Andy Roddick Dissects How Roger Federer’s Laver Cup Has the Perfect Chance to Celebrate Rafael Nadal’s Glorious Legacy

Will Rafael Nadal end his career like the Roger Federer way? Just a moment after it was announced that Nadal would join Team Europe to participate in the seventh edition of the Laver Cup, the internet got flooded with a flurry of reactions. Several tennis players, former players, fans, and many more expressed their opinions on this decision. And now, American tennis legend Andy Roddick joins the list. Roddick isn’t ready to rule out the chances of having a Federer-like career ending for the ‘King of Clay.‘

During the recent episode of the podcast, ‘Served with Andy Roddick‘, he had a conversation with Jon Wertheim. Roddick looked quite optimistic about Nadal having a similar ending to the Swiss Maestro. He said it would be a positive way for the Spanish tennis legend to retire from that event. “Laver Cup wins by him saying he’s going to play it. It’s kind of created. If he does it and this is the last place he plays and he plays doubles, they’re kind of creating this place where we can basically curate your goodbye. Like we’ll let you know we’ll make the entire weekend and honor our Champion,” Roddick said.

He further went on to add that it is a “really cool” thing to do, and they can give Nadal an unbelievable and unique experience for his farewell. The Laver Cup will be held at the Uber Arena in Berlin on September 20-22, later this year. Rafael Nadal is quite excited to take part in this prestigious team event. He said, “I am very happy to be playing Laver Cup in Berlin for Team Europe.“

Nadal further added, “I have some really special memories from my Laver Cup experiences, including all the emotions from London two years ago playing alongside Roger for the last time.” Several tennis stars and even Team Europe’s captain gave their reactions to Nadal’s inclusion in this year’s tournament.

Captain Borg has already set targets for Rafael Nadal!

During an interview, Bjorn Borg said he was delighted to see Rafael Nadal accepting his invitation to compete in the 2024 Laver Cup. Borg added, “He loves playing Laver Cup and is one of the greatest competitors the sport has ever seen. The aim is to win back the Laver Cup, and having Rafa alongside Carlos, Daniil, and Sascha is an unbelievable line-up for us so far.“ Alexander Zverev also reacted to this announcement.

He expressed his excitement by posting Nadal’s picture on his Instagram stories. Zverev wrote, “Oh we are getting a team together this time ha?“ in the captions. Even Roger Federer welcomed his long-time rival by captioning “Vamos Rafa” in a picture of them from the 2022 Laver Cup. Share your thoughts on the inclusion of Rafael Nadal in this year’s Laver Cup.