The Swiss plans to play a Laver Cup doubles match with his friend and big rival
In London, everything is set up for Roger Federer to bid farewell to his career in the best possible way. In a doubles match Friday with Rafa Nadal in his competition, the Laver Cup, the Swiss player wants to put an end to it together with his friend and big rival.
“Of course (which I would like). Doubtless. It would be a unique moment. For everything we’ve lived together, for everything we’ve fought for, for the respect we have for each other, for the relationship we’ve had. It’s a great message, not just for tennis, but for the sport and beyond. It would be great. I don’t know if it will happen, but it would be a very special moment,” Federer admitted on Wednesday.
This is the second time Federer and Nadal have shared a team, after being linked to the first edition of the Laver Cup in Geneva 2017. The Swiss’ physical condition does not allow him to play singles, so his performance will be limited up to doubles, despite the fact that it is not allowed in the tournament rules.
“That has been one of my concerns. I didn’t want to upset the ATP or anything. But I know my limitations. I asked Bjorn (Borg) if it was okay to play doubles alone and that it would be on Friday. On Saturday Matteo (Berrettini) would replace me. Bjorn said nothing was wrong and also spoke to John (McEnroe) and the ATP. Everyone said it was okay,” Federer added. So here I am, ready for one last double. I’m nervous because I haven’t played in a long time, so I hope to be competitive.”
It is the first time the Swiss has officially set foot on a tennis court since he played the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2021, when he fell to Pole Hubert Hurkacz. Federer planned to also play the tournament in his city of Basel at the end of October, but his physical condition prevented him from playing the championship in which he started as a ball boy and met the idols. of his youth.
In Nadal’s case, his Laver Cup appearance is his first appearance since losing in the quarter-finals of the US Open. This will be one of the last tournaments in the Balearic Islands before the end of the season. On the calendar, once the Laver Cup is over, only the Masters 1,000 in Paris-Bercy and the ATP Finals in Turin appear.
Source: La Verdad
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