Rafael Nadal will return to wear the blue shirt, the one worn to play the famous Laver Cup, which this year will be held in Berlin from 22 to 24 September. As announced on social media close to the start of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, the 22-time champion will once again be part of the Europa team. The same team that is already made up of his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. The Spaniard usually makes his appearance at this event: he did it in 2017 in Prague, in 2019 in Geneva, but above all in 2022 in London. An edition with more tears than tennis.
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“I am very happy to play the Laver Cup in Berlin for Team Europe. I have some really special memories of my experiences at the Laver Cup including all the emotions I experienced in London two years ago playing alongside Roger for the last time,” he says Nadal in the social video announcing his participation. Because his friend and rival, Roger Federer, had used the tournament to bid farewell to tennis in style, playing a memorable and moving double with Rafa. Will it be the same path that the former Iberian world number one will also take to say goodbye to tennis? In recent months, the most popular hypothesis for his possible withdrawal has always been Paris, but Berlin could be the chosen city. For another (possible) emotional farewell.
