Alexander Zverev has been selected as the final member to represent Team Europe at this year’s Laver Cup.
The 20-year-old World No.7 was announced as the latest team member at a press conference in New York on Wednesday ahead of the US Open.
Zverev, who marked his real breakthrough season with victory at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Montreal, will team-up with Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem and Tomas Berdych at the O2 arena in Prague from September 22-24.
Legend Bjorn Borg will lead the star-studded six as they take on a Rest of the World team, captained by another great – John McEnroe.
“I’m so excited and grateful for this opportunity,” the German told the Laver Cup website.
“My idol when I was growing up was Roger Federer, so to even compete against him was already extremely special. Now to be on a team with him is almost surreal.
“Then on top of that you have Rafael Nadal and other big stars in the same team. It’s going to be an incredible time.”
Meanwhile, Denis Shapovalov and Juan Martin Del Potro were announced as two new members of the ROTW team.
‘I’m not going to Prague to lose.’ – John McEnroe after announcing #Shapovalov & #DelPotro on his team. #LaverCup #TeamWorld pic.twitter.com/Xo1kmvx9jn
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) August 23, 2017
