NEW YORK (AP) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have faced each other in eight major finals, plan to team up as doubles partners next year during the inaugural Laver Cup. But there was no entertainment issue here in Geneva. "Today was extremely loud. September 19, 2017 World No.1 Rafael Nadal and No.2 Roger Federer will lead the parade of Laver Cup players at an official welcome ceremony in Prague on Wednesday, which will be live-streamed via @LaverCup on Twitter, Periscope, Facebook Live and YouTube. It was held on indoor hard courts at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.. What���s not to like? Playing as one third of the European contingency, Switzerland’s Federer … First held in 2017, the Laver Cup pits six players from Team Europe against six players from Team World. Enter: Coach Rafa Nadal. Most indelibly, he then pumped up Alexander Zverev, the young German star, before his decisive match tiebreaker against Raonic with a salty pep talk backstage. John Isner, Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios lead the charge for Team World. Coach Federer and Coach Nadal Have Been the Highlight of the Laver Cup. Nadal, only 17 years old and ranked No. The Laver Cup has done everything in its power to brand itself as … Roger Federer's Laver Cup brings the fun to the men's tennis game Nadal got the favor back from Federer during a 6-3, 7-6 (1) win over Milos Raonic that opened the evening session. That is followed closely by the revived ATP Cup in Australia in early January, just ahead of 2020���s first Grand Slam tournament: The Australian Open. No. Roger Federer was one game away from losing his match against Nick Kyrgios. Why Novak Djokovic will not join Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at Laver Cup Novak Djokovic will not be playing alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup… The 2019 Laver Cup was the third edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. The third edition of the annual Laver Cup is decided Sunday by a doubles match, then three more singles -- each worth three points with 13 needed for overall victory. And Nadal can't wait to get started. The Cup fires players up and chokes them up while paying them very well and selling out arenas on, so far, two continents. It was all a reminder that Federer���s and Nadal���s success is not just based in talent, diligence and great support teams but in cup-half-full mentalities. ���I don���t want to see any negative stuff.��� (A few choice words have been omitted here). What counts most at this muddled stage in men���s tennis is that the Laver Cup clearly matters to many leading players ��� and not just its co-creator Roger Federer, who played like a champ and swore like a sailor with the trophy on the line Sunday. Next up in the crowded category: The revamped Davis Cup Finals in Madrid, from Nov. 18 to 24. Team Europe won the inaugural tournament 15–9. But with matches at stake, the body language does not lie: flung rackets and downcast eyes after defeats, reflexive screams of release after victories. Roger Federer utilised sound advice from his longest rival on Tour to prevail over a more recent adversary on Saturday at Laver Cup in Geneva. Don't you think so?" GENEVA -- Coaching each other courtside, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won their singles matches Saturday to help Team Europe retain its lead over Team World on Day 2 of the Laver Cup. ���I think events like Laver Cup are a way to energize people to get interested in tennis. said Kyrgios, when asked at a postmatch news conference if his own play lacked something in key moments. Team Europe successfully defended their title for a second consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal high five during the opening ceremony as Alexander Zverev looks on. I don't recall that on the tour ever being almost this loud," the 38-year-old Federer said of the Palexpo indoor arena in Geneva. In contrast, players who qualify for the Ryder Cup, the golf event that inspired Laver Cup, very rarely decline the honor. Prague’s Laver Cup, a brand-new event in which six European players go up against opponents from the rest of the world. Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal will come together as teammates for the upcoming third edition of the Laver Cup.. Federer was among many tennis greats and celebrities to congratulate Nadal on his historic achievement. Roger Federer; The Australian Rod Laver praised Roger Federer for creating the Laver Cup that will take place for the third year, in Geneva in a few weeks. Laver Cup also might want to cut down on captain���s picks: three for a six-man squad only encourages the exhibition perception. 34 at the time, surprised many by beating the then No. He was quickly back on court, partnering Stefanos Tsitsipas in the day's doubles rubber. In a remarkable final day of Laver Cup action, Federer and Nadal both roared Zverev on to victory in the super tiebreak, which he claimed 10-4 as Raonic's serve deserted him. The players love it. ���I want a ���Let���s go��� and a ���Come on��� for every point you win,��� Federer barked at Zverev. ���We take this seriously. GENEVA ��� Ultimately, it is immaterial whether you call the Laver Cup an exhibition or grace it with a weightier label. ���But it���s an awesome event.