By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, July 22, 2022
Grand Slam silverware bears Big 4 fingerprints.
The Big 4—Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray—have combined to claim 66 of the last 76 Grand Slam titles, have won every Wimbledon men’s singles title since 2003 and have held the top spot in the rankings for 18 consecutive years from February 2004-February 2022.
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Now, the Big 4 are reuniting to create tennis’ ultimate dream team at Laver Cup in September.
Seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic has signed on for his Laver Cup return. Djokovic will join Big 4 rivals Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray on a dominant Team Europe squad that has won all four Laver Cup Championships.
Twenty-one time Grand Slam champion Djokovic said he’s pumped to play the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, to be held at The O2 in London from September 23-25, 2022.
It will be Djokovic’s first Laver Cup appearance since he partnered Federer in doubels at the 2018 Laver Cup in Chicago.
“I’m really excited to be joining Team Europe again for the Laver Cup at London’s O2 arena in September,” said Djokovic. “It’s the only competition where you can play in a team environment with guys that you’re normally competing against and to be joining Rafa, Roger and Andy—three of my biggest all-time rivals— it’s going to be a truly unique moment in the history of our sport.”
This Team Europe dream team convenes 30 years after a U.S. dream team of Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and John McEnroe joined forces to capture the 1992 Davis Cup championship with a 3-1 win over Switzerland in the final staged in Fort Worth, Texas. That American squad was so strong Sampras did not even crack the singles lineup; instead he played doubles alongside McEnroe.
McEnroe played on the U.S. dream now and will now go up against Team Europe’s dream team as captain of Team World.
Rival captain Bjorn Borg is quietly confident of Team Europe extending its reign.
“I don’t think I could have imagined having these four icons of the sport on one team together. I know they, like I, appreciate the significance of this moment and will be truly up for it. Each year our goal is to win. With Rafa, Roger, Andy and Novak on the team, I like our chances.”
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