Roger Federer To Play , ‘Special’ Final Match of Career , With Rafael Nadal.<br />Roger Federer To Play , ‘Special’ Final Match of Career , With Rafael Nadal.<br />On Sept. 16, Federer announced he will be retiring from tennis after playing one doubles match at the Laver Cup this week. .<br />On Sept. 22, it was revealed that Federer will team up with Nadal 18 years after facing each other for the first time on the ATP Tour in Miami. .<br />On Sept. 22, it was revealed that Federer will team up with Nadal 18 years after facing each other for the first time on the ATP Tour in Miami. .<br />The two tennis greats have met 40 times throughout their careers and also teamed up at the 2017 Laver Cup.<br />The two tennis greats have met 40 times throughout their careers and also teamed up at the 2017 Laver Cup.<br />For as long as we battled together, having always had this respect for one another – our families, our coaching teams – we always got along really well, Roger Federer, via statement to reporters.<br />To go through the careers that we both have had, to come out the other side and being able to have a nice relationship, I think, is maybe a great message as well – to not just tennis, but sports beyond it, Roger Federer, via statement to reporters.<br />In a press conference on Sept. 22, Nadal said he was "super excited" for the doubles match.<br />After all the amazing things that we share together on and off court, [to] be part of this historic moment, going to be something yeah, amazing and unforgettable for me... , Rafael Nadal, via press conference.<br />... and yeah, super excited, I hope I can have a good answer time, play at a decent level and hopefully together we can create a good moment and maybe win a match, Rafael Nadal, via press conference.<br />Federer and Nadal will face off against <br />Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe on Sept. 23
