“Suddenly, they are reunited”

Georges Goven, tennis consultant for Eurosport and reporter for the eighth edition of the Laver Cup, recently gave his opinion on the exhibition tournament created by Roger Federer.

Used to having a rather negative view of this type of event, he admitted despite the charm of the event: “I have a rather positive view of an event that attracts so many audiences, which bringing together so many champions.

There is still a rivalry, a bit like the Ryder Cup, of Europe against the rest of the world.

It allows all these players to come together some time throughout the year, they are opponents.

Throughout the year, they barely speak to each other, they don’t eat together, they rarely see each other.

And suddenly, they are united together under the same banner. It sounds good to me, from a human point of view. For now, it’s still a show.

However, she is very friendly, as are the public and the players. We feel that they are playing as a normal competition, it is not a show where we laugh.

The players are what make this event successful. The day that less and less high-level players want to play, it is dead.

The beauty of this event is that most of the top players are playing it. ”