Roger Federer to pair with tennis legend for final match

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Roger Federer’s illustrious tennis career will come to an epic end on Friday.

The Swiss legend will team up with Rafael Nadal in doubles on Friday in what will be the final match of Federer’s career. He will pair up for Team Europe against the Team World duo of U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock at the Laver Cup.

Federer, 41, has not been on the court in quite a while after undergoing knee procedures. His third knee surgery in around one-and-a-half years came in July, so the setbacks that he faced trying to get back healthy on the court just did not pan out. He announced his retirement last week via social media.

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Spain's Rafael Nadal (C) reacts after a point against Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) and American philanthropist Bill Gates during their double's tennis match at The Match in Africa at the Cape Town Stadium, in Cape Town on Feb. 7, 2020. (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

"You try to go to the next level in training, and I could feel it was getting difficult," he explained. "…Then, I guess, I was also getting more tired because you have to put more effort into it to be able to sort of believe that it was going to turn around. You start getting too pessimistic. Then I also got a scan back, which wasn’t what I wanted it to be. At some point, you sit down and go, ‘OK, we are at an intersection here, at a crossroad, and you have to take a turn. Which way is it?’"

The partnership with Nadal appeared to be months in the making.

Federer said in February that Nadal messaged him about playing doubles together again. The athletes teamed up to win a doubles match during the