Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 25, 2024
Roger Federer is Laver Cup founder and a loyal fan of the format.
Former world No. 1 Federer shared his one want for the 2024 Laver Cup.
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Convey one of the best to Berlin.
Chatting with Eurosport after Staff World delivered a 13-2 shellacking of Staff Europe to efficiently defend Laver Cup in Vancouver, Federer cited his European Dream Staff for Berlin.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, German gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev are Federer’s selections to assist Staff Europe reclaim the Cup when the seventh version of the occasion returns to European soil subsequent fall.
“I want to see Novak once more, Alcaraz and Novak on the identical group,” Federer instructed Eurosport’s Barbara Schett. “Sascha Zverev can be nice for the German market. Somebody like [Holger] Rune, that basically damage Staff Europe.
“Rune and [Stefanos] Tsitsipas pulling out. [Daniil] Medvedev can be nice. I like watching [Andrey] Rublev, and perhaps somebody will come via.”
“I’d like to see Alcaraz and Novak on the identical group!”
Roger Federer on his dream line up for subsequent yr’s Laver Cup 😍 pic.twitter.com/ZIdwdDqAa1
— Eurosport (@eurosport) September 25, 2023
Maybe Federer’s public request may persuade Alcaraz to make his Laver Cup debut subsequent September. Alcaraz has lengthy listed Federer as one in all his prime tennis inspirations.
Alcaraz credited Federer’s suave magnificence for his affinity for the garden sport en path to successful Queen’s Membership final June.
“I having fun with enjoying on grass. I imply, enjoying on grass is gorgeous, and I’d say the sport of everyone turn out to be, you recognize, extra stunning, I’d say,” Alcaraz instructed the media in London. “Serve and volley, return and volley, you recognize, slices.
“I’d say Federer put magnificence into play on grass. I’m speaking for me.”
Secure to say Staff World Captain John McEnroe is on prime of the world … child!#LaverCup pic.twitter.com/hiORRMjDwm
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 24, 2023
Although Federer helped lead Staff Europe to a number of Laver Cups and mentioned he’d prefer to sometime succeed Corridor of Famer Bjorn Borg as Laver Cup captain, the Swiss Maestro credited captain John McEnroe’s Staff World for his or her pure dominance of the weekend.
“They destroyed Staff Europe. Staff World performed implausible, they actually introduced the vitality,” Federer mentioned. “All people introduced a degree, they have been stronger within the doubles.
“Within the singles too, they have been transferring quick, they have been able to go. They completely deserved victory.”
Photograph credit score: Carlos Alcaraz Instagram
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