The reverence of the "Master".
As expected, Roger Federer had the right to an outing worthy of his greatness.
In a jam-packed O2 Arena in London, the Swiss graced his audience with a final appearance on a professional tennis court during the Laver Cup, his exhibition tournament featuring a European team and another composed of players from the rest of the world.
History will remember that he will have lost for his last, played in doubles alongside his great rival who became a great friend, Rafael Nadal.
The main thing was elsewhere, and it was enough to see the two men overwhelmed by emotion on Friday evening, at 1 a.m., when “RF” definitely put away his tennis racket.
Selected shots.
The emotion of Federer's last game
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