Djokovic joins Nadal, Federer and Murray in Laver Cup dream team

Nadal,
Federer
and
Murray
had
already
been
confirmed
for
the
2022
edition
of
the
tournament,
to
be
held
in
London
in
September.

And
Djokovic,
who
won
his
21st
grand
slam
title
at
Wimbledon
earlier
this
month,
has
now
joined
his
fellow
greats
to
add
to
a
formidable
Team
Europe
line-up.

The
Serb
last
competed
in
the
Laver
Cup
in
2018,
and
while
it
is
yet
unclear
if
he
will
be
able
to
feature
at
the
upcoming
US
Open
due
to
his
COVID-19
vaccination
status,
Djokovic
is
relishing
the
chance
to
play
alongside
the
best
players
of
the
modern
era.

He
said:
“It’s
the
only
competition
where
you
can
play
in
a
team
environment
with
guys
that
you’re
normally
competing
against
and
to
be
joining
Rafa,
Roger
and
Andy
–
three
of
my
biggest
all-time
rivals
–
it’s
going
to
be
a
truly
unique
moment
in
the
history
of
our
sport.”

“I
don’t
think
I
could
have
imagined
having
these
four
icons
of
the
sport
on
one
team
together,”
said
Team
Europe
captain
Bjorn
Borg.

“I
know
they,
like
I,
appreciate
the
significance
of
this
moment
and
will
be
truly
up
for
it.

“Each
year
our
goal
is
to
win.
With
Rafa,
Roger,
Andy
and
Novak
on
the
team,
I
like
our
chances.”

The
quartet
have
accounted
for
66
of
the
last
76
grand
slam
titles
won
in
men’s
tennis,
while
one
of
them
held
the
number
one
spot
every
week
between
February
2004
and
February
2022,
when
Daniil
Medvedev
ended
that
run.

Felix
Auger-Aliassime,
Taylor
Fritz
and
Diego
Schwartzman
have
been
confirmed
to
be
competing
Team
World
–
led
by
John
McEnroe.

Six
players
will
compete
on
each
team,
meaning
Team
Europe
still
have
two
more
spots
to
fill,
while
Team
World
have
three
spare.