On Saturday, around 12:30 local time, Roger Federer said his heartfelt farewell to active tennis at the Laver Cup in London.
The 41-year-old Swiss, who played his last game as an active player in the confrontation of Europe against the rest of the world, lost alongside his rival and longtime friend Rafael Nadal to Jack Sock / Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6: 4 , 6: 7 (2), 9:11 after a wasted match point on his own serve. Team Welt equalized 2: 2.
For Federer, this double spelled the end of a sensational career with 20 Grand Slam victories, 103 individual titles and 310 weeks topping the tennis world rankings, alongside 22-time major winner Nadal.
Team World draws
Before that, Norway’s Casper Ruud had a 6: 4, 5: 7, 10: 7 over Jack Sock and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas with a straight 6: 2, 6: 1 over Diego Schwartzman (ARG) initially at 2: 0 for the guest provided. Then Andy Murray lost his hard-fought third single of the day to Australian Alex de Minaur 7: 5, 3: 6, 7:10.
There was an incident during the Tsitsipas match. After the first set, a man ran onto the pitch at the O2 and burned his arm to protest the use of private jets in the UK.
Security personnel immediately put out the fire and took the man out of the hall. The match between Tsitsipas and Schwartzman continued without delay.
At the Laver Cup, a European team plays from Friday to Sunday against a selection of tennis players from the rest of the world. This time Europe is studded for the first and last time by the “big three” Federer, Nadal and Djokovic as well as Murray, who is there for the first time.
One point is awarded for each victory on Friday, two points each on Saturday and three points each on Sunday. The team that reaches 13 points wins.
Text: © APA
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