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The goodbye between tears of Roger Federer as an active tennis player is over. But true to his promise, the winner of 20 Grand Slams He did not say goodbye to tennis.

The day after going into retirement after a doubles match with his old rival Rafael Nadalwho cried by his side after the game, Federer said present on Saturday to advise his alternate on team Europe singles, Matteo Berrettini. In addition, he chatted with Novak Djokovicwho played his first meeting in months.

“Having had the opportunity to live what we lived yesterday It is something that will remain in my heart and brain forever. I’m not lying when I say I’m here for him.” Berrettini, 26, a finalist at Wimbledon last year. “He was really the one I looked up to the most. If a few years ago someone had told me that he was going to play the Laver Cup and that Roger was going to be my coach, I wouldn’t believe it”.

Federer he doesn’t know for sure what he will do in the futurebut he did promise to stay in the sport saying: “I will not be a ghost.” And what advice did you give him? Federer to Berrettini way to beat the canadian Happy Auger-Also of the Rest of the World team 7-6 (11), 4-6, 10-7.

“Roger told me to be decisive with the right hand… to give it more weight”Berrettini said. “And let it go down with the reverse.”

After his victory in the first match of the second of the three days of the team event founded by the administrative company of Federer followed Taylor Fritz’s winfrom Rest of the World, on Cam Norrie of Europe 6-1, 4-6, 10-8.

Then came one Djokovic wina member of the European Team, against Frances Tiafoe. In his post-meeting conference, Djokovic took the opportunity to pay tribute to him. He said that Friday’s farewell had represented “one of the most beautiful moments” that you have witnessed in your life.

Djokovicwho had not competed since July, when was crowned at Wimbledon to get to 21 Grand Slam trophiesracked up 19 winners and just six unforced errors, in what he described as a “pretty decent” match against Tiafoe.

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