Roger Federer can’t stop crying during farewell speech after losing alongside Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer couldn’t hold back his emotions after losing his farewell match — a doubles contest at the 2022 Laver Cup in London on Friday — with Rafael Nadal as his Team Europe teammate.

Team World, led by Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, overcame Federer and Nadal to win 4-6, 7-6 (2), 11-9 in a Match Tiebreak.

After the contest ended, Federer couldn’t stop crying during his farewell speech.

“We’ll get through this somehow,” Federer said. “It’s been a wonderful day. I told the guys, ‘I’m happy. I’m not sad.’

“It feels great to be here and I enjoyed tying my shoes one more time. Everything was the last time.”

After explaining how the people around him made him less nervous, Federer continued by thanking Nadal and all those other in attendance.

“I am so hapy I made it through. The match was great,” Federer said. “I couldn’t be happier. It’s been wonderful.

“And, of course, playing with Rafa [Nadal] on the same team and having the guys, everybody here, all the legends.”

After he was asked about how amazing it was to retire with his foes-turned-teammates by his side, Federer said he’s always been a team player.

“It is amazing. It really is,” Federer said. “I didn’t want it to feel lonely out there. It felt lonely for a second when you wanted me to come out one more time.

“I always felt I was a team player at heart. Singles doesn’t really do that.”

Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud were some of the Team Europe players that Federer thanked.

“It does feel like a celebration to me,” Federer said. “I wanted to feel like this in the end and it’s exactly what I hoped for, so thank you.”