Roger Federer go team up with Rafael Nadal for his final match

Roger Federer final match is going to am play alongside old rival Rafael Nadal for Laver Cup doubles on Friday.

The two of them is going to represent Team Europe against Team World Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe for London O2 Arena.

Before the match, Andy Murray is going to start the evening session in singles against Alex the Minaur around 19:00 BST.

Federer, is the 20-time Grand Slam winner, said last week that he retired the team event, which will start on Friday.

The 41-year-old Swiss said that it be “wonderful” to play alongside Spaniard Nadal, which was 36 years and that has 22 major titles.

“I’m not sure if I can handle it all but I will try” Federer said .

“I feels a whole lot different. I am happy to have him in my team, and I’m not playing against him.”

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Nadal said is looking forward to “unforgettable” match with him rival against the American duo. “One of the most important, if not the most important player in tennis career is now leaving,” the Spaniard said. “At the end, that this time will be difficult. I feel super-excited and grateful to play with me.”

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Federer had struggle with knee problem and couldn’t able to play singles. His last competitive match was defeat by Hubert Hurkacz for the last year Wimbledon quarter-finals. Europe take on a world team for the three-day Laver Cup, where Italian Matteo Berrettini will replace Federer from this weekend. For Friday day session, Norway Casper Ruud will face Sock and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet Argentine Diego Schwartzman for singles matches. The 21-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic is recorded on Team Europe, captained by Bjorn Bjorg. John McEnroe skippers Team World, include the American Taylor Fritz and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Laver Cup, that was named after Australian great Rod Laver, the Federer brainchild and Europe had all four previous editions of the event that was seen total of singles 10 and two doubles matches. Each match won worth one point on Friday, two points on Saturday, and three points on Sunday, with the first team that can earn 13 points will be declared the winners.

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