Barbara Schett excited for 'very special' Roger Federer farewell at the Laver Cup in London

Roger Federer’s sensational tennis career will come to an end when he plays for Team Europe in the Laver Cup at London’s O2 Arena. With 20 Grand Slam titles under his belt, as well as an epic 310 weeks as World No.1, the Swiss icon puts his racquet down as one of the most respected sportsman of all time. Ad Federer’s struggled with injury problems over the past three years, which has led to his decision to walk away from competitive sport.

Tennis'Went way over tennis' — Federer was the sport's most charismatic player, says Corretja13 HOURS AGO Eurosport expert Barbara Schett thinks the Laver Cup is the perfect place to bow out. She said: “It makes sense to me. He hasn’t played since last year at Wimbledon.

I always thought, ok, if there’s one event he’ll still play then it’ll be the Laver Cup because he’s so involved in the Laver Cup as well. Especially this year, it’s so special to see the ‘Big Four’ (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray) playing in one team, at the same time, the same weekend, teaming up especially, and not playing against each other is something so special and unique. That’s why I thought ‘ok, this could be it’.” Schett is expecting an electric reception for the players in London, saying: “I was lucky to have been there the last few times, when it started, and the atmosphere is just outstanding.

It’s one of the best events I’ve ever been to and this will be even better. It’s going to be sold out, it’s going to be chocka there, the atmosphere’s going to be even better probably. O2 Arena might collapse, who knows!” Even before Federer’s retirement announcement, the Laver Cup was proving to be a hot ticket and now even more tennis fans will want to be a part of the event.