Roger Federer explains why Laver Cup, Hopman Cup, Davis Cup are good
In a press conference at the ATP Finals in London Roger Federer was asked what he thinks about all the team competitions that are taking place and that will take place in tennis. The Swiss believes there may be some positives from it. 'We haven't seen the new Davis Cup yet. We haven't seen a new World Team Cup yet, which used to exist in Dusseldorf, which now is in Australia', said Federer. 'They just announced today. I think we have to wait and see how it is. Like I just finished the question here about it's so nice that we have so many highlights, so many tournaments to choose from. Clearly, if the World Team Cup is going to be held, players will want to play that first week of the year, so you would think it's going to be exciting. The Davis Cup has an incredibly rich history. You would think the players are going to play that. From that standpoint, I think there's not that much change, per se, or more tournaments on the calendar. It just happens that there's more team events, which I think the players are happy about. I remember the IPTL, the exhibitions sometimes. If you make it in a team format, it can be fun. Players enjoy being with somebody else than just fighting for yourself. I see it in their eyes. I remember at the IPTL, talking to the women players, they were like, Oh, my God, this is so much fun for three weeks. Be on a team, support one another on a team, practice with one another, be with one another.
You forget how I don't want to say it's lonely as a tennis player sometimes, but when you win sometimes like tonight, game, set, match, Federer, you fist pump, look at your team, I'm happy, but you're on your own. Team, like Davis Cup, Hopman Cup, Laver Cup, you're playing for somebody else, something else, a country, a region, whatever it may be. I think that makes the player quite happy and gives a different feel that it can actually also fuel you for other ATP events or other just tournaments. We've seen that the energy that some players brought at the Laver Cup, we've seen the emotions in the Davis Cup, which we'll see also in the World Team Cup in the future. I see the point. We don't know yet. As we don't know yet, let's wait and see what happens.'
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