���. There is room for both models in tennis, just as there should always be room for a great event (too many humdrum ones exist already). It was held on indoor hard courts at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 22 until 24 September.. With his wedding to Maria Francisca Perell처 set for Oct. 19 in Majorca, Nadal may not compete again until the Paris Masters later that month. Speaking of the Basel native, Laver … Then I will prepare to play the Laver Cup which is definitely a nice event. Federer and Nadal wholeheartedly embraced instructor roles, including with Fabio Fognini, center. The much-awaited combination of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for Team Europe will take on American Davis Cup duo Sam Querrey and Jack Sock in the night doubles. Laver Cup organizers announced today that HEAD, a leading racquet and ball manufacturer, has signed a multi-year deal to become a global sponsor of the event starting with this… Read more . Federer, Nadal Win Singles Matches to Keep Europe Ahead in Laver Cup Roger Federer beat Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic on Saturday at the Laver Cup. Laver Cup remains tantalizing, and would be even more so if Federer were not 38. ���I think only two out of the three will survive,��� said Milos Raonic, the Canadian star who, for now, plans to play in all three. Federer got his great rival's input at his shoulder before rallying late and raising his game in the decisive super-tiebreaker to beat Nick Kyrgios 6-7 (5), 7-5, 10-7 in the afternoon session. ���To me, we���re struggling with the smaller events in tennis in general, not just in America,��� said McEnroe, Team World���s assistant captain. The fans love it. The first team to reach 13 points out of a total 24 points available will win the Laver Cup. Federer and Nadal Make Laver Cup Shine, for Now, on a Crowded Calendar The three-year-old event is one of three national team events in men’s … Nadal got the favor back from Federer during a 6-3, 7-6 (1) win over Milos Raonic that opened the evening session. The Laver Cup was a big hit once again in its third year, this time in Federer���s home country Switzerland, where he led a European team ��� just barely ��� to a 13-11 victory over an underdog squad representing the rest of the world. Clips of Federer and Nadal competing together in 2017 lit up the internet. ���I think it���s something very positive, something new, something that is fresh for our sport,��� said Nadal, 33, calling for the next generation to support it. It will head to Boston���s TD Garden in 2020, an Olympic year that was originally supposed to be an off year for the event. Why not add even more? Federer, Nadal win; Europe holds Laver Cup lead, Serena latest star to withdraw from Miami Open, WTA devises path back to regular rankings setup, Barty saves match point, edges Kucova in Miami, Wawrinka out 'a few weeks' after foot surgery, Canada's Pospisil docked for verbal abuse in loss, V. 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Roger Federer was inspired to create a tennis team tournament based on the biennial Ryder Cup golf tournament, which features the best golfers from the United Statesplaying against the be… Kei Nishikori, the Japanese star who should be a pillar of Team World, has yet to participate. How to win the Laver Cup. The fourth edition of the Laver Cup should have gathered the world's leading players in Boston this September, with Team Europe seeking the fourth title … He was clearly eager to mark the moment in Geneva, and was not far off his flowing, fast-twitch best in singles on the quick surface. For at least ten days I will rest. But he made time for Laver Cup, where he and Federer not only competed but coached: filling the vast boreal silence left by captain Bjorn Borg as they counseled each other and seemingly any other European within earshot. Zverev, in the midst of a downbeat 2019, got the message just in time and then got the reward: getting engulfed by Borg, Federer, Nadal and the rest after his final winner. John Isner began Saturday's play with a win for Team World, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 10-1 over Alexander Zverev. But to acquire full credibility it needs to become a can���t-miss event for players who earn a spot based on ranking. Federer increasingly has used his clout to defend the event: He helped convince the ATP to make it part of its official calendar, angering some tournament directors. The tournament is named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, a tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. But plans changed when the market demand became clear ��� as did Davis Cup organizers��� desire to migrate into Laver Cup���s September slot. But Patrick McEnroe, John���s brother and a former United States Davis Cup captain, sees the surge in team events as a potential antidote to what ails the game. It drew more than 80,000 spectators over three days at Geneva���s Palexpo, just as it sold out arenas in Prague in 2017 and Chicago in 2018. It is a social-media show and group hug across the generations but also a pressure cooker (there was even a lineup controversy on Sunday). He partnered Zverev to a doubles win on Friday. As long as the players can make money and have ranking points, which are going to be part of the ATP Cup, it���s a no-brainer.���. So it seems, particularly with the Davis Cup finals and ATP Cup so similar in format ��� nation-based teams, a single week, best-of-three sets ��� and so close on the calendar (though Davis Cup���s organizers, at least, are eager to change its dates in the future). Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer headline the third edition of the Laver Cup, to be held 20-22 September in Geneva, Switzerland.The Laver Cup field includes three other Top 10 players — Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas — who will join Nadal and Federer on Team Europe. Daniil Medvedev was asked if he had considered playing the Laver Cup this year in Geneva ... Medvedev doesn't regret not playing Laver Cup with Federer and Nadal. ���It���s a bummer,��� said John McEnroe, three times a losing captain of the world team. ���I turn on the TV all the time for a 250 or 500, and sometimes there���s 10 people in the stands,��� he added, referring to low-level ATP Tour tournaments. Here are all the outrageously fun moments from this year’s Laver Cup. “He couldn't be more pumped up for this event,” Federer said on Wednesday. "You know, if I would have retired a long time ago, I wouldn't have this moment right now.". Author: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have previously represented Europe. 1 in straight sets. "I think the guy I was playing was just pretty good. Federer and Nadal remain an irresistible duo even if Nadal, gung-ho but still hurting after his U.S. Open victory, could only manage one full day of play before a recurring left hand problem forced him to withdraw before the final matches on Sunday. Sure. With the European team's captain, Bjorn Borg, also in the huddle, it brought a total of 50 Grand Slam singles titles together to help Federer edge past Kyrgios. (Source: Reuters) The Laver Cup was a big hit once again in its third year, this time in Federer’s home country Switzerland, where he led a European team — just barely — to a 13-11 victory over an underdog squad representing the rest of the world. The Laver Cup has been a disrupter in part because it is difficult to categorize. Federer and Nadal Make Laver Cup Shine, for Now, on a Crowded Calendar. With a … Kyrgios and Jack Sock won that match 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, scoring two key points for the world team, which trails Europe 7-5 ahead of the final four matches Sunday. Is there some posturing on changeovers and elsewhere with the cameras rolling? November 24, 2020 Dominic Thiem heading to Boston for Laver Cup … Roger Federer's management company, TEAM8, Brazilian businessman and former Davis Cup player Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Tennis Australia partnered to create the Laver Cup. The Australian had world team captain John McEnroe's seven Grand Slam titles in his chair. "What I really enjoy with Rafa is just that we very often align, our ideas align," said Federer, praising Nadal for "clarity in his advice.". ���You can clearly see it���s not an exhibition,��� said John Isner, the top-ranked American man, who has played in all three Laver Cups. Federer and Nadal have committed to playing for Europe in the inaugural Laver Cup, and Borg and McEnroe will captain, respectively, the European and … 1 Novak Djokovic bowed out this year even before he got injured. With only 12 players involved, some by invitation, it is hard to see Laver Cup ever awarding ranking points. He beat Nick Kyrgios in a big-bang duel on Saturday and then blinked last against Isner in a must-win match on Sunday. Federer, who co-owns the Laver Cup competition, delighted a 17,000 crowd in his first singles match in his native Switzerland this season. “He just won the US Open. That passion, like the big money required to stage this high-end tennis circus, is a fragile commodity, however, and it will be up to future stars to determine what floats or sinks amid tennis���s new team-event logjam. We want to win that thing.���. If the points are tied at 12-12 at the end of all matches, a fifth match on Sunday will be played to determine the winner. That was a lot of star power in just one pile, but then Laver Cup will require so much more of it in the years ahead if it is to buck the odds, and Federer���s retirement. The event is played over three days, with four matches on each day (three singles and a doubles). Highlights of the first time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal united on a doubles court. Even when they weren���t playing, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal absorbed much of the spotlight at the Laver Cup. It was must-watch content and will only encourage those who want to bring in-match coaching to Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Tour. The 2017 Laver Cup was the first edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. Roger Federer won’t forget Day 2 of the Laver Cup 2019. Nadal, close behind, chimed in about projecting positivity, too. Best to remember, though, that Federer and Nadal are what made that dynamic must-watch and that saturating the market has its own risks. The three-year-old event is one of three national team events in men���s tennis, and its survival might depend on whether future generations can match Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal���s passion. The two players were seen joining forces in the opening edition of the tournament in 2017, where they played as doubles partners for the very first time. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are teaming up again at the 2019 Laver Cup, which starts Friday in Geneva. The day “Rafa saved him,” to use his own words. On-court coaching jibes with the collective vibe of team events, whereas at Grand Slam level it undermines the beauty and tradition of a champion solving problems on his or her own. Are three such events too many? Second, Laver Cup reminds us of how crowd-pleasing doubles can be when fans are invested in the players. Federer broke the Kyrgios service at 5-5 in the second set and then produced some of his best tennis in the decisive tiebreaker. With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup team tennis tournament, expectations are running high about the chance of seeing the two as doubles partners.

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