I am deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Majesty. Her elegance, grace and loyalty to her duty will live on in history. I would like to send my thoughts and condolences to the entire Royal Family and Great Britain.
The news about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II created shockwaves in the world and Federer and Nadal paid their respects.
The news came down in the early evening hours yesterday with many prominent figures paying their respects to the late monarch. Among them were Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer who both took to social media.
Federer wrote:
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Majesty. Her elegance, grace and loyalty to her duty will live on in history. I would like to send my thoughts and condolences to the entire Royal Family and Great Britain.”
Nadal wrote:
"My most respectful, sincere and deepest condolences to the Royal Family of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to the British people for the pass of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II."
Other tennis players such as Holger Rune, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King did the same.
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Majesty. Her elegance, grace and loyalty to her duty will live on in history. I would like to send my thoughts and condolences to the entire Royal Family and Great Britain.