Roger Federer feels his opinions of tennis foes Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were clouded by the intense rivalries they shared.

Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal told 60 Minutes in 2019: "When I retire, I think fortunately there are many things in my life that will make me happy."

Novak Djokovic sent a classy message to Roger Federer after the Swiss star watched his defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. The Serb went into the contest hoping to beat his Italian rival,

And Zverev, who has played against Federer and Novak Djokovic on countless occasions before and since taking on Nadal, insisted that facing the Spanish star on Court Philippe-Chatrier was the toughest task in tennis.

Roger Federer was in attendance for the Shanghai Masters final between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic and the latter admitted after the match that he “wished” his fellow tennis legend was still “on court playing with us”.