Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was named on Friday as the fourth member of the six-player men’s Europe team. The 35-year-old Serbian will join his longtime rivals in the fifth edition of the ATP-sanctioned event from September 23-25.
Named after Australian player Rod Laver, the event pits six of Europe’s best players against six from the rest of the world over three days.
“It’s the only competition where you can play in a team environment with people you normally compete against, and joining Rafa, Roger and Andy, three of my biggest rivals of all time, is going to be a truly unique moment in the history of our sport,” Djokovic said in a statement.
Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray have dominated men’s tennis over the last two decades, winning 66 Grand Slam titles between them.
Nadal holds the men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles with Djokovic, who played in the second edition of the Laver Cup in 2018, one behind.
London’s O2 Arena, which hosted the season-ending Men’s ATP Finals from 2009 to 2020, will host the Cup with Team Europe, captained by Bjorn Borg, who have won every previous edition.
“I don’t think I could have imagined having these four icons of the sport together in one team,” Borg said. “I know that they, just like me, appreciate the importance of this moment and will truly rise to the occasion.”
“Every year our goal is to win. With Rafa, Roger, Andy and Novak in the team, I like our chances.”
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World Team captain John McEnroe has named Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman as three members of his team.
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