Being part of this historical moment will be something unforgettable for me
Rafael Nadal
After “all the incredible things that we have shared” for years, “being part of this historic moment will be something unforgettable for me”, said the Spaniard at a press conference on the eve of the start of this competition, which takes place between Friday and on Sunday in the British capital.
On the first day, the two great rivals of the last fifteen years andThey will be side by side to represent Team Europeagainst a pair of Americans made up of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, who will represent the World team.
The 41-year-old Swiss and winner of 20 Grand Slam titles will play his last match in London at the O2 Arena tonight before ending one of the most prestigious careers, not only in tennis but in sport.
Federer and Nadal have met 40 times(24 wins to 16 for the Spaniard), with some legendary duels that built the most passionate rivalry in the history of tennis.
But Federer, with a right knee injury that has become irrecoverable, announced last week that he will hang up his racket after the Laver Cup.
This exhibition competition, created on the initiative of the Swiss, pits a team made up of European tennis players, captained by Björn Borg, against a team from the rest of the world, with John McEnroe as captain.