Laver Cup preview: Team Europe unleashes Alcaraz in Berlin, ‘Fire and Ice’ age comes to an end
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Outgoing captains John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg are set to lead their teams one last time at Laver Cup Berlin. Carlos Alcaraz heads a star-studded European team including Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev, while the American trio of Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe have joined forces with Francisco Cerundolo, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alejandro Tabilo as Team World attempts its title defence. Todd Woodbridge is on the ground in Berlin with Mark Petchey and Sam Smith to preview the event and reveal their championship predictions, while Duncan McKenzie-McHarg speaks to Roger Federer, Alcaraz and Kokkinakis. Victoria Rudnikov looks back at the last six instalments of the event and the storied rivalry of the ‘Fire and Ice’ captains, and we reveal the first group of players for United Cup 2025 with fewer than 100 days till the Australian summer of tennis. AusOpen.comiHeartApple PodcastsSpotify See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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