WATCH: Rafael Nadal describes Roger Federer’s friendship as something “very difficult to find in this competitive world”

'Federer: Twelve Final Days', documentary detailing the Swiss legend's final days as active player, released on Amazon Prime Video on 20th June.

WATCH: Rafael Nadal describes Roger Federer’s friendship as something “very difficult to find in this competitive world”

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (Via Imago)

Amazon Prime Video’s documentary on the weeks that led up to Roger Federer‘s retirement, titled ‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’, was released on Thursday. The much-anticipated documentary covers behind-the-scenes interactions of the Swiss Maestro with his friends and family. 

Federer was accompanied by his biggest rival and close friend, Rafael Nadal, in the last match of his career at the 2022 Laver Cup. After the game, the two were flooded with emotions as they cried their hearts out, owing to the occasion.

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The documentary follows them back into the dressing room where the two share a heartfelt embrace while Nadal takes over the narration to explain how rarely such friendships bloom between rivals. 

Lot of emotions, lot of memories. The feeling before a Grand Slam final against Roger..it’s different. Different atmosphere, different kind of pressure. To know that I will not have this feeling again for the rest of my life is..it’s something painful--Even if we had a great rivalry on court, we were able to have a very good friendship outside and that’s something very difficult to find in this competitive world.
Rafael Nadal said in the Prime Video documentary

He explained his thoughts on Federer’s retirement, reminiscing about all the great battles they have had throughout their careers, and mentioned why he finds it painful. 

The second half of the documentary focused on the ‘Rafa angle’, which Federer said is one of the two things that made him emotional about retirement, the other being his wife Mirka.

Details about the much-awaited documentary ‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’

The documentary was finally released on 20th June, a month after it was announced. It is available for everyone with an Amazon Prime membership and can be streamed on the platform.

Roger Federer
Prime Video has released the Roger Federer documentary (via IMAGO/X)

The movie is 1 hour and 28 minutes in length and is available only in English audio. It starts off covering the day before Federer announced his retirement and provides a look at what went into his retirement posts. 

It then sequentially goes through all the events leading up to the match, covering the perspectives of Federer as well as his family and other big players. It is a feel-good watch for any tennis fan and it provides an opportunity to relive the bittersweet day at the O2 Arena in London. It explains Federer’s relationship with his peers as well as his idols like Bjorn Borg while providing a glimpse into the world of the maestro.

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