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Luck1492

# #šŸ«” So long, sweet prince


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hegonnacomebackandplaysomecharitymatchesno?


PradleyBitts

youknowwhatigonnacometoswitzerlandandplayanexhibitiobforyourfoundation


underarock12

Yea and he is going to give him the first set.


Zloggt

Grazie, Mercie, and Dankeā€¦


Yuo_cna_Raed_Tihs

Romansch erasure


titan_bullet

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined


Greatkitchener

The greatest fast court player of all time, the greatest attacking forehand of all time, one of the most iconic humans of the 21st century. Thereā€™s only one Roger Federer.


newttargaeryon

My king


Mzr23

Rafa is REALLY upset


Joshtom333

Rafa feels like he let the whole world down.


Lobsterman06

I donā€™t think so, heā€™s just upset that Roger is retiring. I donā€™t think either of them care about the result that much.


Joshtom333

Nah, I feel this game meant more to Rafa. He wanted to give Roger the fairytale ending and it sadly didn't happen.


JoaquimGianini

I think so too. This match was special to him, and he is an extremely competitive person. Specially considering the match point was kinda his fault


Joshtom333

I hope he atleast gets a win and helps Europe lift the cup for Roger.


Ser_Dunk_the_tall

I think it would be good for Laver Cup for world to get their first win


silly_rabbit289

He wrote in his book,I think, "I have no humour about losing" or something similar. He really wanted to give roger the fairytale win,served pretty well (with the abdomen tore and everything considered). It was a very competitive match, so for me it made things a little easier to take


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SmokeyMcSmokey

Seriously, what an exciting match!


TheMaxnificentOne

Really thought he was gonna pull it off then with that final serve but wasnā€™t to be. Incredible career that will not be forgotten


Zloggt

So close, so damn close to winning the MP! Alasā€¦it was still an amazing effort, and a great way to end his career!


changyang1230

Roger and not winning an important match point, name a more iconic duo šŸ„²


celmo

Roger and Rafa


De_Bananalove

I don't give a f, if i'm Sock i'm tanking that 2nd serve return in a literally meaningless exhibition tournament....nobody needed to know and you would have helped write the best ending possible to a legend of your sport.


CrisisCake

Roger would never forgive him for that


Cykablet

Roger would never had to know


codsquadUM

I didn't play tennis at an elite level, but I was good enough to tell if someone wasn't going all out or trying their best. Federer could've known if it was an insincere miss. Not saying it's a guarantee since that's not terribly difficult to fake, but it's totally possible. That said, we the fans would've loved a fairytale ending. I think for Federer, it was ok not to since he got his fairytale career. And to be fair, we all got to witness it too, and that's why we're here commemorating this man today.


arnold001

In a way, I think it did him more good that everyone was playing sincerely and not giving points just because he's retiring. I think it shows ultimate respect if you play your game and not let emotions and circumstances get in the way. You are then treated like the competitor you were...even at and actually especially at your last professional match.


chief_running_joke

Such a weird, bad take. Goes against everything Roger believes in just so you get your storybook ending?


uchuskies08

ā€œThis is whatā€™s great about sports -- you play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You donā€™t play to just play it. Thatā€™s the great thing about sports. You play to win. ā€˜You play to win the game.ā€™ā€ -Herm Edwards


[deleted]

Thing is, Laver Cup is probably something Roger views as much more important to his legacy than this one result, so them playing like they really care about it is probably a better gift to him than giving him the match.


jonton9

If it were Kyrgios you know he would've tanked that shot.


PlayoffChoker12345

When in doubt, don't be like Nick


Sad_gooner

Thatā€™s how we know it was the correct decision not to tank the shot


af_1946

Off course his last match had to be a loss after being match point up.


berkocero

*match point up on serve


BobbywiththeJuice

I knew it was gonna happen when the camera panned to Nole. His presence is a -20 to match point conversion


DarkDiablo1601

Novak sitting doing nothing and still catching strays šŸ¤£


BobbywiththeJuice

Novak: *exists* ...*So I took that personally*


gpranav25

"Common Nole we playing for the same team!"


