As tennis star Roger Federer played the last game at Laver Cup marking his retirement from the sport, there were moments full of emotion witnessed at the event.
\nFederer’s trophy-laden career ended with defeat on Friday, but for once the result hardly mattered as he headed into retirement with tears in his eyes and cheers ringing in his ears. The 41-year-old played alongside Spaniard Rafael Nadal \u2014 with whom he shared one of tennis’s most captivating rivalries \u2014 against Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
\nTears flowed afterward as Ellie Goulding sung while a montage of Federer’s feats was projected on the black court. Various emotional moments were captured on the occasion. One of them was Federer and Nadal sitting side by side with eyes full of tears.
\nTwiterrati were all praise for the sportsmanship of Nadal, who bawled his eyes out at the end of a charismatic era in the history of tennis.
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