Djokovic

2022 - 9 - 25

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Felix Auger-Aliassime defeats Novak Djokovic; Team World leads ... (The Indian Express)

Team Europe came into the week at the O2 Arena having won all four previous editions of the Laver Cup, which was founded by Roger Federer's management ...

“It was a bit weird in the first game (against Djokovic), but then after, I felt very good, very loose,” said Auger-Aliassime, whose best run at a major tournament came at the U.S. Auger-Aliassime, a 22-year-old from Canada, beat 21-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (3) with the help of 13 aces and a 39-11 advantage in total winners. Open semifinals this month, could clinch it for Team World by beating 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in the next-to-last match.

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Returning Novak Djokovic wins twice at Laver Cup, gives Team ... (News Room Odisha)

London: Novak Djokovic made a winning return at the Laver Cup, dispatching Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 and then partnering Matteo Berrettini past Alex de ...

The Laver Cup, held from September 23 to 25 in London, is played between Team Europe and Team World. Djokovic quickly returned to the court for his win with Berrettini. However, he showed few signs of rust, striking his well-positioned groundstrokes against Tiafoe for the victory in just 73 minutes.

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Team World won 13-8 with a match to spare, sealing their first triumph in the competition after Team Europe won the previous four editions.

We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. Djokovic had chance to maintain his strong return to action against Auger-Aliassime when he broke in the opening game of the first set. While Federer had hoped to mark the end of his career by lifting the trophy in a tournament he helped create, the Swiss legend was left to congratulate Tiafoe and the rest of the Team World squad. Federer had played the last match of his glittering career on Friday when he and Rafael Nadal were beaten by Tiafoe and Jack Sock in the doubles. That was enough to give John McEnroe’s Team World a 13-8 overall margin of victory with a match to spare, sealing their first ever triumph in the competition after Team Europe won the previous four editions. Frances Tiafoe led Team World to their first Laver Cup title as the American saved four match points in a dramatic victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas that denied Roger Federer a farewell trophy on Sunday.

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