{"id":3579,"date":"2024-09-24T02:52:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T02:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2024-09-24T02:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T02:52:23","slug":"roger-federer-will-consider-retirement-u-turn-to-face-rafael-nadal-says-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3579","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer will \u2018consider\u2019 retirement U-turn to face Rafael Nadal, says agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21654886\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1426715113.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C394\" alt=\"Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal pictured playing together in doubles in 2022\" width=\"644\" height=\"394\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could be set for one last dance (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tennis legend\u00a0Roger Federer\u00a0will \u2018consider\u2019 coming out of retirement for one last exhibition match against\u00a0Rafael Nadal, says his agent Tony Godsick.<\/p>\n<p>Federer, 43,\u00a0played his last professional event\u00a0at the 2022 Laver Cup in\u00a0London\u00a0and it is reported he\u2019s weighing up a\u00a0possible return in a non-playing role.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss icon, a 20-time major champion, could be tempted to play one final match against Nadal, though, according to his agent, if the right offer came along.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We like to do big things,\u2019 Godsick told\u00a0Marca, referencing the huge 51,000 crowd who watched Federer face Nadal in a\u00a0South Africa\u00a0exhibition match in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If there is an option to beat that one day, I\u2019m sure Roger will consider it. They both like to collaborate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I like working with [Nadal\u2019s agent] Carlos Costa. I have very good memories. We did the half-grass, half-earth exhibition in Mallorca. Anything is possible in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Nadal, 38, is still active on the ATP Tour but has\u00a0spoken openly about plans to hang up his racket\u00a0on several occasions and doesn\u2019t have long left in the sport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><a id=\"share-item-21382558-389\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21382558 lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2164055108.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd after losing a match at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2164055108.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" data-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Rafael Nadal will soon follow Roger Federer into retirement (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two of the greatest and most loved tennis players of all time, Federer and Nadal dominated the sport for two decades with fellow Big Three star Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n<p>Federer and Nadal were once fierce rivals but are now very close friends and even played together in doubles at the Laver Cup two years ago \u2013 a team tournament similar to golf\u2019s Ryder Cup \u2013 which was founded by Federer and Godsick in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Godsick wants to see Federer and Nadal take charge of the Team Europe Laver Cup team once the Spaniard decides to call time on his own incredible career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My dream is for Roger Federer to be captain and Rafael Nadal as assistant and then the other way around,\u2019 Godsick added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In this way, they would be in office longer. The rivalry they both had on the court was very special, but I think the friendship of the two outside is even more special. They are clear examples that all competitors can get along.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Federer and Nadal have locked horns 40 times on the ATP Tour with the latter leading the head-to-head record 24-16.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could be set for one last dance (Picture: Getty) Tennis legend\u00a0Roger Federer\u00a0will \u2018consider\u2019 coming out of retirement for one last exhibition match&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Roger Federer will \u2018consider\u2019 retirement U-turn to face Rafael Nadal, says agent - 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