Nadal and Federer lead Europe in inaugural Laver Cup


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Tennis - Laver Cup - Welcoming Ceremony - Prague, Czech Republic - September 20, 2017 - Players pose during the welcoming ceremony at the Old Town Square Prague, Czech Republic REUTERS/Milan Kammermayer

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will set aside their long-time rivalry when they play for Europe against the rest of the world in the inaugural Laver Cup tournament which starts on Friday.

Team Europe, featuring the world's top two players, are overwhelming favourites to win the three-day tournament, which is named after Australian great Rod Laver, with a squad boasting a combined 36 grand slam titles against one for Team World.

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