The quartet dominated tennis for well over a decade, but only Djokovic, 38, is still playing.
“To truly embrace this rivalry and this incredible shot-making that Carlos and Jannik have right now.
“I think Novak is right there as well. He played in all four semis (in Grand Slams) this year in the majors, which is incredible.”
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Federer, one of the founders of the tournament, has backed Team Europe to succeed, noting Alcaraz’s imperious form.
“Especially Alcaraz – he’s playing tennis on another level, honestly. I always enjoy watching Carlos – he’s a real treat to watch.
“I do think that Europe probably overall has a stronger team, and I think the doubles are not as crucial this time around because I think both teams are about equally strong in the doubles. It’s going to come down to the singles.
“I think with Carlos Alcaraz on the team and him already arriving in San Francisco and ready to go, I give Europe the edge here in San Francisco to take it home again.”
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On the Laver Cup’s rapid development, Federer added: “The Laver Cup has really evolved in a great way, we are really happy with the success we have had with the event.
“Personally, I feel we have completely exceeded my expectations of when we had the vision of creating the Laver Cup and shining a light on the past generation that has paved the way for us. That has been amazing.
“It’s phenomenal that here in San Francisco we have almost 19,000 people a session and we sell out five sessions – I didn’t expect that.
“But I am super grateful to John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg who helped out at a time when nobody knew what the Laver Cup was really going to be like.
“I am happy to see the players are really attracted to it and I hope the fans really love it because that was the idea, to bring a bit of a new concept to tennis, which I think can be quite beneficial for a lot of people.”
How to watch the 2025 Laver Cup
The action kicks off at 21:00 UK time on TNT Sports 4 on Friday, September 19.
The second match will follow immediately after, before the action resumes for the second set of matches at 5:00 UK time on Saturday morning.
Coverage of the second day will also start at 21:00 UK time on TNT Sports 3, before coverage of Sunday’s final round of matches gets under way at 20:00 UK time on TNT Sports 4.
