Laver Cup

The eyes of fans and sports' cognoscenti around the world are witnessing one of the biggest goodbyes to an athlete tennis has known.

“We have never had Andy on the team and so having him on the team is going to be very special. “Not that I wanted to hijack this event or anything, but I always feel sorry for players who sometimes retire on the tour, say, ‘I’m going to play one more match,’ then at one point you lose and there you stand all alone. Having all the other guys around just felt like I was not going to be lonely announcing my retirement. “And I know it’s going to be a crazy stadium with unbelievable fans, with the team there. For that reason I think it would be great.” It was his first media conference since taking to social media last week to break the news that prompted a flood of praise for his glittering career, well wishes and sadness.

Fans will be able to play along with all the action at Laver Cup London 2022 and win prizes through the new free-to-play online game, Laver Cup Unrivaled ...

“The Laver Cup Unrivaled Challenge is a fun way for fans in The O2 and at home to engage with the on-court competition during matches,” said Laver Cup CEO Steve Zacks. CEO Jamie Mitchell is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2022. All can play for enjoyment. Low6 is a proud partner of the PGA TOUR, UFC, LEARFIELD, NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals and LA Chargers, and the NBA Detroit Pistons. “We are thrilled to develop Laver Cup Unrivaled Challenge for the fifth edition of the Laver Cup in London,” said Low6 CEO and Co-Founder Jamie Mitchell. Fans will be able to play along with all the action at Laver Cup London 2022 and win prizes through the new free-to-play online game, Laver Cup Unrivaled Challenge, including an opportunity to win tickets to Laver Cup Vancouver 2023.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe were among the stars to take part in the Laver Cup photo shoot on Wednesday in London.

[Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview), [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview), [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview), Djokovic, Murray, Federer and alternate [Matteo Berrettini](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview) will represent Team Europe at The O2, with captain [Bjorn Borg](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/bjorn-borg/b058/overview) leading the side. [John McEnroe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-mcenroe/m047/overview) will be aiming to guide Team World to its first victory against Team Europe. [Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview). [Laver Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/laver-cup/9210/overview) dressed up on Wednesday evening to take part in the events official group photo, gathering by the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London before play begins Friday at The O2. [Laver Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/laver-cup/9210/overview) [Laver Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/laver-cup/9210/overview). [Felix Auger-Aliassime](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview), [Taylor Fritz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview), [Diego Schwartzman](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-schwartzman/sm37/overview), [Alex de Minaur](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview), [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview), [Jack Sock](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-sock/sm25/overview) and alternate [Tommy Paul](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview) make up his squad. [Novak Djokovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview), [Roger Federer](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview) and [Andy Murray](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview) were among the players who boarded a boat on the River Thames before posing by the UK landmarks ahead of the tournament.

The 2022 edition of the Laver Cup takes place in the O2 Arena in London from 23-25 September, where all eyes will be on Roger Federer after he announced he ...

Followed by: Could he again make waves on his return to London? The USA’s 2 Ruud and Greece’s World No. The other members of team Europe are no slouches themselves, with Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Murray joined by Norway’s World No. 7 on the world rankings. 3 in the ATP world rankings, having previously been the world No. “But it was already clear beforehand that I would only play doubles, probably on Friday evening.” All matches will be played on a pitch-black court, adding to the drama of an already highly-anticipated event. The 2022 edition of the Laver Cup will take place in London’s O2 Arena, an indoor venue that was built under the famous Millennium Dome. Since its inaugural edition in 2017, the Laver Cup has become a favourite of players and fans alike. Find out what you need to know about the historic event below.

Roger Federer plays the final competitive event of his career at the Laver Cup. Here are the viewing details.

08:00 ET 07:00 ET Single tickets for other days were priced between £40 ($45) and £510 ($578). Bjorn Borg is the captain of Team Europe 2022, with Thomas Enqvist as vice-captain. The action starts at 1 p.m. The Laver Cup 2022 takes place at the O2 Arena, London.

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.

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.

London: The stars of the 2022 Laver Cup including, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray dressed up on Wednesday to take part in the events official ...

The event, which sees Team Europe face Team World in a combination of singles and doubles matches, was founded by Federer in 2017 and named after Rod Laver. Federer and Murray shared a joke before travelling to the Tower of London. The 41-year-old has not played since Wimbledon 2021, after which he had a third knee operation.

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.

Amid a banner season at age 36 in a career that has already been stamped as legendary, Rafael Nadal says the key to his golden success is no secret: Hard ...

Even if you’re in the advantage, you know that every match is going to be a battle and that anything can happen.” “I haven’t been able to play on a team as much as I would like. Nadal is a two-time finalist in that event; Federer, Djokovic and Murray have all captured the crown. “The O2 has seen a lot of tennis the last 10 years. “It’s going to be unique – this has never happened and will probably never happen again,” he says. “Every time the challenge is more [and] I hope that I will be ready for it.”