Like Federer’s Farewell, Djokovic Wants Biggest Rivals at His Swansong

Like Federer’s Farewell, Djokovic Wants Biggest Rivals at His Swansong
(L–R) Team Europe's Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal pose during practice Action in Laver Cup, 02 Arena, London on Sept. 22, 2022. Andrew Boyers/Images via Reuters
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Novak Djokovic said he wants his biggest rivals to be by his side when he brings the curtain down on his career, much like Roger Federer’s emotional goodbye to the game last week.

Images of Federer and Rafa Nadal—who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling rivalries—sitting together and crying after combining in a Laver Cup doubles defeat at London’s O2 Arena on Friday went viral on social media.