Rubén Pérez

La vida es la cosa mejor que se ha inventado...

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Madrid Sports @MadridSports_]

Ya he visto este vídeo 7.128 veces.

Perdón, 7.129 con esta, no me he podido resistir a verlo de nuevo:

[Dr Marina Escolano-Poveda 🌊🪔 @HypatiaHeuresis]

This is the Naqada II fridge magnet I painted during our Welcome Week activities at @livancworlds! 😄 And two little Imhotep tags (he was feeling quite royal here!). Thank you, @Hommel_bee, you have the best ideas!

[Swish 🍒 Tennis @Zwxsh]

🇨🇭 🎾 The time Roger Federer defeated all three Big Four rivals to WIN the title...

🏆 ATP Finals 2010

RR: 🇬🇧 Andy Murray ✅ 6-4 6-2
SF: 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic ✅ 6-1 6-4
F: 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal ✅ 6-3 3-6 6-1

At his VERY best.

📹 alcarazaep

https://t.co/ihDsG956kg

[Tiempo De Tenis @Tiempodetenis1]

5 minutos con los mejores puntos de Roger Federer en Shanghai.

Maravillosos.

[TennisRF @Tenis_RF]

Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal en Indian Wells 2017.

Insane

[José Morón @jmgmoron]

Creo que es el mejor anuncio de tenis que he visto en mi vida. Qué absoluta pasada 😱😱😱

La Six Kings Slam con Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz, Sinner, Medvedev y Rune pinta realmente bien.

[TennisRF @Tenis_RF]

Roger Federer demostrando sus grandes habilidades en el Máster 1000 de Shanghai 🫡🔥

[Enséñame de Ciencia @EnsedeCiencia]

Construyendo un poderoso modelo de un motor de automóvil V8 🙀👇

[Ara-el ⛥ @arycarangi]

la rosa de los vientos nació gracias a un ocultista llamado ramon llull, inspirado gracias a la aeromancia (la adivinación del viento), también hace referencia a homero, llamando a los 4 vientos:

boreas - norte
eurus - este
notos - sur
cefiro - oeste

🧭

[El Club del Arte 🎨📷📚🖼🕍🎼 @Arteymas_]

Nudos que te ayudarán en tu vida diaria…

[Dr Marina Escolano-Poveda 🌊🪔 @HypatiaHeuresis]

This papyrus registers omina about the Moon, and shows some curious details about scribal practices. In the 1st column (right), the beginning of line 5 (we read right to left) is empty, as the scribe could not understand what the text he was copying said, and left it blank. (1)

[𝕰𝖑 𝕬𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖊 @CaminoAquelarre]

El fuego primordial.

Un recorrido a través de las diferentes manifestaciones religiones y espirituales de la prehistoria; de las pinturas rupestres hasta los monumentos megalíticos.

[VSports Team @VSportsTM]

Desde Agassi hasta Zverev con escala en Djokovic. Vestido por Nike y por Uniqlo. Tenisticamente desnudo. 10 puntos INCREÍBLES de Roger Federer.

[TennisRF @Tenis_RF]

El revés más bonito de la historia (?)

[El Club del Arte 🎨📷📚🖼🕍🎼 @Arteymas_]

Las hermosas aguas de Alaska son las más claras del mundo:

[Sumerian and Hittite Language (Hasan Türk) @SumerianHittite]

Tiamat

In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat (Akkadian: 𒀭𒋾𒊩𒆳 DTI.AMAT or 𒀭𒌓𒌈 DTAM.TUM, Ancient Greek: Θαλάττη, romanized: Thaláttē