Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will play for Team Europe at the 2019 Laver Cup in Geneva, Switzerland. Federer had already been confirmed, of course, for the festivities in his home country. Nadal officially joined the upcoming party on Thursday.
“I’m looking forward to playing the Laver Cup in Geneva next year and am very excited to be named in the team by our captain Bjorn Borg,” Nadal said. “I will do my best to live up to the great performances we had in Prague last year. The Laver Cup is a different event, it brings together players who are adversaries for all of the year, and it’s a wonderful experience to come together as a team, to work together, to help each other, and to get to know other players in a new way.”
The second-ranked Spaniard missed the 2018 event in Chicago after leading Team Europe to an inaugural victory in Prague. During that three-day weekend, he and Federer paired up for a memorable doubles win.
Federer, along with Novak Djokovic and eventual Nitto ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev, helped the European side pick up back-to-back trophies when it triumphed again this summer.
“We’ve all been blown away by the success of the Laver Cup, which in just two years has become so special to all the players who’ve been involved from both teams,” Federer noted. “I’m excited captain Bjorn has named both me and Rafa for Team Europe. We had a blast in Prague (in 2017) and it will be very special for me to team up with him again in Switzerland to try and defend our title.”
“It doesn’t get much better for a captain than naming both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the Laver Cup in Geneva,” Borg assured. “Bringing together two of the greatest players, and rivals, the sport has ever seen together on one team is very exciting for our sport and will give us the best possible chance to win the Laver Cup three years in a row.
“When we first played Laver Cup in Prague, with both Roger and Rafa on the team, we knew it would be very special, bringing together two such great champions. But I think we all underestimated how powerful it would be to see them sitting side by side, coaching each other and cheering each other on, along with their team-mates from the player bench. We saw again the same special moments in Chicago, and how much this event means to the players. I can’t wait to see how the Laver Cup unfolds in Geneva as Team Europe regroups to defend our title.”
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should be a fun one
Just hope they’re both healthy enough for it…
yep. i doubt both will be healthy at the same time that late in the season.
Way to early for players to be saying for cast iron certainty that they will be playing that late in the year, Nadals said it before about all mannor of tournaments, only to have to pull out with injury, doesnt make sense ….
Now that’s a tennis ticket I’d really love to have!!!