Laver Cup Chairman Reveals the Possibility of a Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal Exhibition Match in the Future

Roger Federer is currently at the 2025 Laver Cup in San Francisco and was seen in the stands on Day 1 of the tournament.

Laver Cup Chairman Reveals the Possibility of a Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal Exhibition Match in the Future

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (via ATP Tour)

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Laver Cup chairman Tony Godsick has teased tennis fans about the possibility of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal featuring in an exhibition match in the future. Godsick, who is Federer’s agent also revealed that the Swiss Maestro has been in the gym a lot before arriving for the 2025 Laver Cup in San Francisco.

Federer played his final professional match at the 2022 Laver Cup after struggling with injuries on tour. The former World No.1 was in tears with Nadal and other tennis legends. Since then, Nadal retired at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in November last year, while Andy Murray hung up his racket after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

However, when Federer waved goodbye to tennis fans at the Laver Cup, he vowed to keep appearing and supporting the sport. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has kept his promises and has remained actively involved in the Laver Cup, while also appearing at the Wimbledon Championships and Shanghai Masters.

The last time Federer and Nadal were seen together was at the 2025 Roland Garros in May. Federer made an appearance alongside Murray and Novak Djokovic during Nadal’s emotional farewell ceremony. Djokovic is the only member of the Big 4 who has continued to compete on the tour despite being 38.

Godsick, who has been Federer’s agent for over twenty years, was asked during an interview with Tennis Channel if the Swiss legend would ever play an exhibition match. The Laver Cup chairman admitted that he has been persuading the former World No.1 to feature in an exhibition match, but isn’t sure if Nadal will oblige:

I’ve been pressuring him [Federer] a little bit, saying, ‘Come on, people want to see you play again. You can play a couple senior things.’ We’ve been talking with Rafa a little bit about putting together a tour together. So, Roger just wanted to make sure that his knee was fine. He didn’t want to be totally broken after his career, so he gave it a little bit of time. He’s not there yet but he’s in the gym a lot. I think Rafa’s interested, I don’t want to speak for Rafa.

Nadal has not made any recent public appearances. The 39-year-old has been quiet since his wife, Xisca Perelló, gave birth to their second son, Miguel, in August. The Spaniard remains one of the greatest players to ever grace the court having won 22 Grand Slams, including 14 French Open titles.

Roger Federer’s agent reveals how busy the Swiss legend has been in his retirement

Despite making some appearances in tennis events and tournaments, Roger Federer has been a busy man since retiring from tennis. The Swiss legend has received invitations to attend Formula 1 games and sporting events, and has gone on vacation with his family. Also, he’s focused on running his first Grand On tennis shoes.

Roger Federer
Roger Federer (Image via X/Tennis Channel)

Tony Godsick revealed during the interview, as mentioned above, that Federer has been a busy man, focusing on his family and traveling a lot. He added that Federer is likely to make an appearance at the Shanghai Masters:

He is travelling a lot, he has four kids, he really wants the kids to see the world so after this event they are off to Asia – all of them to immerse themselves in different cultures. He’s looking for the next thing. We’re kind of perusing around, what else can we do? At the same time, he’s very hands-on with this event.

Federer won 103 titles during his professional tennis career, including 20 Grand Slams. He claimed 1,251 tour-level match wins and never retired in 1,526 singles matches. The Swiss Maestro owns an all-time Grand Slam record with 369 wins

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