Laver Cup 2019: Iconic Moment as Nadal Coaches Federer and Dreams of Djokovic and Alcaraz Partnership

Laver Cup 2019: An image for history… Nadal acting as Federer’s coach!

If there is an iconic image of the Laver Cup, it is that of Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer giving each other encouragement and advice in the middle of the competition, who were later joined by Novak Djokovic. Once Roger Federer retires and Rafa Nadal intends to do so in 2024, the Swiss, a great supporter of this tournament, dreams of creating a new ‘magnet’ for fans and this is none other than seeing Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz together teaming up with Europe.

I would like to see Novak again, honestly. I would love to see Alcaraz and Novak on the same team

This was one of the phrases left in the interview that Roger Federer gave to Eurosport just after the Laver Cup 2023 in Vancouver and in which he also spoke about other current tennis stars: Alexander Zverev. “Sascha, of course, would be great for the German market too. And he has also been a great supporter of the Lever Cup, which he has played in five times.”

Regarding the poor performance of Europe this year, which was surpassed from start to finish by the rest of the World team (2-15), Federer attributed it to the losses suffered and is confident of a better performance next year. “I think that hurt Team Europe a lot, you know, losing Tsitsipas and Rune. So there will be a lot to choose from. Medvedev, obviously, would be great. I also like watching Rublev. I think he tried a lot, but it was an end. “It’s been a tough week for him. And then, with a little luck, someone might break through and have a chance to be picked by Bjorn Borg. Maybe Carlos Alcaraz, who knows?”

Second consecutive Laver

After reaching the final day with a 10-2 lead, the Rest of the World Team completed its overwhelming victory over Team Europe by winning the doubles with Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe against the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and Ben Shelton and by taking the Laver Cup with a final result of 13-2. John McEnroe’s side dominated the Laver Cup from the first point to Europe and won the trophy for the second year in a row.

Rublev/Hurkacz-Tiafoe/Shelton: The rest of the world closes the title 6-7(4) and 6-7(5), TOTAL: 2-13

2023-09-25 11:28:00
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