” Rivals become partners “. This is the slogan with which the Laver Cup appeared in 2017. A concept that immediately hit the mark, with the public fond of associations between legends of the game, as evidenced by the 2017 and 2018 editions of this competition created by Roger Federer. The Swiss had teamed up...
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Roger Federer: ‘There came a time when I realized it was over’
It was an appeased Roger Federer who faced the media on Wednesday in London, on the sidelines of the Laver Cup, which will take place at the O2 Arena from September 23 to 25 and will be his last tournament as a professional. The Swiss (41), who confirmed that he would not play than a...
Roger Federer won’t play singles for his final Laver Cup tournament
Roger Federer will no longer play a singles match at the professional level. This is what the man with twenty Grand Slam titles confirmed on Tuesday evening during a tour of interviews given to the Swiss media, before taking part in his last official competition at the Laver Cup in London from Friday. ” I...
Alexander Zverev, forfeited for the Davis Cup, will not play against France
Hard blow for Alexander Zverev. When he was to return to the courts this week during the group stage of the Davis Cup (September 13-18), the German withdrew. ” I probably did too much and now I’m in extreme painexplained the world number five, who specifies that even walking is currently painful for him. I...
Carlos Alcaraz after his victory against Marin Cilic: “It was a spectacular feeling”
(On his victory against Marin Cilic): “I had never played tennis so late, to be honest, and it was a spectacular feeling. The public support was decisive, it gave me the energy I needed to win. It was very hard to lose the fourth set, Marin (Cilic) hadn’t had a single break point and suddenly...
Ajla Tomljanovic will fulfill a dream against Serena Williams at the US Open
Ajla Tomljanovic, Serena Williams’ next opponent, will live a great moment by facing the American in the third round of the US Open. After her victory against Evgeniya Rodina (1-6, 6-2, 7-5), the 46th player in the world confided in a press conference ” being a fan of Serena since (her) childhood “. ” Whatever...
Serena Williams: ‘Tiger Woods is one of the main reasons I still play’
Serena Williams, once again surprising Wednesday night against Anett Kontaveit (7-6, 2-6, 6-2) in the second round of the US Open, continues to push back the hour of retirement. The American, who returned to competition this summer at the age of 40, revealed at a press conference that she had been pushed to take up...