Roger Federerwho retired last year after a dispute over an edition Laver Cup unforgettable for all world tennis, returned to the exhibition competition last weekend and did so with a clear request to the two best tennis players today, the world number 1, Novak Djokovicand number 2, Carlos Alcaraz.
The rest of the world team won 2-15 against the European team, which was clearly outplayed by their opponent. At this point, Roger Federer He pointed out the significant casualties suffered by the European team and hopes that next year the team from the old continent will be able to count on tennis players like Chillies either runesbut above all, he launched a clear request to Djokovic and Alcaraz. Swiss want to see Serbian and Spanish in Laver Cup 2024 forming a doubles partner for Team Europe as Roger did in his tennis farewell with one of his great rivals on the court and friend from here, Rafa Nadal.
“I want to see Novak (Djokovic) come back. To be honest, I would like to see him together with Carlos (Alcaraz) in the same team, I would love for this to happen”he declared.
The Laver Cup you want in 2024
But that’s not all. Roger Federer made his letter to the Kings for the next edition of the aforementioned tournament. “Sascha Zverev, of course, will be incredible. For the German market he will be a great support in the Laver Cup. I would also like to see Holger Rune, who could be in Team Europe. I think the losses is hurt in Team Europe a lot. Tsitsipas and Rune are missing… There will be many choices. Medvedev will obviously do well. I also want to see Rublev (he was there). I think he tried really hard, but it was a tough weekend for him. And then, with a bit of luck, someone might slip through and have a chance to be picked by Bjorn Borg (European captain). Maybe Carlos Alcaraz, who knows?”added the legendary player.
If Novak Djokovic is present at the 2024 edition of the Laver Cup as publicly requested by Roger Federer, it will be the Serbian’s third participation in this competition after participating in it in 2018 and 2022. For its part, this will mark the debut of Alcaraz in exhibition this contest.
Source: La Verdad
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