Alcaraz and his private talk with Federer: "I enjoyed that moment a lot"
Carlos Alcaraz was once again a key player for the European team to win the Laver Cup two years later. The team, captained by Yannick Noah, defeated the Rest of the World team led by Andre Agassi with a score of 13-5, although the result does not reflect how close the matches were.
In fact, Alcaraz is one of the reasons for the European victory because on Saturday, with the Rest of the World ahead by 5-3, he saved two match points against Taylor Fritz, which would have meant 7-3 and a significant lead. But the Murcian once again worked his magic to secure the victory, level the score at 5-5, and from then on, Europe did not lose another match.
Alcaraz was the main attraction of the competition created by Roger Federer, who has always shown good chemistry with the player from El Palmar, even going to play golf together. And today, while the Spaniard was having lunch in the players' lounge with Arthur Fery, the Swiss sat down with them to chat for a while.
Así define Alcaraz cómo fue su almuerzo junto a Federer.
🗣️ “Estábamos almorzando y de repente llegó Roger y tomó un plato para almorzar con nosotros”
🗣️ “No voy a decir de qué hablamos, porque era un momento privado. Mantendré nuestra conversación entre nosotros, pero es… https://t.co/TbPWF21ry5 pic.twitter.com/IJBhvMNQbD— José Morón (@jmgmoron) September 27, 2026
Federer and Alcaraz maintain a good relationship beyond the tennis court
And in the press conference following Europe's victory, Alcaraz was asked about this moment: “Yes, Arthur and I were eating, and suddenly, Roger came in, grabbed a plate, and sat down to eat with us. We talked about various things, but we won't share it because we were in private, and obviously, our conversation will stay between us.”
Still, he did not miss the opportunity to comment on what it meant for him to share that moment with the 20-time Grand Slam champion: “It's great. I do see Roger sometimes at some tournaments when he's around, but it's not common to spend too much time with him during the circuit. The Laver Cup is one of those special things that allows you to spend much more time with Roger off the court, talking, and I can ask him about many things. That's fantastic. So I really enjoyed that moment.”
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