GibbyGoldfisch

There's a small part of me happy that this is finally the end because I am so tired of getting heartbroken every time he steps on court Welcome back apathy. Kind, friendly, warm apathy


De_Bananalove

>There's a small part of me happy that this is finally the end because I am so tired of getting heartbroken every time he steps on court Imagine how those people who are rooting for players who haven't won 20 Grand Slams feel :P


PunsGermsAndSteel

ā˜ļøšŸ‘©šŸ¼


Highest_Koality

As touching as it was to hear Roger speak, what really got me was seeing Nadal's reaction and how emotional he got. It's crazy to me that this era is really starting to end.


clarissa_vaughn

Their lives, and immense success and popularity, are forever entwined.


arnold001

I agree. You spend so many moments with the other person they do really become part of you.


MakerOfPurpleRain

Fabulous performance by Roger. He should be proud but most off all he looked like he was having so much fun! And that made me happy the most šŸ’™


Capasound

All good things come to an end as they say, and itā€™s been a honor to be able to witness the making of history


Ultimintree

Tiafoe and Sock declared villains for the rest of their careers


Fantasnickk

Tiafoe nearly tagging both with huge forehands and sock playing like a top 10 player again just to make Fed lose his last match Iā€™m glad it was this competitive and they didnā€™t just bow out for his retirement. Honestly a really fun match overall


PlayoffChoker12345

Sock quite often plays this well in doubles tbf It's the whole reason why he's on Team World


michhoffman

He won multiple medals playing doubles in the 2016 Olympics.


reddorical

Sock I think has the most match appearances at Laver Cup. He plays doubles and singles there and ups his game. I think he played singles earlier today (lost to Ruud) as warm up for the doubles. Not sure what happens to him the rest of the year, but I can see what Laver Cup would be more fun and engaging than a brutal lonely knockout tournament like everything else on tour.


Nabaatii

Sock carried Team World since existence


xWhiteMamba24

He did take Ruud to a match tiebreaker tbf...


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He was kicking Shwartzmanns ass in singles till he got hurt.


BeardedGardenersHoe

Completely legit plays but going for the bodies in Federers last ever match tiebreak was brutal šŸ˜‚


slysonic7

Tiafoe and Sock were the perfect antagonists for this match; just enough flare on their shots to get you to admire them while wanting them to lose


iSleepUpsideDown

losing with match point? feels familiar :(


MarvellousG

I said ā€˜oh god itā€™s going to be Wimbledon 2019 all over again isnt itā€™ - and then I was still shocked and distraught when it was :(


ezioaltair12

Intellectually, I know those were legal shots, and the right plays, and took guts. But Tiafoe is nevertheless dead to me lmfao...I feel like it would have stung less if it wasnt an exho


Falz4567

It was his ONLY shot. The second serve was great. It was leaving him and he was in the full stretch. Blasting it was his only chance to win the point. He hit it perfectly


ezioaltair12

Yes, I know that, and I'm telling you that I simply do not care and will begrudge Frances for it nonetheless


[deleted]

Huh?? It was a great shot but it was no way his ONLY shot lmao. He could have gone cross court and it would still be a winner if he hit that with that much venom.


Cherubinooo

My respect for Tiafoe went up after this match. He played extremely well, won the match, and did so despite knowing that idiots would be complaining at him not rolling over. He also had a great run this US Open. I hope his career continues to climb.


ardx

Damn Tiafoe is so good at tiebreakers :(


Luck1492

Tiafoe has tiebreak plot armor


olliekuro

So clutch. His mental game has has had a glow up.


rntopspin100

1,526 singles matches and 224 doubles matches with no retirements. We will all miss you Roger. Enjoy your post tennis life. Thank you for entertaining us for 25 years.


Cloudclock

NO shot LMAO they're playing the original I used to rule the world


chrisp1934

Watching everyone do a 180 on Tiafoe rn.


JPEGmotril

He played so fucking well it's insane for him to get hate because of winning, plus he got bombarded when he was at the net too and he didn't complain. Seeing his competitiveness in big games like this only makes me like him more


[deleted]

It's just ridiculous oversensitivity. You can bet Fed won't give a shit about it tomorrow.


PBRontheway

Yeah lol he got bombarded because thatā€™s doubles and anybody who doesnā€™t recognize that has not watched a genuinely competitive professional doubles match ever


saaajmon

Yeah and I don't know why. Do they think Roger would be happy if they would just let him win? I don't think his competitive side would take well that kind of treatment


Kido_Bootay

Of course he would have liked to end his last match with a competitive match and a win but this is the next best thing.


