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Ila Reddy's avatar

“When we pass on the stories of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, we will speak a lot about their tennis - of course - but maybe we could spare a moment for their vulnerability, their tenderness, and their grace when neither of them really needed to show those sides.”

YES. ♥️

Beautiful essay!

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Thank you, Ila! :D

Karthik Ballu's avatar

If shown in a movie, that Rafa-Federer moment would have seemed too filmy! It's my most favourite sporting moment! They have shown that there are many more ways to be champions. Love them to bits! Thank you for this lovely essay, Sarthak! :'))

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Indeed, what a moment! Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Karthik :)

Aditi Taswala's avatar

Sports contains multitudes ( hat tip to Amit Verma) thank you for writing this. It is beautiful writing ❤️

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Thank you so much, Aditi! ❤️

Rakhi Kurup's avatar

Such a lovely essay Sarthak. It had me hooked and I enjoyed it thoroughly, tearing up at different places. The world in general needs to start focusing on the soft stuff.

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Thank you so much, Rakhi :)

And indeed.

Binu Sivan's avatar

I thought this is going to be about football, but this is about so much more. It is about life and I LOVED this post. Now I have to watch Federer’s farewell match again. 🏃🏾‍♀️

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Thank you so much, Binu :)

Rohan Banerjee's avatar

Beautiful. Remembered some of these moments, learnt a few new ones. Heart-warming stuff.

Also, fingers crossed for a 2022 Laver Cup redux.

Sarthak Dev's avatar

Thank you! Fingers crossed indeed.