Carlos Alcaraz has been summoned this Wednesday by the captain of the European team, the Swede Bjorn Borg, to compete in the 2024 Laver Cup, with the aim of returning to the old continent a trophy that the 'rest of the world' team won in the last two editions. '. It will be Alcaraz's debut in this competition, for whose organization the Swiss Roger Federer is responsible, and which will be played in Berlin from September 22 to 24.
"I will give everything I have to recover the title," Alcaraz said after learning of his nomination, the first that Borg has made public. "I appreciate the captain's confidence in me and I am looking forward to forming a team with my rivals, both in singles and doubles, in Berlin," added the Murcian player. "It means a lot to me to represent the European team in the Laver Cup. It is a great honor," he stressed.
Bjorn Borg indicated that he will leave "no stone unturned" in his search for a team that will allow them to recover the trophy, which Europe won in its first four editions and lost in the last two.
"I'm excited to have Carlos," he said. "His commitment to the team is a great starting point for what I anticipate he will be a wonderful lineup for." "What he has done at his age is incredible. He is a unique talent and he must spread his energy to the team," added the legendary tennis player.
Six players will be part of each team. In the 2023 edition, the Russian Andrey Rublev, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich and the French Arthur Fils and Gael Monfils played for Europe.
They lost 13-2 to the rest of the world team made up of Americans Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.
