Roger Federer has paid tribute to Rafael Nadal ahead of the Spaniard’s retirement from tennis, revealing their rivalry made him “enjoy the game even more”. Nadal’s career comes to an end this week at the Davis Cup, where he will represent Spain for the final time as he looks to go out on a high.

"You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud", says Roger Federer to Nadal, two years after his own retirement.

Roger Federer paid tribute to his longtime rival Rafael Nadal on Tuesday as the Spaniard gears up for his last tournament in professional tennis at the Davis Cup in Malaga.