Rafael Nadal’s hopes of winning his third Wimbledon title ended in the semifinal after a defeat at the hands of Roger Federer.
Here are some tweets from current and former tennis stars. And some fan/celebrity reaction.
Rivals on the court. Friends off it. 🤝#Wimbledon | @RogerFederer | @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Kvc4TWk6Jy
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2019
Congrats to @rogerfederer. But what a tournament it has also been for @RafaelNadal 👏 And today, that was a massive performance from both of you, champions! #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7zx9kvhb1V
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) July 12, 2019
Rafael Nadal is a class class man
— Patrick McEnroe (@PatrickMcEnroe) July 12, 2019
I ❤️ them both! Grace, guts, class, brilliance, sportsmanship, legends!! Thank you @rogerfederer @RafaelNadal @Wimbledon
— Rennae Stubbs (@rennaestubbs) July 12, 2019
Thanks for making me love tennis! 🎾 @rogerfederer @RafaelNadal https://t.co/lQAeySg3qe
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) July 12, 2019
Thanks @rafaelnadal & @rogerfederer for a fenomenal match!!! More than a great game! You’ve teached a fantastic lesson of effort, commitment and respect beyond courts: a life learning! An epic match at #wimbledon!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/l0v6qV0s8k
— Gustavo Kuerten (@gugakuerten) July 12, 2019
Such a joy to watch @rogerfederer and @RafaelNadal compete. These guys always produce phenomenal tennis. #Federer too good today. #Nadal might be disappointed with his performance but he didn't loose that match. Roger won it. #Wimbledon
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) July 12, 2019
Pure class act. Tennis is the winner👍🏼 https://t.co/RukOrm68RH
— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) July 12, 2019
Me every time @RafaelNadal and @rogerfederer play #FedalXL pic.twitter.com/PBGgRAwUDa
— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) July 12, 2019
Epic battle of the titans!!!! Can’t wait for Sunday! @Wimbledon @rogerfederer @RafaelNadal
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) July 12, 2019
The level of tennis being played by @rogerfederer and @RafaelNadal at #Wimblendon right now 🤯
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) July 12, 2019
Federer and Nadal: Boy they’ll be missed when their careers end. So bloody good. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 12, 2019
Sitting on my sofa watching Roger and Rafa like pic.twitter.com/TIo158JeAq
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) July 12, 2019
We don’t deserve #Fedal 😩😍🙌🏼 Somehow it gets better every time.
— Shelby Rogers (@Shelby_Rogers_) July 12, 2019
Gracias por el espectáculo de estos 2 grandes 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 @rogerfederer @RafaelNadal @Wimbledon #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/louQnISEjC
— Gabriela Sabatini (@sabatinigabyok) July 12, 2019
What a privilege to still be watching these two men. Incredible. #Nadalfederer
— Katie Boulter (@KatieBoulter1) July 12, 2019
And as a tennis fan, I couldn't be more satisfied after watching that!
Very rare that matches truly live up to the hype, but then again, this is Roger and Rafa we are talking about!
Thank you!
Thank you very much! https://t.co/jLi7BbyUMr
— Somdev Devvarman (@SomdevD) July 12, 2019
@RafaelNadal Dear Rafa, we are with you all the way through the bad times and the good one. Win or lose, you are #1. Please, try to take some time off and recover for the rest of season. Hugs!
— Rafael Nadal Fans (@RafaelNadalFC) July 12, 2019
That Federer/Nadal match was better drama than Line of Duty, Bodyguard and Luther combined. We’re so lucky we get to watch those two slug it out
— Greg James (@gregjames) July 12, 2019
🇨🇭🇪🇸🎾❤️❤️❤️
— Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) July 12, 2019
And, as always, a classy response from our champ:
Amazing match well deserved win by @rogerfederer I had some chances but… Roger played better. Good luck for the final @Wimbledon 2019. Thanks all for the support. Always fantastic to be here. See you next year! 😘
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) July 12, 2019
Let the world and its mother comment, criticise or jump up & down..our Champion has nothing to or need to worry over the outcome of the SF.
As I write this, Roger is down at 1 set to Djokovic’s 2 sets, 2 all in the fourth set.
Now, an OBJECTIVE look at the road to the final, I feel Roger had a more difficult road to reach the final than Rafa, if you look at their opponents. Not the seeds, mind you, the men they had to play.
Rafa played only one seeded opponent while Roger played against four, not counting Djokovic:
Rafa: Sugita #274; Kyrgios #43; Tsonga #72; Sousa #69, Querry #65, Federer #3.
Roger: Harris #86; Clarke #169; Pouille #27; Berrittini #17; Kai #8, Rafa #2.
Just the facts.
Wimby’s singles champion Simona Halep’s coach Daniel Dobre commented on her win:
“It’s unbelievable, not the victory, but the way she played because it was not Serena playing bad, it was Simona playing unbelievable. She won the match by herself.”
You go Simona. Well done.
I used to admire Federer so much because apart from his game I always considered him a gentleman. Of course, when they payed together I always wanted Rafa to win. The 2017 AO final made me changed my mind about Federer. Considering that he had had two days rest and Rafa had a very hard and long match the day before, and RF decides that his legs “are a bit tired” he goes off court for 20 minutes, I wonder if he had some “other” treatment in that time. And now, in Wimbledon his seeding is changed for the detriment of Rafa and he’s quite happy with that!! He seems to be treated as the “Golden boy” Why? Has he got friends in high places???