‘A champion’s champion’: Nadal and other tennis stars react to Roger Federer retirement
by Guardian sport from on (#63NS3)
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The tributes poured in quickly on Thursday when Roger Federer announced his retirement from tennis after a career than lasted more than two decades and brought him 103 singles titles.
Federer's rivalry with Rafael Nadal has been a defining part of tennis this century, and the Spaniard expressed his regret they will not meet again in a grand slam final.
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