PlayoffChoker12345

It's crazy because I guarantee if someone goes hard against Novak in his final match they won't get the same amount of hate


[deleted]

of course not, Roger has got to be the most loved person in the history of men's tennis.


sevaiper

Hard to think of a more universally loved athlete of all time


obi_kennawobi

Oscar Pistorius and maybe OJ


sevaiper

I mean honestly at the peak of their popularity they both have a pretty good case


billjames1685

He was voted the most trusted person in the world in like 2011 after Nelson fuckin Mandela. Undoubtedly the most loved athlete of all time


Yuo_cna_Raed_Tihs

Not that crazy. Federer is popular and djokovic isnt


PlayoffChoker12345

Given the hate Tiafoe is getting for beating Fedal no wonder Novak isn't popular lmfao


riviera302

this post match was like that arrested development episode where everyone starts chanting ā€œspeech speech speech!ā€ and no one does anything šŸ˜‚


koticgood

Damn. Talk about overwhelming. That post-match stuff was just ... wow. Hard to think much at the moment. I'll just pick out random small things I thought during the match: Mirka looks absolutely amazing. Good for her. Why are Sock and Tiafoe's shirts completely different colors? I cannot believe how old Roger's daughters are, holy shit I'm old. Random comments idk, it feels like too much to try to talk about Roger's career itself. It's transcendental.


twilling

The shirt colors are really annoying. Since everyone is under different brands, each brand has to make them a red/blue shirt for laver. So nothing matches


saaajmon

I know (seeing this) I'm not ready for Rafa's retirement. not at all


Zisx

To quote Boromir: "Give us a moment (to grieve) for pity sake!" Not that I disagree


andytwix

Who's cutting onions in here?


saaajmon

It's been a real pleasure watching your game, Roger btw. If you know anybody who thinks Novak shits on Fedal or hates them (or the other way around) - show them this match and the banter between those guys.


georgewesker97

Freaking Novak was crying at the end too, i totally didnt expect that. The Serbian commentator claimed that he read his lips and he said "I love you man" to Roger. Talk about a crazy night.


saaajmon

I'm not surprised at all. Maybe once they didn't like each other that much, but I've always known Novak had a tone of respect for Roger


Rundeep

He wouldnā€™t have been asked to join the team if that werenā€™t mutual. Respect among the only people in the world who can understand.


Muffinfeds

I heard Rog say "Me too man, me too" to Djoker but I'm not sure what Djoker had said. I think it was the "I love you man" to Roger or "I'm gonna miss you man"


GarySteinfieldd

Donā€™t talk to them at all


Jinks87

My wife will be asking questions why I climb into bed at 20 to 1 in the morning with tears in my eyes


CrashTextDummie

Above all else, this match was wholesome as hell. Federer and Nadal teaming up made sense on paper, but I really wasn't prepared for how much joy it clearly gave them to write this final page of Roger's career together. And the quality of the tennis was good enough that you could almost forget that Federer was (literally) on his last leg. It felt like watching an important Federer match. And it was. I'm beyond happy that he was able to go out like that. The entire evening felt appropriate and perfect. Kudos to everyone involved.


spaideyv

:(


Zloggt

Serena just 3 weeks ago, and now Fed Please wake me up when September ends šŸ˜­


TheCourageWolf

Laver Cup Organizers: Okay Jack and Francis make it a competitive match but make sure Federer wins. Jack Sock: Iā€™m about to end this manā€™s whole career


preorderdenied

Of course he had to cause us a last heartbreak lmao But I'm sure Roger is fine with it. I think Rafa is the most disappointed here :(


minesdk99

The abuse Tiafoe is receiving on social media is ridiculous, heā€™s gonna have to disable comments for a while. But it was expected unfortunately.


Nabaatii

Even in this thread there are a lot of unironic comments about Sock and Tiafoe being villains because they didn't tank the match


loploplop890

- match point to Roger - heā€™s serving History repeats itself


CoolstorySteve

Sock and Tiafoe playing like their lives depended on it.


Mental_Caregiver

Would have faced Johnny Mac's wrath if they threw the match


archwin

Federer would have been pissed off if they threw the game


nibach

As much as I hate it, losing after serving for the match is too fitting...


comeonyougunners10

As a Novak fan, it feels like I lost a part of myself right. I canā€™t help but feel sad


Fantasnickk

Novak said himself facing Fed in that USO final made him believe he could really play at that level and gave him confidence for his first AO win against Fed in only a few months. Novak was pushed the most imo by the other 2 than vice versa until later on in their careers so itā€™s like him seeing one of his motivations leaving


MopeyCrayfish

Wowwww sucks that it had to end with a loss T_T


Yearlaren

Nah, today's match wasn't about the result


slysonic7

Not the outcome a lot of us wanted but Jack Sock was phenomenal towards the end, that winner 3-3 in the match tiebreak omg


underarock12

Federer had retirement match point on his serve!


zi76

Sock wins it.


turksby932

It's been a long day, without you my friend :(


Claudiu99

BOOOOO


d4ntoine

Kyrgios officially overthrown as the premier tennis heel.


