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Federer and Nadal Changed the Locker Room Culture," Says Chang

Le 10/06/2025 à 17h53 par Clément Gehl
Federer and Nadal Changed the Locker Room Culture, Says Chang

Michael Chang gave an interview to the Spanish media outlet Clay Tenis. According to him, if Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are developing a good relationship, it’s also thanks to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who were the first great rivals to get along well.

He stated: "Federer and Nadal changed the locker room culture, to be honest. The generation before me was very competitive and didn’t really talk to each other.

On the court, it’s business: you want to give your best and beat your opponent. Off the court, they were kind to everyone, whether you were world No. 2 or No. 100 in doubles.

Roger, Rafa, and even Novak are responsible for this shift. They treated you as equals and were genuinely kind.

I think this has carried over to the current generation because they have respect for everyone.

Michael Chang
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Roger Federer
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Rafael Nadal
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Jannik Sinner
1e, 10880 points
Carlos Alcaraz
2e, 8850 points
Novak Djokovic
5e, 4630 points
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Nonsense.



Roger and Rafael were products of a carefully choreographed PR assault on our common sense.



The guy who really made the difference is Novak.
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Fed and Nadal were 2 class acts. Novak not so much. Even with the records Novak wants to be them soooooooo much. It rarely mattered who was on the other side of the net, the crowd usually wanted them to win if it was against Novak, even lower ranked players. He just lacked the likability factor. Hats off to him for the records and for not complying on the jab.
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