Federer, on the future of the Laver Cup: "We have to go to Asia, South America.."

Present in Berlin days before the competition begins, Roger Federer analyzes how this Laver Cup 2024 will be. It has been two years officially since his retirement from the event, and, as expected, the Swiss wants to continue being a visible representation of a different tournament on the circuit. During these days, Roger speaks with the media about the future of the event.

Who is the favorite team for the title?

"I think Team Europe looks very strong this year, they are very well-equipped," Federer confessed to the official page of Laver Cup. "The altitude is low, which, in my opinion, will favour the best players. I think we are, always speaking as us, because I am from Europe. I think we are big favorites in the individual matches, although I know that the rest of the world team has great players right now who are in a great moment, playing very well. I still think that most of the individual matches will go in favor of Team Europe, and then the doubles, I feel that most will go in favor of Team World."

Regarding Carlos Alcaraz

"I hardly know Carlos Alcaraz, so I am very excited to see him play for the first time. I only trained once with him at Wimbledon when he was still a junior, and the next day my coach asked me, 'Do you want to warm up with him again?' and I said, 'No, it's okay, I prefer to warm up with his coach, who was from my generation, Juan Carlos Ferrero.' I can apologize to Carlos this week."

The beginnings of the competition and the future

"At the beginning, when we started seven years ago, there was a lot of uncertainty. Would everything go as planned? Would people come? Would they like the product? Would the players come? Being myself a player and an organizer at the same time, trying to reach a concept, was quite a journey. It's as if a brotherhood came together, paid tribute to the previous generation, included the new generation, and then merged it in the style of the Ryder Cup, creating a concept that would work throughout a weekend," confesses Roger.

The future of the Laver Cup

This 2024, the tournament takes place in Berlin, in 2025, it will be held in San Francisco, but Federer wants to expand the event's horizons: "We have to go to Asia, South America, not just stay in North America. Although this is an individual sport, we all like team competitions."

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