Yesterday, the official website of the Laver Cup released the schedule for the first match day. The first day of the game was divided into matinee and evening. The matinee starts at 1 pm today in London time (8 pm tonight in Beijing time), and a total of two singles matches are arranged, namely Rude vs Sok and Tsitsipas vs Schwartzmann .
evening game starts at 7 pm local time in London (2 pm tomorrow morning in Beijing time). The first one is Murray against Deminal, followed by Federer/ Nadal against Sauk/ Tiafo .
On September 15, Federer announced that he would retire after the Laver Cup, and the Laver Cup quickly became one of the most watched events this year. It was revealed that Federer will only participate in doubles matches in the Laver Cup, and his current partner has been confirmed to be Nadal, which meets both the expectations of Federer and Nadal, as well as the expectations of fans around the world.
The day before yesterday (September 21), Associated Press conducted an exclusive interview with Federer, who is preparing for the Laval Cup in London. Federer once again expressed his views on the GOAT (the greatest tennis player in history).
Shortly after the interview began, an Associated Press reporter said that people always like to talk about a topic that has lasted for a long time - in the men's tennis world, who is GOAT ("Greatest Player in History"). Although people's views vary, most people think Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are the most suitable three candidates. What did Federer think about this topic?
"People always like comparison. I see this topic with my twins every day. In fact, there is nothing good to compare, you never have to do this comparison.
"Of course, there is always such a debate in the tennis world...Everyone (including me) has his own career and is playing for himself. I need to constantly challenge myself and my opponents, and others also need challengers like me.
"We make each other better. So when one day is over, we will hold each other's hand and say, 'This is great.' By that time, will anyone be happier than others? I mean, at some point, maybe yes."
At the same time, Federer also admitted that the topic is "a good conversation, or even an absolutely interesting debate, you can talk endlessly."
"However, the topic of GOAT is actually a bit stupid." Federer said in another tone, "I always say that it is not bad to be lucky enough to be included in one of the candidates."
Then, Federer sighed and said, "But how do you compare? What is the better standard? Is it better to win a Grand Slam when you are old, or to win a Grand Slam when you are young? I don't know the answer Case. In addition, is it better to win a Grand Slam on clay or to win a Grand Slam on grass? There is no answer. (For a player) It is better to have super dominance in a certain year, or to make a strong comeback from injury? I don’t know. These questions are really unsure. "
doubles match will be the last game of Federer's career. Speaking of Nadal, 36, and Djokovic, 35, Federer, 41, said: "In my opinion, they are both amazing and great players in the tennis world, and always. When they leave the sport, they are perhaps one of the greatest players."
Interestingly, Federer was a basketball fan since he was a child and he liked to watch Jordan games against James . In order to further illustrate his point of view, Federer used basketball as an example.
"Who is the best of the two of them? It should be Jordan, but some statistics support James more. I think this is a topic and imagination that (social) media intends to create.(Jordan and James) Everyone calls each other a ‘GOAT’. This is a ‘goat’, that is a ‘goat’, and others are also ‘goat’. Is this really good? We can't have so many 'goats'. "
Feder also quoted the joke his father told, "In Swiss we have a lot of goats, but they are in the fields." "
Looking ahead, Federer said that he will not return to the tour after the Laval Cup, but will continue to play tennis and may participate in some exhibition games.
Although he has been away from the court for more than a year, Federer said that he has been paying close attention to this year's four Grand Slams, and specifically mentioned Nadal, who won the championship in Australian Open and French Open , and Djokovic, who won the championship in Wimbledon but missed the Australian Open and US Open . "I haven't seen Novak in the signing form for a long time, and this feeling is strange to me. "
After the Laval Cup, Federer's career will come to an end, but his two opponents - Nadal and Djokovic will continue to move forward. The reporter asked Federer how he felt about this.
" At this point, once they surpass you, or you no longer compete, it doesn't matter how far they go. What I care more is that as long as I can be part of it and control part of it. ”
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