It has been an emotional end to tennis great Roger Federer’s career with himself and long-time sparring Rafael Nadal in tears following their Laver Cup battle. 7NEWS
Team World’s Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe with Team Europe’s Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ahead of their Laver Cup battle at the O2 Arena in London.This Ryder Cup-style team competition was the brainchild of the Swiss star and first started in 2017 with a format which sees six of the best players from Europe take on six counterparts from the rest of the world across a mixture of singles’ and doubles’ contests over three days.
Double Wimbledon champion Murray had displayed plenty of his trademark defence during a lengthy battle but it was the Australian who held his nerve in the 10-point tie-breaker. A protester had grabbed the headlines during the afternoon session when he set fire to his arm in an act to highlight the climate issues surrounding private jets being used in the UK.
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