Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer sent a video to Spanish long time rival and fellow all-time great Rafael Nadal congratulating him on the first anniversary of his tennis academy and recalling the late-career resurgence both have enjoyed in 2017. "I just wanted to congratulate the Rafa Nadal Academy on their one-year anniversary and all their team and family," Federer said in the video on Thursday, reports Efe. Federer, winner of a record 19 men's Grand Slam singles titles, attended the inauguration of the Rafa Nadal Academy -- located in Nadal's hometown of Manacor, in Spain's Balearic Islands -- when both were trying to work their way back to form after injuries, reports Efe.

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