Roger Federer and two others called out for 'letting Rafa Nadal down'

Roger Federer has been called out

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After their exit, Ferrer told Partidazo de Cope: "The farewell was done with the best intentions, but it was after losing and in a hurry... it was a bit sad. When you don't win, it's already a sad moment. I missed Federer, Djokovic, Gasol, who is a close friend of his. "He was going to be there on Friday. I shouldn't have been the one to speak. Others should have. But Rafa's greatness is not going to change with a better or worse tribute. I'm sad about everything, about how it went, about losing...it wasn't the scenario we wanted. We were favourites, but we didn't show it. And the farewell of someone as important as Rafa was lackluster. “Very important people in his career and rivals were missing. I missed those people. Things are what they are and we have to accept them. Rafa will have plenty of time to receive tributes at major tournaments such as Roland Garros and he will have the farewell he deserves. “It was his last match, it was the end of his tennis career. We won't see him on a court anymore and it's true that I missed that a little bit. Rafa's greatness deserved something more.”

Nadal struggled to keep his emotions in check

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