Waiting for the historic presentation and farewell of Roger Federer this Friday in London, the Laver Cup started in favor of the Swiss team, “Europa”, with the victory of the Norwegian Casper Ruud over the American Jack Sock by 6-4, 5 -7 and 10-7 in the first game of the day.
Now it is the turn of the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who will try to match history for “Rest of the world” facing the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The match can be seen on ESPN 2. The first set was for the European, who showed a very high level against an erratic Peque and won 6-2.
In turn, there will be another duel before the star of the evening, since in the third turn (approximately from 3:00 p.m.) the Australian Alex de Miñaur will be measuring himself against the Scottish and British credit, Andy Murray.
The day will close the doubles, how could it be otherwise, with Federer making a duet with the rival of all his life, the Spanish Rafael Nadal. Opposite the American John McEnroe, captain of “Rest of the world”, he chose his compatriots Sock and Frances Tiafoe to be part of a match that will go down in history.
The timing of Federer’s retirement will depend on how the day’s matches unfold, but it is not expected to be before 4:30 p.m. (Argentine time). Television will be on behalf of ESPN 2.
The great entrance of Federer and company
The Swiss already received a standing ovation when entering the O2 stadium in London to present the event. Both teams were presented separately and with a particular introduction for each player, so Federer’s entry stole all eyes.
In turn, there was also the legendary Rod Laver, to whom the event owes its name, along with the trophy in dispute.
As much Federer as Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Tsitsipas are next to the captain Bjorn Borg supporting the European tennis players during the matches. The same thing happens in the bank of internationals.