No, you’re the king!’ Federer greets Captains Borg, McEnroe ahead of Laver Cup

There is a reunion of tennis greats taking place in Berlin.

Roger Federer made his way to the Uber Arena in the city on Tuesday in order to assist in the process of welcoming Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, both of whom are past No. 1s in the PIF ATP Rankings, as well as the captains of the Laver Cup, to the German capital.

Borg, the captain of Team Europe, screamed, “The king!” when he saw the legendary Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. Federer is a co-founder of the Laver Cup and has been a part of the winning lineup for Team Europe through three different iterations of the teams’ competition.

“No, you are the king!” Federer said to the Swedish veteran Borg, who will be the captain of Team Europe for the seventh and last time in Berlin for the upcoming tournament.McEnroe, who had just finished hitting with his brother and Team World Vice-captain Patrick McEnroe on the iconic black Laver Cup court when Federer appeared, is also scheduled to make his final appearance as a captain this year. McEnroe is currently scheduled to make his final appearance as a captain.

“Good surprise, they said nobody was hitting!” Federer said to the McEnroe brothers. “They said nobody was hitting!”

With its first competition in 2017, the Laver Cup pairs six of the most prominent players on the ATP Tour in Europe against six of their peers from the rest of the world. Alexander Zverev, who is ranked second in the world and is a fan favorite at home, and Carlos Alcaraz, who is ranked third for the first time, are both members of Team Europe’s formidable lineup this year. Team Europe has won four of the last six editions of the event.

The three Americans Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, and Ben Shelton will be the driving force behind Team World’s success in this year’s Laver Cup competition. Team World prevailed in the previous two Laver Cup competitions, which took place in London and Vancouver, respectively.