmerizing game as he called the players for a few games.

The Olympic silver medalist offered brief coaching and even agreed to take individual pictures with the youngsters. Finally, he revealed that he had thought about hanging up the racket at certain moments because losing felt frustrating. But the support of his team, parents, and friends helped him play further. Federer fans must really thank all the people who kept him going and treated the world to more games from the ‘God of Tennis.’

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