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Roger Federer Welcomes Carlos Alcaraz to the Laver Cup 2025 in Style, Dishes Out Early Reminder

Team Europe will take on Team World between 19-21 September.

20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer welcomed Carlos Alcaraz to the Laver Cup 2025 in classic fashion. The duo engaged in a game of golf alongside Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud and others. Alcaraz will be representing Team Europe across three days between 19-21 September, 2025. Set to take part in his first competitive tournament since his glorious US Open triumph, the six-time Grand Slam champion received an early reminder from the Swiss maestro.

There is no hiding the fact that Alcaraz is a massive fan of golf. The Spanish sensation has spoken about his golfing escapades on multiple occasions, including his infamous battles with Andy Murray. The 22-year-old is currently in tennis paradise – he has won seven trophies in 2025 – including two majors. He is also on a run of eight straight tournaments where he has reached the final, and has a success rate of 91% this year.

According to Federer, the golfing prowess of ‘Carlitos’ is very impressive too. The eight-time Wimbledon champion took to Instagram to share some images of the duo on the course. “Welcome to Laver Cup 2025, Carlos Alcaraz,” wrote Federer. Although they never got to face each other on the court, Federer and Alcaraz share an amicable equation off the court. “Nice work on the golf course. Hope you packed your tennis rackets,” he reminded the World No. 1.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Roger Federer link up for a round of golf ahead of Laver Cup 2025 🥹 ⛳ #LaverCup pic.twitter.com/uayjhofaQo
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 17, 2025

Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz’s Record at the Laver Cup

Roger Federer has made four appearances at the Laver Cup (Prague 2017, Chicago 2018, Geneva 2019, London 2022). The now 44-year-old went undefeated in singles match-ups at the event – garnering an impeccable 6-0 record during his time. When it comes to doubles, Federer amassed a record of 2-4. As a result, his overall W-L Record stands at 8-4. He played 12 matches and earned Team Europe 18 valuable points.

Federer showing Nadal & Alcaraz how to ace the suit game in previous editions of the Laver Cup 😉 pic.twitter.com/hHfSyo2Uus
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) September 17, 2025

Ahead of the 2025 edition of the tournament, Carlos Alcaraz has made a solitary appearance at the Laver Cup (Berlin 2024). He played a pivotal role in helping the men in blue regain their lost crown, winning 3 out of 4 matches. Having played two singles and doubles encounters each, the Spaniard only fell short in one of the doubles clashes. He has earned 8 points for Team Europe so far, including the decisive win over Taylor Fritz to earn his side Laver Cup glory in 2024.

(Image Credits: Mike Frey, Imagn Images)

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.