Rafael Nadal called time on his iconic tennis career earlier this month, and has now given his true thoughts on his relationship with long-time rival Roger Federer

It was a scene ripped from a John le Carré novel. According to firsthand accounts and court documents, a man is told to go to the front desk of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Manhattan and say the phrase “banana peel.” The concierge then hands him an envelope with orders to circle the block …

The Core Values campaign, launched in 2007 under Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Pietro Beccari, has featured icons like Pele, Maradona, Mikhail Gorbachev and Angelina Jolie. After a hiatus, the series returned in 2022 with an ad starring Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Now, it spotlights Nadal and Federer.

Although the relationship between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer appears to be peachy on the outside, the pair are far from being pen pals despite ditching their differences

Louis Vuitton ‘s latest “Core Values” campaign celebrates the multi-decade-spanning careers of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in tennis. Photographed by the legendary fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, the image shows the sports superstars resting 3,000m high atop the alpine vista of the Italian Dolomites, sporting timeless Louis Vuitton styles.

Tennis fans have ridiculed luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton for posting an edited image of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on social media. The French company recently shared an image from their ‘Core Values’ campaign on Instagram,

In the imagery, Federer and Nadal are on a mid-mountaineering expedition equipped with Louis Vuitton's signature travel accessories. Federer carries the classic Monogram Christoph