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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
two other weird things they did:
- Rafa coaching Roger, telling him to up the aggression on the forehand against Kyrgios. this was the best collabo ever, but it makes you wonder how much they wanted to help each other out while being a bit careful not to expose too much of their own strategies that will eventually be used against each other later. which leads to...
- Roger admitting that he was studying Rafa and trying to get a closer look at his tendencies. normally they never practice together or attend each other's matches, in fact when they were forced to warm up next to each other at Indian Wells this year it was somewhat awkward.
all in all it was just a nice break from the stress of watching them be rivals, and getting the chance to be a fan of the other side, if only for a moment. and I did enjoy Team World's over the top cellies, as that's another thing not frequently seen on the regular circuit.
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You can tell both rivals respect the hell out of each other, it's too bad their fans don't follow their example. While they do respect each other, there is a reason why they are considered 1 & 2 in the GOAT debate they are so competitive they hate losing and especially to each other. 2017 was such a fun year to see them sweep the majors I hope 2018 they both are healthy and play well.