Borg: "I stick with the energy we have created"

I'll be honest, the best thing you can do to breathe in the atmosphere that the #TeamEurope showed at the press conference of the champion team is to watch the full video. A great vibe among players and captains highlighted through hints, jokes, and playful messages about the joint celebration awaiting them this Sunday night. We will focus on the serious part, specific moments where figures like Björn Borg or Carlos Alcaraz shared their feelings after experiencing one of the most intense moments of the season. Long live the Laver Cup.

BJÖRN BORG

“Thanks to the team for the spirit they've shown, we had a great week together. Honestly, we had some issues since Sunday morning, but these guys always end up coming through. It's been incredible, I'm very happy, truly happy, this has been my last year at the Laver Cup, so having this team with me has been beautiful, really nice”.

“These guys face each other every week, throughout the calendar weeks, so I'm especially happy for the energy generated within the group. They know perfectly how to play, what to do at each moment, my role as captain is to help that energy keep flowing. Even during the matches themselves, even if they have a couple of bad games, whatever happens, that energy eventually does the rest”.

CARLOS ALCARAZ

“I echo what the captain said, I am equally happy, honestly. Obviously, our goal was to win the Laver Cup and we did. As I said before the tournament, winning a tournament like the Laver Cup is great, now that I've done it I can assure you the feeling is extremely good. I can't lie, celebrating this trophy with them makes the feeling even better, so personally, I am very happy”.

“If you haven't noticed, it's because I'm a great actor, but I admit I was nervous before the match, I'm not lying. After Zverev's match, who did a great job, it was my turn to do mine. It was as if I was obligated to win, after that great comeback, I could only win. I was nervous, but I tried not to show it to Taylor. In the end, I played one of my best matches so far, I tried to stay calm and hit the best I could. Compared to other tournaments, the feeling is different, it's incredible to see them out there giving me all their energy all the time, making me feel comfortable on the court, releasing all the nerves and playing good tennis”.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV

“Everything was pretty simple, we had a meeting together last night, but it was extremely easy. Carlos (Alcaraz) walked in and decided he wanted to play the doubles point with Casper (Ruud), so Daniil (Medvedev) had to play singles against Shelton. What we didn't expect was for him to lose, actually, my idea was to face the deciding point and take advantage of the confidence I always have in this tournament. In the end, it was Carlos who decided everything, although the effort was from the whole team”.

GRIGOR DIMITROV

“I hope someone wants some advice in the future, although I don't think I'll be as good a coach as you think. I just behaved according to my instinct, to what I saw on the court. I think the emotion also plays a big role, the adrenaline of being there, when the action starts you can see everything much better. Of course, there's always the risk of giving the wrong advice, I talked many times with Daniil about what things we needed to say. It even made me doubt myself for a second. I think everyone was very receptive to the information we, as other players, were giving them, I really liked that”.

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