Rafael Nadal has voiced his support for Team Europe ahead of the eighth annual Laver Cup.
The Laver Cup was set up by Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal starred in three of the events in Prague, Geneva, and London.
This year’s event sees Carlos Alcaraz lead Team Europe against a Team World featuring Taylor Fritz, Alex De Minaur, and Joao Fonseca.
Ahead of the tournament, Nadal has sent a good luck message to some of his former teammates.
Rafael Nadal sends ‘good luck’ to Team Europe ahead of the Laver Cup
Nadal played seven matches and won six points in his three appearances at the Laver Cup and he’s not forgotten his Team Europe roots.
Taking to social media just hours before the event is set to start, the King of Clay wrote: “Good luck Team Europe! And don’t forget: “Any finger, you cross!”
The star also shared a popular video from the Laver Cup in 2019, where Nadal was trying to explain tactics to his doubles partner, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Nadal was confused about their signals and dryly told the Greek player: “Any finger, you cross!”, which produced huge laughter from his fellow Team Europe members.
The Spaniard’s final appearance at the Laver Cup was Roger Federer’s retirement tournament, and the pair teamed together in a losing effort against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
Rafael Nadal’s record at the Laver Cup
The Spaniard finished his Laver Cup career with a 3-4 win-loss record, with three of those losses coming in doubles matches.
Nadal defeated Jack Sock and lost to John Isner in 2017, but followed it up with a straight sets victory over Milos Raonic at the 2019 edition.
In doubles, the star teamed with Tomas Berdych in a losing effort against Jack Sock and Nick Kyrgios in 2017.
Nadal retired in 2024 after the culmination of the Paris Olympics, which saw the Spaniard team with Carlos Alcaraz in the doubles.