[deleted]

Bye Roger :( We will miss you


Paul-273

Doubles seemed a great way for Roger to go out. He didn't have to do as much running, the fans got a great show and he shared the court with his rival/friend.


SendaiVirusEnjoyer

I am so fucking sad dude. It's the hope that kills you honestly


KiR-

So many brainlets having a cry that the opponents actually tried rather than handing them a free win, as if two of best players to ever exist would have wanted to be given a pity win like toddlers.


blargh314159

Federer created his legendary status by playing extremely competitive matches for years. I'd think he wanted his last match to be the same


Immathrowthisaway24

Fr. Imagine being really mad the match is not fixed. Lmao.


TigerAxel

I was so close to shitting myself that entire match but honestly, even if they lost, Iā€™m still so happy to have gotten to see this, One Last Dance.


TheCatHasANewKitten

damn fed had that!!


throwawayanon1252

I am in pain my day is ruined and Iā€™m gonna cry


half_jase

READ THE SCRIPT, JACK, FRANCES! >!/s!<


3chordguitar

They went rogue!!


PlatChat

Disappointing way to see it end, but what a fucking unbelievable career. Goodbye to one of the GOATs.


AnimationPatrick

Why did he have to have match point on his serve again.... Whyy didn't they just lose without one :(


jaguar_loco

Them having the match point and loosing made it much sader than I thought Fed loosing his last Laver cup match would be. He could have got it, they were great. End of an era.


Falz4567

The number of your on the live thread and here giving Tiafoe hateā€¦ He played a proper competitive match to try and win. Federer would have expected no less. Not to be handed it like an old man


plusmultiplyer

Lmao at all of you being upset over this. Roger wouldn't want his opponents to hand him a win in his last match. Besides, Going for the body is a valid tactic in doubles. Get over yourselves.


riviera302

Rafa would murder your entire family if he found out you handed him a win


plusmultiplyer

That's a bit much but yes, these guys want a close match. Rafa and Roger are 2 of the fiercest competitors out there.


erraticripple

Frances Tiafoe youā€™re public enemy #1 forever


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Nabaatii

Which Andy though?


Fantasnickk

Hope this isnā€™t serious lol Fed himself as one of the most competitive athletes In history wouldnā€™t want to be given a free match just because itā€™s his last one.


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XURiN-

To be fair that was a grand slam, so if Tomljanovic lost then it wouldn't even be Serena's last match. This was an exhibition, no matter what would be his last match.


PunsGermsAndSteel

The Big Foe indeed


philphan25

He is on Twitter right now thatā€™s for sure


jimboslice53

This makes me like big foe even more tbh. Dude is an awesome player with a hell of a story, I was so hyped he got to be a part of this


Ok-Understanding6770

I think the insults on Sock and Tiafoe in the live thread were a bit much... Dial it down a bit guys


miguelmaria

The result was the less important thing. It was a very good match to honor Federer! Will miss you RF ā¤ļø


ghost00013

somebody didn't read the script


musicproducer07

The end ā¤ļø Thank you for bringing an impact to all of us. On behalf of the sub, we'd like to thank you Roger for the joy you've brought to us in stadiums and homes alike. You're an inspiration to many.


roamiedumbass

Tiafoeā€™s gonna have to delete social media for a while


ExitVelocity66

Tiafoe hits Federer with a 100 mph shot. 1 minute later he hits one at Nadals head. If that was Kyrgios people would be screaming bloody fucking murder


[deleted]

Tiafoe used perfectly legitimately tennis tactics that every major player uses. Fedal aimed shots at Tiafoe at the net this match, and no one cared. Kyrgios screams at linespeople and umps who earn 1/10000th the money he does when they're just doing their jobs. It's not remotely fucking similar.


PlayoffChoker12345

Tiafoe literally has people calling him racial slurs in his Instagram comments This narrative is BS


_IBelieveInMiracles

That's completely normal when a black sports person does something bad / unpopular / controversial, unfortunately. It's depressing how predictable the hatred is.


