Laver Cup

Federer, who announced his retirement last week, hinted his final competitive tennis could come Friday. And it is likely to be alongside his longtime rival ...

Federer had, by then, learned to control the combustible temper and competitive streak that had frustrated both coaches and his parents early in his career, funneling his fire into a more measured pursuit of perfection. In one period at the height of his career, from early 2004 to October 2008, Federer held the No. Federer revealed Wednesday that he had known since the summer that his career as a singles champion was finished, whether he liked it not. When Borg agreed, they brought the idea to the World captain, John McEnroe, and to tour officials to ensure that his accommodation also had their approval. His final match will come Friday, a one-night-only doubles appearance in which he is expected to team up with his longtime friend and foe Rafael Nadal. Open in New York, where his matches drew celebrities and fellow athletes and everyday fans captivated by his elegance, his poise and his craftsmanship. On Wednesday, he said would go out “happy” but not satisfied, and on his own terms. “I was not willing to go in the direction of, let’s risk it all. Open, he said Wednesday, but knew he would not attend and preferred “a chance to properly say goodbye to the fans.” He had pondered doing so during the tournament, but by then Serena Williams had announced her own retirement. For months, he and those closest to him kept his secret. He had considered announcing his retirement before the U.S. And it is likely to be alongside his longtime rival Rafael Nadal.

When is Roger Federer playing in the Laver Cup? Will Federer and Rafael Nadal play together? Laver Cup schedule, order of play and how to watch on TV.

Download the Eurosport app now for iOS and Android. Matches will continue throughout the final day until there is a winner when one team reaches the 13 points required to be crowned the champions. Match 11: Singles (if required) The Laver Cup will take place from September 23-25 with four matches on each day. Both days will see the night session start at 19:00 UK time. Match 10: Singles (if required)

Team World has never won the cup, and now it will face the rare dream team of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and the retiring Roger Federer.

Federer is part owner of the Laver Cup. Open and then beat Andrey Rublev before [falling in the semifinals](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/sports/tennis/carlos-alcaraz-outlasts-frances-tiafoe-to-reach-us-open-final.html) to the eventual [champion, Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/11/sports/tennis/us-open-alcaraz-ruud.html), is a last-minute replacement for John Isner, who fractured his left wrist at the U.S. Open this month, just playing with the Big Four is magical. McEnroe’s uncertainty centers on the health and ages of Federer, Nadal and Murray and the lack of tournament play for Djokovic. Asked if he would play doubles with him, as he did in a win over Sock and Sam Querrey in 2017 — a match that featured a near midair collision and giggles between them — Nadal said he would jump at the chance. Murray, 35, has shown stretches of brilliance this year, notably when he beat Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios en route to the final in Stuttgart in June. More than that, we get to connect and share great ideas on court, off court, be part of something very extraordinary for our sport.” The captain of Team Europe is the six-time French Open, five-time U.S. That he chose to end competitive play at the Laver Cup, the Ryder Cup-style event that he and his management team founded in 2017 as a chummy atmosphere of star players to showcase great tennis, speaks volumes. [upset Nadal](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/sports/tennis/tiafoe-rublev-us-open.html) in the U.S. It’s not just the players standing on court today, there’s so many more that have paved the way for us so we can enjoy playing in front of a crowd like this, earn a living and live our dream. Federer, the oldest at 41, won his first match in September 1998 just after his 17th birthday, when he beat Guillaume Raoux in Toulouse, France.

Laver Cup: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal last teamed up together was in 2019 when they beat Sam Querrey and Jack Sock in three sets.

Federer holds an unbeaten 6-0 record in the singles matches at Laver Cup, winning his team 18 points. The duo will face Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock from Team World on Day 1 of the tournament. Roger Federer will team up with Rafael Nadal in the doubles match for Team Europe in the Laver Cup.

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team up in doubles at the Laver Cup on Friday in what Federer has announced will be the final match of his ...

Added Tiafoe: “It’s going to be iconic to be a part of that. “Tomorrow is going to be a special thing. Going to be difficult to handle everything, especially for Roger, without a doubt. And on the other hand, something that probably we are very proud of is having a friendly rivalry,” Nadal said Thursday. They teamed up to win a doubles match during the first Laver Cup in 2017. 1 across nearly a quarter of a century as a professional tennis player.

Rafael Nadal (22 major titles) and Novak Djokovic (21) have both since passed him, but it was Federer who first hauled in trophies at a rate never before seen.

rights to the Laver Cup. Federer will compete alongside Nadal in Friday’s doubles match, which is scheduled as the second match of the evening session in London. Rafael Nadal (22 major titles) and Novak Djokovic (21) have both since passed him, but it was Federer who first hauled in trophies at a rate never before seen.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had a three-way rivalry that made each of them better — and was awfully fun to watch.

Sure, without all three of you in the mix, maybe one of you alone would hold all 63 Grand Slam titles. People can argue back and forth why any one of you is the greatest of all time. We are all blessed to have watched all of you play against each other. (Ironically, that's the same number of Grand Slams that Pete Sampras won, before the Big Three came on the scene and obliterated his reign as the GOAT.) It's not the Olympics. It's not the NBA championship.

Roger Federer has united with careerlong friend and rival Rafael Nadal for a fairytale final match on Friday at the Laver Cup, but you may need to ...

I try to explain that every day to my children." "You've got to keep believing that it's going happen. [Federer: It was about time that I retired](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/2022/09/21/632aee8f22601d8d698b459c.html) [the Laver Cup](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/2022/09/20/632a232522601d14638b45a9.html), but you may need to remortgage your house to watch it in person. [Roger Federer announces retirement from pro tennis after legendary career](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/2022/09/15/63232bd546163f49178b45aa.html) - Tennis.

The event is taking place in London, which is the same city in which Federer has registered eight Wimbledon singles titles, an all-time men's record. The 20- ...

Friday will not be the first time Nadal and Federer find themselves on the same side of the court. The Serbian veteran played against Federer on 50 occasions. "Tomorrow is going to be a special thing," Nadal said. Now, it's hard to argue that the same can't be said about Friday's match. They played together at the very first Laver Cup in 2017, and Sock was also one of their opponents. The 20-time Grand Slam champion said he will only play one match, and that 26-year-old Matteo Berrettini from Italy will take his place for the rest of the competition.