Roger Federer described his tennis career as a 'perfect journey' despite being denied a fairy tale ending with a doubles defeat at the Laver Cup early on Saturday alongside Rafael Nadal. | Sport24news
Federer has enjoyed a storied rivalry with Spain's Nadal, 36, over nearly two decades - together they have won 42 Grand Slam singles titles in a golden era for the men's game.
Both doubles pairings held serve fairly comfortably at the start of the match, with cries of"Let's go Roger, let's go" breaking out at 3-3. Nadal, who was also visibly emotional, said it had been difficult to handle the intensity of the occasion. Tsitsipas shrugged off a dramatic on-court protest by a demonstrator who set his own arm ablaze to protest the use of private jets to beat Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-1.
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