Superstars Federer and Nadal during the meeting (Ken Cheung / AP)
The fans grabbed the spotlight Liver Cup Tennis, which is witnessing the retirement of the Swiss star Roger FedererHe played the last match of his career, through this tournament, which started on Friday, in London.
The tournament that brought together the big four, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Andy Murray, for the first time in history, was added a last minute surprise, which was that it would be the last for the Swiss veteran, who announced that he would not compete in any other official competition after this exhibition tournament.
Fans stole the spotlight during this tournament, as an environmental activist caused chaos when he stormed the court and set himself on fire, which led to the interruption of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman in the Laver Cup.
During the doubles match that brought Federer and Nadal together on Friday, the fan made the event on the stands, after one of the transmission cameras for the meeting showed him taking off more than 6 shirts for the star Federer on the stands, and distributing them to the fans, in a shot that appealed to the Swiss star, and his colleague in Doubles meeting, Rafael Nadal.
A funny shot from Roger Federer’s last match#Liver_Cup #Tennis #tennis pic.twitter.com/VB7gHPTbqI
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) September 23, 2022
Most Expensive Tickets for Federer’s Retirement
The most expensive ticket prices ranged, on Friday, being the only day on which Federer will play, between 25 and 50 thousand euros, which is a last golden opportunity to attend the moment the curtain comes down on a career spanning 24 years that saw the crowning of 20 major championships, and 310 weeks of being on the throne of the rankings. World Professional Tennis Player.
A climate change activist protests against UK private jets while lighting his right arm on fire during the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, 23 September 2022. ???? epa / Andy Rain
#climatechange #lavercup #O2Arena #protest #fire #epaimages pic.twitter.com/mzXBWeTZOJ— european pressphoto agency (@epaphotos) September 23, 2022