There Laver Cupa team event in which a team ofEurope and a team from the other nations of World, is highly anticipated this year too. The challenge that is being played out this year in the rotation between continents Berlin (immediately after the US Open) from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd September, is also expected for the presence of Rafael Nadal.
The Spanish player has not yet made any definitive announcement on his farewell to tennis and is preparing for the Paris Olympics which will be played in his beloved Roland Garros where he won the Grand Slam title 14 times.
At the time of the announcement of his presence in Berlin, someone had also hypothesized that the Spaniard would say goodbye to tennis in style Roger Federer but to date there are no certainties in this sense. In fact, all tennis fans remember the 2022 edition of the Laver Cup which was the last event Roger Federer played in his career.
And everyone remembers the doubles played by the Swiss champion together with his lifelong friend-rival Rafael Nadal and the photo with the two players hand in hand in tears.
Roger Federer: “Playing doubles with Nadal at the Laver Cup? I don’t think so but if you ask me….”
At what became Roger Federer’s farewell party to tennis, Rafael Nadal was present.
In the recent interview that Roger Federer released to Gazzetta dello Sport on the eve of its release on Amazon First of the documentary which traces the last 12 days of his career, precisely those days at the Laver Cup, the Rosea interviewer asked Federer what would he do if this time Nadal asked him to be his doubles partner at the Laver Cup in Berlin 2024.
And the Swiss’ response didn’t actually close all the doors, on the contrary. Federer said: “I don’t think we’ll play doubles together at Laver Cupbut if he asks me I’ll be there.” We’ll just have to wait until September to see.
