{"id":294602,"date":"2023-11-08T11:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294602"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:24:47","slug":"djokovic-can-now-grant-federer-his-biggest-wish-thanks-to-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/djokovic-can-now-grant-federer-his-biggest-wish-thanks-to-alcaraz\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic can now grant Federer his biggest wish thanks to Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/Roger-Federer-Carlos-Alcaraz-Novak-Djokovic-5055253.jpg?r=1699440289760\"><\/p>\n<p>Novak Djokovic can now grant Roger Federer his wish of seeing the Serbian superstar team up with Carlos Alcraz at the Laver Cup. It was announced on Wednesday that the World No 2 will make his debut in the competition at next year&#8217;s event, being held at the\u00a0Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jK4QZddzCkI<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is the first player to be named on Captain\u00a0Bjorn Borg\u2019s\u00a0Team Europe.\u00a0\u201cI am super excited to have Carlos join Team Europe in Berlin,\u201d said Borg.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m leaving no stone unturned for 2024. The goal is to win and having Carlos commit to Team Europe\u2019s cause is a thrilling start to what I anticipate will be an exceptional roster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is equally excited to get going.\u00a0\u201cI appreciate Captain Borg\u2019s confidence in me, and I look forward to teaming up with my rivals in both singles and doubles in Berlin,\u201d he said. \u201cIt means a lot to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup, this is a great honour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Tennis stars face tough call as huge Saudi tournament given awkward date[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Novak Djokovic showed true colours after scary Paris Masters incident[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rafael Nadal comeback in symmetry with fellow sporting icon[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/Novak-Djokovic-Laver-Cup-5055265.jpg?r=1699440289872\"><\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0Team World won their second consecutive title after winning the Laver Cup for the first time in 2022. Team World thrashed Team Europe 13-2 after their highest-ranked squad members Holger Rune and Stefanos\u00a0Tsitsipas withdrew due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has played in the Laver Cup on two occasions. His first appearance came back in 2018 when he and Roger Federer spearheaded a 13-8 victory for Team Europe. But his second tournament in 2022 saw his continent lose by the same margin despite having then-World No 2 Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Tsitsipas, Federer and Andy Murray among their ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/1832723\/Novak-Djokovic-Roger-Federer-Carlos-Alcaraz-tennis-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Novak Djokovic can now grant Roger Federer his wish of seeing the Serbian superstar team up with Carlos Alcraz at the Laver Cup. 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