‘You Book the Practice Court? Or Is It Me’ – Rafael Nadal’s Fun Banter With Roger Federer After Laver Cup Announcement

During the Laver Cup last year where Roger Federer couldn’t participate in the event as he was recovering from knee surgery, friend and rival Rafael Nadal invited the Swiss Maestro to play doubles alongside him for the tournament’s London edition to take place later this year.

Rafael Nadal invites Roger Federer for a practice session after Laver Cup confirmation

Now, we got official confirmation that the duo will be back together once again. Laver Cup’s official website released a press statement earlier today over a ‘Fedal’ partnership for team Europe. Moments ago, the Spaniard reacted to Federer’s tweet and took the initiative to book a practice court for the two of them.

“Roger. You book the practice court? Or is it me? looking forward to playing again with you my friend!”, Nadal tweeted. 

Since the launch of its inaugural edition in 2017, the main attraction of the Laver Cup has been Federer and Nadal. Even though they didn’t pair up in 2018, the duo got back to team up in the 2019 edition that took place in Geneva.

So far, team Europe is invincible in the tournament and with Nadal-Federer pairing up once again, it’s no surprise to say that they enter London as heavy favorites over team World.

During an interview with Credit Suisse, Roger Federer congratulated Nadal on crossing his slams record at the Australian Open by defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller. The Swiss star admitted that he couldn’t catch the entire match but got to watch the end and the post-match presentation.

Federer and Nadal’s last appearance together came at the ‘Match for Africa’ event

Both Nadal and Federer maintained humongous respect for each other over the years despite sharing intense rivalry on-court. To this day, they maintain the same respect for each other and can pull off huge crowds whenever they step on to a tennis court.

The last time fans got to see ‘Fedal’ together was at the ‘Match for Africa’ exhibition event conducted by Federer to raise money for his foundation. Their match-up recorded 51,954 spectators, the highest-ever for a tennis match.

The O2 Arena in London will light up as these two stars team up to represent team Europe for the fifth edition of the Laver Cup later this September.

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