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The enduring Brandenburg Gate types the backdrop for the official photograph of the Laver Cup
Groups occasion takes place at Uber Area in Berlin from September 20-22
September 18, 2024
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Staff Europe and Staff World line up in entrance of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in preparation for the 2024 Laver Cup.
By Andy West
ATP Tour stars previous and current stood in entrance of an iconic monument in Berlin on Wednesday night for the official photograph forward of the 2024 Laver Cup occasion.
Captains and gamers participating on this 12 months’s staff occasion headed to the Brandenburg Gate within the German capital for a spectacular sundown. Former PIF ATP No. 1s Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe are captaining Staff Europe and Staff World respectively for the seventh and remaining time this 12 months, they usually’ll have among the day’s greatest expertise to select from from September 20-22 on the Uber Area.
Borg’s Staff Europe lineup consists of residence favorite Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas, with Flavio Cobolli and Jan-Lennard Struff in Berlin as replacements. Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz is trying ahead to creating his debut in an occasion that may see six of Europe’s high stars tackle six gamers from the remainder of the world.
“I feel it is a distinctive occasion,” Alcaraz informed the media after the photoshoot. “I am supporting my opponents from the remainder of the 12 months, so it will be a bit bizarre for me, however I feel it will be enjoyable. The format can also be distinctive, so I am tremendous excited to get the occasion began and see how it will be on Friday and the weekend. I am actually completely satisfied to be right here on the Laver Cup.”
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World No. 7 Taylor Fritz is Staff World’s highest-ranked star, and the American shall be hoping to bolster his run to his first Grand Slam remaining on the US Open with a powerful efficiency in Berlin.
“I am tremendous excited to be right here,” Fritz stated. “I’ve heard actually good issues about Berlin and I am actually having fun with it to date. It is a kind of locations I’d by no means have gone to if it wasn’t for Laver Cup.”
For McEnroe, the truth that this shall be his final time as Staff World captain is simply an added motivation. The American hopes to steer his squad, which incorporates Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Alejandro Tabilo, Francisco Cerundolo and Thanasi Kokkinakis, to a 3rd consecutive Laver Cup triumph.
“My idol as a child was Rod Laver, and Roger Federer was essentially the most stunning participant, the most effective folks I ever met. He got here up with this concept, and to have the ability to do that with my greatest rival and good pal Bjorn Borg [is great],” McEnroe informed ATPTour.com. “It’s fairly powerful and whenever you lose it sucks, but it surely’s nonetheless an important expertise to be part of it. Hopefully now we’ve gained the final two we will exit with a bang.”