Nadal came out on top in their classic 2008 Wimbledon final, considered by some the greatest match in history, while Federer won their last showdown, in the 2019 semifinals at the All England Club.

They also gave Federer and Nadal plenty of trouble, winning the second set, 6-1, after dropping the first set, 6-4. But it was the crowd favorites who took the 10-point match tiebreaker, 10-5.

Ahead of Roger Federer's final career match before retirement, his doubles partner for the Laver Cup has been announced. And it is a fitting one. Rafael Nadal, one of Federer’s greatest ...

This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest ...

Federer will not be competing in singles, but he does have a specific wish for his last doubles match: to play alongside longtime rival and friend Rafael Nadal.

Switzerland's Roger Federer, right, and Spain's Rafael Nadal attend a training session ahead of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 in London, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) ...

Federer and Nadal have played doubles together once before, at the inaugural Laver Cup in 2017. The idea of reuniting wasn't Federer's, however.

His pairing with Nadal may be the tournament’s worst-kept secret: Both players hinted at reprising their so-called Fedal doubles team in February when they committed to play in the Laver Cup, a ...

Follow live updates from Roger Federer’s doubles match with Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup. The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has been a 21st-century staple. Righty versus lefty.

Roger Federer's final match will be a doubles pairing with longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup, a combination the retiring 20-time Grand Slam champion had said would be a fitting way to ...

Switzerland’s Roger Federer, right, and Spain’s Rafael Nadal attend a training session ahead of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 in London, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) ...