"I'm confident we will keep having Roger for a while" - Nadal on Federer's comeback

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are very good friends and they will meet once again on a court at the 2022 Laver Cup.

The Swiss Maestro hasn't played a tennis match since last year's Wimbledon and so not just fans but also his fellow competitors are really excited to see Roger Federer at the 2022 Laver Cup. He will be joined in London by other three members of the Big Four, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Ahead of the 2022 US Open, the Spaniard spoke about his friend and rival.

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"Well, excited to play Laver Cup. Of course, super excited to see Roger again on court. I hope he's healthy enough to make that happen," Nadal said. "Yeah, let's see. Have been a long period of time without Roger on court, so I really hope that he can manage to be back, no?"

"The most important thing at this stage of his career is the health and the happiness, no? If he's healthy enough and happy enough to be back to the tennis tour, will be amazing," Nadal said. "If not, we just can say thanks to him for everything that he achieved. I am confident that we will keep having Roger for a while."

The Spaniard also spoke about his practice and preparation ahead of the 2022 US Open as he's coming back from an injury which forced him to withdraw from the third Grand Slam of the season.

"[I'm] taking care with the serve, being honest," Nadal said about his preparation in New York. "But in general terms, I am practising at a high level of intensity. I'm quite happy the way that I am playing. Of course, we need to compete later. But it's already two weeks on the Tour, even if only one match professional, official. But practising every day with the guys helps me, without a doubt. I played sets every day for the last five days. That helps, of course.

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