In 2022, the former tennis pro, Jack Sock, revealed that he’d be “forever grateful” to have been part of his tennis idol, Roger Federer’s last match. However, the funny part of this event was, that we heard Sock say,

Alexander Zverev proved Roger Federer right after losing to Taylor Fritz at the Laver Cup. It was a rematch of their recent US Open quarter-final, where the American won in four sets.

Roger Federer may have stepped back from competitive tennis, but his influence is everywhere, especially at the Laver Cup.

Roger Federer retired two years ago but his connection to tennis remains stronger than ever. The return of the Laver Cup is another reminder that he never left the stage.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion famously enjoyed an emotional farewell at the 2022 Laver Cup, when the team event was staged in London's O2 Arena. Federer co-created the Laver Cup and is back as a spectator in Berlin this year. He also raised eyebrows when he took to the iconic black court for a hit earlier in the week.

Despite already being a young great champion and an exceptional athlete, Carlos Alcaraz still has some issues to fix in his tennis, probably also due to his young age, as also pointed out by Roger Federer, present at the Laver Cup held Berlin as the tournament organizer, who gave his opinion on the 21-year-old.

Carlos Alcaraz won his first match at the Laver Cup on Saturday, beating Ben Shelton in straight sets to level the scores after Team World's fast start.

The importance of having Roger Federer close by: "It’s a huge advantage we have. Roger is definitely on our team. He himself does not want to reveal it, but we all know that he is there whenever we need him for important moments, and this is a small advantage that we take with us. They may have Rod, but we have Roger".

Carlos Alcaraz hopes that his budding rivalry with Jannik Sinner will blossom to the heights of that between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Taylor Fritz came out on top in the rematch, adding another win to his tally against Zverev, and the 20-time Grand Slam champion would have been pleased with his prediction.