“Mount Rushmore of tennis,” Big-4 reunion breaks the internet as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray meet at the Laver Cup
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal
The 2022 Laver Cup will be remembered in history for bringing Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on the same team. The four giants of tennis will line up for Team Europe in what is the farewell tournament for Federer.
The quartet which rose to dominance during the 2010s won 36 Grand Slams from 2010 to 2019 with only Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic managing to clinch a major during the decade. Wawrinka won three majors while Cilic’s only Grand Slam title came at the 2014 US Open.
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“Tennis royalty,”: Fans on seeing the Big-4 together at the Laver Cup for Roger Federer’s farewell
The Big-4 came together for a practice session at the O2 Arena today for a joint practice session. Murray and Djokovic were on one team while Federer and Nadal were the other team. Nadal and Federer will also be playing in the Doubles on Day 1 of the tournament.
The Doubles match will be the final ATP match for Federer who draws the curtain on his remarkable career of 24 years. The Big-4 posed for a photo together and tennis fans across the globe went crazy seeing the quartet together and expressed their happiness on Twitter.
Federer will then be replaced by Matteo Berrettini for Day 2 and Day 3. With the other doubles pairing yet to be revealed, fans could hope that the remaining Big-4 members could come together as Team Europe come looking for their 5th successive Laver Cup trophy.
Sarthak Shitole
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