World tennis legend Pete Sampras sent a special message to Roger Federer, who will retire after Friday’s Laver Cup match with Rafael Nadal.

According to the schedule announced by the organizers of the Laver Cup, the last match on Friday will be Federer’s finish. He will team up with big rival Rafael Nadal and play against the pair of Frances Tiafoe / Jack Sock.

The first match of the day, Kasper Ruud vs. Jack Sock, will start at 15:00 (Romanian time), followed by two more matches, ending the day with a match featuring Mr. Perfect. The Laver Cup is broadcast live on Eurosport.

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Pete Sampras praises Roger Federer ahead of his retirement from tennis

“I don’t know where to start, so I’ll start from the beginning. When we first met, you were only 19 years old, you were a promising player, but you were already talked about a lot.

I had a big fight on center court at Wimbledon and you beat me in five sets (not on London grass in 2001, in the fourth round).

I didn’t know that in the next twenty years you would win 20 major tournaments, that you would be number one for many years, that you would dominate our sport.

In fact, you really did everything. We will miss you in our game” – Pete Samprasin a message published on social networks.

Roger Federer unites with his main rivals at the Laver Cup

At the Laver Cup 2022 (September 23-25), Roger Federer will join forces with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Team Europe will compete at the O2 Arena in London against Team Rest of the World: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Alex de Minaur, John Isner and Jack Sock.

Laver Cup, through time: Europe wins every time

Laver Cup 2017 – held at the O2 Arena in Prague, Europe won 15-9.

2018 Laver Cup – Held at the United Center in Chicago, Europe won 13-8.

Laver Cup 2019 – held at Palexpo in Geneva and Europe won 13-11.

Laver Cup 2020 – Not contested due to the Covid-19 pandemic (Roland Garros was held at the same time and the Laver Cup was eventually cancelled).

Laver Cup 2021 – held at TD Garden in Boston and Europe won 14-1.

What is the Laver Cup format?

Both teams have six players. A win earns a point on the first day of racing. There will be three singles and one doubles match.

On the second day of matches, a win brings two points. There will also be three singles and one doubles match.

On the third game day, success will be awarded with three points. After the doubles match, there will be up to three singles matches (depending on the score in the table).

The first team to score 13 points will be declared the winner (total of 24 points at stake).

No player may play more than two singles matches during the three days of competition. Also, four out of six athletes must perform in doubles.

Roger Federer’s dream career

• Born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. 1.85 meters, 85 kilograms.
• Finished the year in 1st place in the seasons: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.
• A right-handed player performs a one-handed backflip.
• 103 ATP titles in his career, including 20 Grand Slams and 28 Masters.
• In his career, he has 1251 wins and 275 losses. He earned $130,594,339 in tennis alone.
• He became the world leader for the first time on February 2, 2004.

Roger Federer and the Grand Slam titles

In an impressive career, Roger Federer collected 20 Grand Slam titles (only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic surpassed him).

The Swiss won eight times at Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017), six times at the Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018), five times at the US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and once at Roland Garros (2009).

He also won Olympic gold in men’s doubles (Beijing 2008) and silver in singles (London 2012).

Ranking of Grand Slam titles

1. Rafael Nadal 22

2. Novak Djokovic 21

3. Roger Federer 20 etc.

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