Roger Federer shares his emotionally-moving go to to the Rafa Nadal Museum.
By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, July 23, 2026
Photograph credit: Rafa Nadal Academy
A riveting rivalry was revisited by its iconic champion.
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer visited the newly-rennovated Rafa Nadal Museum on the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca.
Eight-time Wimbledon winner Federer returned to the Rafa Nadal Academy one 12 months after his final go to and virtually a decade after attending its official inauguration in October 2016, though this time Rafa Nadal was sadly unable to affix him.
In the course of the tour of the brand new Rafa Nadal Museum, Federer was accompanied by Sebastián Nadal, Rafa Nadal’s father, Gustavo Marcaccio, Tennis Director of the Rafa Nadal Academy, and Gonzalo Pérez, Supervisor of the Rafa Nadal Museum.
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Federer, who has spoken enthusiastically about reviving the Fedal rivalry in a future exhibition tour, frolicked within the gallery devoted to the Large 3, some of the consultant areas of the brand new exhibition. There, guests can uncover private objects donated by Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, in addition to get pleasure from unique audiovisual content material during which the three legends look again on how they skilled firsthand one of many biggest rivalries within the historical past of sport and the legacy they constructed collectively over greater than 20 years.
Afterward, Federer stated he was emotionally moved revisiting the Large 3 rivalry.
“It’s fantastic to see all the things. It’s stunning,” Federer stated of the musuem. “There’s an unbelievable quantity of labor behind it, however above all, it’s very emotional.”
Subsequent month, Federer will likely be inducted into the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Seeing among the racquets he used and attire and footwear he wore in varied Large 3 battles on the Rafa Nadal Museum introduced again constructive reminiscences for Federer.
The Swiss Maestro was impressed by the transformation of the brand new Rafa Nadal Museum.
“I bear in mind what it was like originally, however now it’s really spectacular,” Federer stated. “It’s stunning, it’s actually very properly finished.
“It’s a really particular place. Congratulations to the entire staff. I’ve already informed them personally: you’ve finished a implausible job.”
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Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He’s a graduate of New York College and has coated professional tennis for greater than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and labored as a author/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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