But then in 2004 March, Federer was upset by a 17-year-old Nadal, who won 6-3 6-3 their Miami Open meeting. The following year, the former 20-time Grand Slam champion got his revenge by winning their second meeting that also came in Miami.

Tennis legend Roger Federer wrote a heartfelt letter to Rafael Nadal on Tuesday before the Spanish star joins him in retirement. Nadal is participating in the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain this week before saying goodbye to the sport he has played professionally since 2001.

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis “even more” during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years. Writing on social media Tuesday, hours before the start of the Davis Cup Final 8,

With Nadal set to retire after this week’s Davis Cup in his native Spain, Federer took time to reflect on it all. “You challenged me in ways no one else could,” Federer wrote in a lengthy tribute to Nadal that he shared Tuesday on social media.

As tennis legend Rafael Nadal prepares to retire from the sport with his final tournament at the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain this week, he received a

Rafael Nadal's relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion's wishes.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's rivalry on the courts may now be behind them, but the pair appear to be a long way from being friends according to the Spanish King of Clay

Rafael Nadal’s coach has described the Spaniard’s farewell ceremony at the Davis Cup as ‘scruffy and shabby’. Nadal played the final match of his career on Tuesday night as he lost in straight sets to Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup quarter final in Malaga.

However, Nadal's official tennis racket sponsor, Babolat, is doing an excellent job of creating equipment that ho