Roger Federer ends tennis career with doubles loss alongside Rafael Nadal at Laver Cup

Roger Federer Retires after Teaming with Nadal in Last Match

LONDON — This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned nearly a qu

Roger Federer's emotional goodbye to tennis also had rival Rafael Nadal in tears

Roger Federer's emotional goodbye to tennis also had rival Rafael Nadal in tears

Laver Cup: Nadal retires the day after his double with Federer

The Laver Cup announced this Saturday morning the withdrawal of the Spaniard for “personal reasons”. On Friday evening, he played the double with Roger Federer, the last match of Switzerland's career.

'An important part of my life is leaving too,' says emotional Rafael Nadal

When the end came neither Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal could hold back the tears.

Part of me leaves with Roger Federer, says emotional Rafa Nadal

"For me, has been a huge honour to be a part of this amazing moment of the history of our sport," the Spaniard says.

Emotional Roger Federer ends career with final defeat alongside Rafael Nadal

It was after midnight in London when the final point of Roger Federer’s career was played. That it meant his final match ended in a heartbreaking defeat, on a deciding tiebreak, did not seem to matter. Federer was in tears shortly afterwards, not due to the result, but because of the people he could share the moment with. Rafael Nadal was soon crying beside him. By the end, there was barely anyone who wasn’t.