Nadal on bond with great rival Federer: "It’s a rivalry, of course, but it’s also a friendship"

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are rivals on the court but off it are close friends having spent most of their respective careers battling it out for Grand Slam crowns.

This is shown with their head to head record being 24-16 in favour of Nadal and the Spaniard himself shed some light on their relationship in a recent interview including about their charity match they had together in Cape Town.

"We’re having a great story together. We have had long careers. Facing each other in the most important tournaments for such a very, very long time. Creating positive things for charity, playing in special events like we did in Cape Town in South Africa like we did a few weeks again.

It’s a rivalry, of course, but it’s also a friendship"