Federer, Nadal to team up as doubles duo in Laver Cup

Roger Federer, left and Rafael Nadal greet each other in 2015. (Tsering Topgyal/AP)

NEW YORK — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal say they plan to play doubles together when the Laver Cup debuts next year.

With a combined 31 major titles, Federer and Nadal have committed to the inaugural event, which is an attempt to create a tennis version of golf’s Ryder Cup.

Named for Australian tennis great Rod Laver, the competition was first announced in January. A team of European players will face off against a group from the rest of the world Sept. 22-24, 2017, in Prague.

Former rivals Bjorn Borg (Europe) and John McEnroe (World team) were announced Wednesday as captains.

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