Roger Federer He retired from professional tennis on Friday night, when he played his last game in professional tennis with Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup. The iconic ‘Fedal’ duo lost the match to Americans Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock 6-4,7-6.11-9 in three sets. Due to failed knee surgery, Federer made a tough call to quit tennis a few days ago.
The O2 Arena was packed to see the ‘wizard’ perform his magic one last time. Fans from all over the world came to witness history being made. One of the fans that caught everyone’s attention was a man wearing 11 ‘t-shirts’ with ‘RF’ or Nadal’s bull stamped on it. It was the same fan who was popular for dancing at that time. US Open. He even danced on the court with Novak Djokovic at the 2015 US Open.
As soon as the cameras turned to the fan, she started dancing and took off all 11 of her shirts one by one. He blended into the crowd and his latest shirt was the iconic ‘RF’ training shirt. When the ‘crazy’ fans hit the big screen, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, who coached them, quickly recognized the fans. “Do you know this guy? This guy is from the US Open” Federer said. “He who took off the shirt” Nadal agreed with a big laugh.
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Tennis fans were delighted to see such a light atmosphere on the emotional night of Federer’s retirement. People on social media also praised the fan’s sincerity and courage, and also commended the players for getting to know him and his effort.
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