{"id":109257,"date":"2018-09-22T06:57:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T04:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/?p=109257"},"modified":"2018-09-22T15:32:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T13:32:20","slug":"nole-and-roger-team-up-at-laver-cup-in-chicago-europe-leads-team-world-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/nole-and-roger-team-up-at-laver-cup-in-chicago-europe-leads-team-world-3-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Nole and Roger team up at Laver Cup, Europe leads Team World 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Two great champions Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer closed out the first day of the second edition of the Laver Cup<\/strong> when they lost to Jack Sock and Kevin Anderson 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-10 in doubles at the United Center.<\/p>\n<p>Federer and Djokovic are playing for Team Europe, while Sock and Anderson are competing for Team World in the Ryder Cup-style event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-kPjqchTTo\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-823x464.jpg 823w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-590x333.jpg 590w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_06_ap-620x349.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Day 1 results in singles:<\/p>\n<p>Grigor Dimitrov b. Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4<br \/>\nKyle Edmund b. Jack Sock 6-4, 5-7, 10-6<br \/>\nDavid Goffin b. Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 4-6, 11-9<\/p>\n<p>Just a couple weeks after Novak beat del Potro in the US Open final for his 14th Grand Slam title, the Serbian star made his debut at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lavercup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laver Cup<\/a>, teaming up with Federer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is what this competition is all about, bringing us all together,\u201d<\/strong> Djokovic said.<\/p>\n<p>Nole and Roger have played against each other 46 times. On Friday night, they played on the same side of the net for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have reacted with huge excitement over the dream doubles pairing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Novak will next meet Kevin Anderson on Sunday at 02:00 CET in attempt to earn two points for Team Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-823x392.jpg 823w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-267x127.jpg 267w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-590x281.jpg 590w, https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lavercup2018_03-620x295.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event is played over three days. On Friday and Saturday, there are a day and night session followed by a final single day session on Sunday. Each day four matches are played \u2013 three singles and a doubles.<\/p>\n<p>Each match win is worth one point on Friday, two points on Saturday, and three points on Sunday. The first team to reach 13 points out of a total 24 points available will win the Laver Cup. If the points are tied at 12:12 at the end of all matches, a fifth match (Decider) on Sunday will be played to determine the winner.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: AP \/ www.lavercup.com<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two great champions Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer closed out the first day of the second edition of the Laver Cup.  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