“Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal absence is never nice,” Raonic says

It’s the first time that the US Open is taking place without Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal,

The Swiss man is out for the rest of season due to his knee surgery.

But the Spaniard man decided not to play in the US Open due to Covid-19 pandemic.

For that, many players expressed how it feels to play a tournament with Nadal and Federer.

Milos Raonic told the media that it’s not nice not to have the FeDaL in a playing tournament.

“I mean, the absence of them is never nice. Because obviously, I mean, I can speak only about myself,” h

“I love to watch them, as well. Even if I’m player myself, I love to watch them, watch them compete.”

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in the rest of the interview Raonic expressed how the FeDaL are important in Tennis not just for fans but for players as well.

“I do not think it really does have an effect. but It’s unfortunate they’re not here. I think it’s always great for tennis when they’re around,”

“Yeah each one of us as players is really just focused on who’s the next person We have in the future rounds,”

“but, it’s weird at a Grand Slam not having them, but there’s many tournaments throughout the year that we play without the two of them there”

“I think it’s not a big of a deal, because it’s not the first time in a major that these two are not playing.

“And in a few years it’s going to be every major without them, so I think it’s not that big of a deal.

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The 19 grand slam winner told GQ magazine that Federer has unlimited passion for Tennis and that what keeps him playing.

” I don’t think that Roger is still playing Tennis for me or anyone”

” He [Roger] still continues to play because He just loves the game,”

“For a simple reason, that He enjoys what He is doing,”

“And it has been the same for several years now,” Rafa Nadal said.