Roger Federer opens up about viral moment with Rafael Nadal

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The sight of tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal crying alongside each other at the conclusion of Federer’s last match quickly became one of sports' viral moments of 2022. 

Friday night at the 2022 Laver Cup in London, Federer and Nadal played in a doubles match, losing to Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock in the final match of Federer’s storied career. 

Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) sheds a tear after playing his final match, a doubles with Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) of Team Europe against USA's Jack Sock and USA's Frances Tiafoe of Team World in the 2022 Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London, early on Sept. 24, 2022. (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Following the match, the two competitors – who have 42 Grand Slams between them – wept alongside each other as the end of their decades-long rivalry came to a close. 

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One picture in particular, in which Nadal and Federer briefly hold hands as the tears flowed, made its rounds. 

"Well, I mean, it was a short moment," Federer told The New York Times. "I think at one point, I was sobbing so hard, and I don’t know, everything was going through my mind about how happy I am to actually experience this moment right there with everybody. And I think that’s what was so beautiful about just sitting there, taking it all in while the music was playing, and the focus was maybe more on her [the singer Ellie Goulding]. So, you almost forgot that you’re still being taken pictures of.

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"I guess at one point, just because obviously I couldn’t speak and the music was there, I guess I