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

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 …

Federer and Nadal were once fierce rivals in tennis but are now close friends, having dominated the sport together for around two decades, winning a combined total of 42 major singles titles before they retired. ‘A legendary journey to the top,’ Louis Vuitton wrote on Instagram alongside their edited image of the Federer and Nadal.