News > ‘My friend and rival, I wish this day would have never come’
‘My friend and rival, I wish this day would have never come’
![](https://s01.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/book/123749-vftnjprvzr-1562990435.jpg)
Dais Newsfeed | 16/09/2022 03:21 PM | Click to read full article
After Roger Federer announced his retirement on Thursday, Rafael Nadal wrote an emotional note to his on-court rival and off-court friend saying that the duo have “lots of things to do together” in the future.
Nadal wrote: “Dear Roger, my friend and rival. I wish this day would have never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world."