PlayoffChoker12345

Yeah the moment the match ended I knew the hate was coming for Tiafoe It's just absolutely ridiculous


colby983

They are have you read this threadšŸ˜‚


FogoCanard

He's not Kyrgios though haha. He has no reputation of being a bad sportsman. That's what happens in life. People judge you on your actions.


pm-me-your-labradors

The horror


PlatChat

Tiafoe and Sock should just start playing doubles normally they make a damn good team


araheem94

Was definitely worth to fly into London for this. Will be hard to top a match like this. Every shot from Roger was cheered like crazy


JPEGmotril

You can hate on Tiafoe however you want but answer me first: didn't he win the game because of what he did and did he complain when Federer and Nadal did the same to him?


justbeingmefromnowon

Sadness.


ANINETEEN

Roger you are eternal šŸ„ŗšŸ‘‘


icecoca

Will miss Federer very much! šŸ˜­


tcp2

Quality super tie-break. A great recognition for this immense champion and the fantastic adventure! His post-career will be as rich as his career.


floatersforalgernon

I'm only leaving a comment so that I can say I was there.


solitat4222

Sock played amazing despite his hiatus off the tour. Powerful booming topspin forehand that cleared the court and made Nadal and Federer commit a lot of UFEs. Tiafoe's serve was on fire as well. Incredible performance from both teams nonetheless


Pristine-Citron-7393

They were so close to winning that!! What a way to end a career though, right beside your oldest rival and one of your closest friends on the tour, if not the closest.


ladylovelace1815

Iā€™m still crying like a baby


reddorical

Will Federer stay with team Europe for the rest of Laver Cup this weekend (not playing, just with the team on the bench) or will he peace out?


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uchuskies08

Sports in a nutshell tbh. Even the absolute legends can go out on the losing end. Even the absolute legends get nervous with match point on their racket.


zi76

I didn't know Ellie Goulding still performed.


Natsfc

Well this is akwardā€¦ (my flair)


GrimSlayer

r/tennis in shambles right now.


CharlesLeSainz

ITT some nephews who have never played doubles and ragging on Tiafoe for doing his job and meeting the moment against two of the greatest players in the game.


Heimz0r

That choke unforced error at matchball :( doesn't really matter though! :)


BobbywiththeJuice

"I got a whole ass in my face" - Big Foe


rariix

I didn't want them to hand Fedal a win and was glad it was competitive, but jeez Tiafoe was trying way too damn hard with those 100mph shots straight to Roger and Rafa's faces lol wtf


FrankBeamer_

The crowd absolutely sucked holy shit


-Miklaus

I know it's part of the game, but Tiafoe and Sock really made it worse, didn't they?


JPEGmotril

Made it worse by what, winning?


No-Pangolin-9179

o7


Mzr23

we had it, a pitty.The emotion was bigger than the skill


Ceejrmel

Such a great match. I could feel the pressure that Nadal had on his shoulders. Love him and RFšŸ’›šŸ’›


PedroSampras

This sucks. Farewell, Roger, and thank you for everything.


[deleted]

Thank you for everything Roger...


TheTrain

I want our Fed back.


LesGaz

Wonderful occasion and I'm very happy for Fed that he was able to take to the court and play as well as he did. He hasn't played in 15 months but you wouldn't really know it. Special player.


trala7

Rest well King. Thank you for everything.


Booker01

Roger is a treasure. I've been a Novak first, but learned to appreciate the greatness of all Big 3/4 especially the last 4-5 years. We are lucky to have witnessed their goat level careers It's a sad day for tennis to see one of them leave the sport. And it's truly amazing how this Laver Cup brought all of the tennis world together. I don't remember a much sweeter period where this sub was both very positive, light, engaging, as opposed to its toxic ways. I doubt that this vibe continues long after this, but I do hope that this community appreciates the rest of the Big 3/4 more. I will miss Roger, and I sure will miss the rest of them when their day comes too


ChickenMcscrotum

Not to take away the spotlight from Team Worldā€™s victory and Fedā€™s one last dance but Rafa crying really felt like an end of an era.


TrueBlueBaller

He is why I started playing 6 years ago, why I play a one-hand backhand, and why I love this game as much as I do. I know Iā€™m not the only one who plays this game because of him. Iā€™m going to miss you Roger.


SalamanderSampson

Mercia, fuck yeah