We will therefore see Roger Federer again on a court. The 40-year-old Swiss, absent since last July due to a stewed knee, said on Wednesday that he would make a decision on his return to high level “by April-May”. This Thursday, the Laver Cup announced on social networks the participation of the former world number 1 in the next edition of this tennis Ryder Cup, created in 2017 on the initiative of Federer, who also retweeted the info .
👀🔜🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 https://t.co/kwKbOuO85j
—Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) February 3, 2022
He will be associated with Rafael Nadal in the European team against the “rest of the world”, from September 23 to 25 in London. “The rivals become teammates” can we read on the poster worthy of a blockbuster. The two friends, who weigh 41 Grand Slam titles between them, have already been part of “Team Europe” during the Laver Cup 2017 (they even played a doubles together) and 2019. the competition later this year and the Laver Cup is an integral part of my plan,” Federer told the event website.
And Djoko in all this?
In this tournament held from Friday to Sunday, three singles and one double are played each day. Five players plus a substitute make up the teams. For the moment, Europe has systematically imposed itself, except in 2020, since the event had then been canceled due to the pandemic. The third thief in history, Novak Djokovic, has so far participated in only one edition, in 2018, when he played doubles with Federer.