Team Europe talk to the world’s media before the start of the Laver Cup Geneva 2019.

THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, he just won the US Open a few weeks ago, 19-time Grand Slam winner. This is Rafael Nadal.

(Applause.)

THE MODERATOR: Rafael, welcome to Geneva. Everyone is super excited about the week. I hope you too?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, of course. Always a pleasure to be here in Geneva and playing the Laver Cup. Have been a great experience two years ago in Prague. And playing here in Europe, in Geneva again, will be amazing.

Have a great team around. Very tough team in front. So let’s see.

THE MODERATOR: You were here a few days. Did you have time to get to know each other a little bit, to hang around in the bar a bit in the evening? What did you do besides training?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, of course we tried to speak with the team, to be together, to create a good team spirit. At the end of the day it’s important to have good confidence between each other, so that’s what we are trying to make that happen.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you very much, Rafa Nadal.

Very nice that Rafa, he took a friend with him. Next, ladies and gentlemen, this is a person who said we are going to have the best week ever in Switzerland, in Geneva. We all do it for these teams.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: (Back Row L-R) Stefanos Tsitsipas, Thomas Enqvist, Vice Captain of Team Europe, Bjorn Borg, Captain of Team Europe, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, (Front Row L-R) Roberto Bautista Agut, Roger Federer, Fabio Fognini and Dominic Thiem of Team Europe pose for a photo before attending a press conference ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Europe speaks during a press conference ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Europe speaks during a press conference ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

Team Europe’s Rafael Nadal speaks at a press conference during the Laver Cup in Geneva, Switzerland, 19 September 2019. The competition will pit a team of the best six European players against the top six from the rest of the world. The Laver Cup edition is scheduled for Sept. 20-22 at the Palexpo in Geneva. The Laver Cup is named after the Australian tennis legend Rod Laver. EPA-EFE/, Image: 471775499, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia, EPA

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Europe poses for a portrait ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Europe poses for a portrait ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Europe poses for a portrait ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 19, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup)

Please welcome Roger Federer.

(Applause.)

THE MODERATOR: Roger, you said Team World is a little bit crazy and loud. You’re loud too? Crazy too? A little bit more Team World?

ROGER FEDERER: They’re crazy good. I like their craziness. It’s all good. I think they’re good guys. They have been great the last two Laver Cups. We had a great rivalry.

Laver Cup is not very old, but I feel like it’s already all happening. I’m happy to see all the guys here in Switzerland, in my home country. I love being back in Geneva.

We have such a strong team again this year. I’m very, very happy and excited about the weekend.

THE MODERATOR: For you, it will be the best week hopefully in Switzerland, because third time Laver Cup, first time in Switzerland, it’s more of a dream for you coming through?

ROGER FEDERER: Absolutely. It’s definitely going to be one of those weeks I will forever remember. I have played in some incredible matches, arenas, places, but I think this is going to be going down for me as a very emotional, cool weekend.

I hope the match is going to be there for that and I hope the fans are going to have the best time. I know we will give it all we have. It’s incredibly exciting to be here right now.

THE MODERATOR: A great week. Thank you very much, Roger Federer.

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