Watching Roger Federer's last match at the Laver Cup will be 'very emotional' says Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud said after his win over Jack Sock in the first match of the Laver Cup that watching Roger Federer play his last match will «be very emotional». The Swiss veteran announced that he would bring his career to a close after the 2022 Laver Cup, with 20 Grand Slams to his name.
Ad That has lead to increased attention on the tournament as fans try to get tickets to see Federer in action one last time, where he is teaming up with fellow Big Four member Rafael Nadal. Laver CupRuud opens Laver Cup with win over Sock after tie-break decider38 MINUTES AGO Speaking to Eurosport after his victory over Sock, Ruud first explained his recent improvement which has seen him move up to world No.1 behind Carlos Alcaraz.
“I think I’m moving around the court better than a year ago, and just self-belief,” he explained. “I can play with these guys and belong on this level so not easy to have that a year or two ago.
Laver Cup live stream and updates — Tsitsipas faces Schwartzman, Federer & Nadal to come Exclusive: 'Key' revealed to Federer and Nadal winning farewel doubles match Federer looking forward to watching Nadal, Djokovic and Murray 'from the couch' “Since I made the Laver Cup a year ago that gave me a good confidence booster I was around great players the whole week, learned a little bit from them and said to myself that I want to be a part of this group in the future, and it’s a big group of guys who are young and hungry for many years of good tennis and I hope I can be one of those guys. “The Big Four know each other better than I know them so they have their good old histories and jokes around so I’m hanging a bit behind on the internal jokes.
They are funny and nice with me. It’s an honour to be a part of the team.” When
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