Roger Federer says what was ‘incredible’ about the 2022 Laver Cup before his retirement

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Roger Federer will be cheering on Team Europe at the Laver Cup this week, having played his last ever tennis match at the event in 2022.

Federer has arrived at the Laver Cup, with the 2024 competition between Team Europe and Team World taking place in Berlin.

The Swiss icon won three of his four tournaments, and boasts a phenomenal 6-0 record from his singles matches.

Federer thinks Team Europe can win the singles at this Laver Cup, although it certainly won’t be easy against John McEnroe’s Team World.

The former found that out the hard way in 2022, when the latter led his side to a 13-8 victory over Federer and Team Europe in London.

Roger Federer looks back on ‘incredible’ Laver Cup memories

Making that win over Bjorn Borg’s Team Europe even more impressive was the fact that the hosts had Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray among their ranks.

Despite the loss, Federer has superb memories of his final moments on the court, telling the Laver Cup on X: “Now looking back on my memories of the Laver Cup, some have been incredible.

“Just being on the bench with Bjorn Borg, being in the locker room with Novak, Rafa and Murray. And then my retirement two years ago, has been incredible.

“To be going out there and feeling the support of the best players in the world is a very, very special feeling.”

Pressure on Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev for Team Europe

Losing his doubles match with fellow legend Nadal certainly wasn’t the way he planned to go out, but Federer can, of course, still hold his head higher than most.

He won 18 points from his time in Prague (2017), Chicago (2018), Geneva (2019) and London (2022), with an 8-4 record.

The likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will now be keen to follow in his footsteps, with plenty of pressure on both to succeed.

Alcaraz enters the tournament as a two-time Grand Slam champion this year, before struggling massively at the US Open.

Zverev meanwhile reached the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, but his pressure comes from being the only German player on the team in Berlin.