19 years old and already selected to compete in the Laver Cup, a competition created by Roger Federer in 2017 and which pits the best Europeans against the best players from the rest of the world every year. Certainly, Arthur Fils will only be a replacement. But the choice to call on the native of Bondoufle, 44th player in the world, says a lot about his great rise.
Son will be ready to replace Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune, Hubert Hurkacz and Gaël Monfils in a “Europe” team beaten in 2022 and determined to recover its trophy. Opposite will be Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerundolo and Ben Shelton in a “World” team which will once again put on a show. Christopher Eubanks, a surprising quarter-finalist at Wimbledon, was called up as a replacement.
The Laver Cup is also the opportunity for a new clash between the legendary Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, respectively captains of the “Europe” team and the “World” team. The 2022 edition was that of Roger Federer’s farewell to tennis, but also the last meeting of the “Big 4” made up of the Swiss and his eternal rivals Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.