Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal confirmed for doubles as Day 1 Laver Cup order of play announced

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team up together for the doubles match on Day 1 of the Laver Cup. The pair have united before in the inaugural Laver Cup in 2017 and will come together for Federer’s last match before he retires from tennis on Friday night. Ad They will face American duo Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, with the former having played Federer and Nadal in the doubles five years ago.

On that occasion, the team dubbed 'Fedal' came out on top in three sets. Laver CupWhen are Federer and Nadal playing doubles in the Laver Cup?2 HOURS AGO Andy Murray will also play on the opening night against Alex de Minaur in London's O2 Arena, which is expected to be sold out. US Open runner-up Casper Ruud will kick-off the action in the afternoon session at 13:00 UK time against Sock, before Stefanos Tsitsipas plays Diego Schwartzman.

Murray’s match will begin the evening session at 19:00, before Federer takes to the court, along with Nadal, for one last dance. ‘One more beautiful moment’ – Federer Prior to the announcement, Federer stated he wanted to play with Nadal for “one more beautiful moment” before he bows out from tennis. “I think it would be a beautiful moment for two rivals getting together at the very end — and having played one more match together on the same side would be very special,” Federer told Eurosport.