Thailand’s Atthaya grabs LPGA NW Arkansas lead
LOS ANGELES: Thai rookie Atthaya Thitikul fired an eagle and eight birdies in a 10-under par 61 on Saturday to seize the lead in the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship.
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Tears flow as emotions rule at Roger Federer's farewell
Roger Federer stressed, between sobs, that his were happy tears - at first to the 17,500 spectators and then to his family, teenage daughters, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose. Beside him, on their court-side seat, was his great rival Rafael Nadal, he was dolorous. The Swiss covered the Spaniard's hand with his own, ostensibly to console him. Or to be consoled. The lines were smudged, it was that kind of an evening. Earlier Nadal and Federer went down 6-4, 6-7, 9-11 in the Laver Cup to the American pair of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock in what was the 41-year-old's farewell game. The result is irrelevant. While the match itself had moments of Federer magic, including one at the start of the campaign, where the 41-year-old on a dodgy knee threaded the needle, the hole-like gap between post and net. The Americans won the point, even if Federer got the applause.
Portugal beat Czechs, Spain lose to Swiss in Nations League
BARCELONA, Spain: Diogo Dalot helped Portugal take control of its Nations League group by scoring his first two international goals in a 4-0 rout at the Czech Republic on Saturday.
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic set new bar for next generations
LONDON: Here is one way to look at what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the now-retired Roger Federer accomplished: The group known as the Big Three of men’s tennis accumulated so many Grand Slam titles — 63 in all — that it seems unlikely anyone will reach the standards they set.
US lead Presidents Cup as Kim gives Internationals a spark
CHARLOTTE, US: The Americans have a juggernaut in Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas that moved them closer to another victory in the Presidents Cup on Saturday.
Laver Cup: Novak Djokovic admits 'sadness' one of the 'greatest athletes of all time' Roger Federer leaving tennis
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to ‘one of the greatest athletes of all time’ after Roger Federer retired from tennis. Djokovic had made light work of Frances Tiafoe for Team Europe in his Laver Cup match minutes earlier on Saturday night, one of the few times that Djokovic had found himself on the same side as his perennial rival.
Djokovic makes stylish return at Laver Cup as Federer watches on
LONDON: Novak Djokovic made an impressive return after two months out of action as the Team Europe star thrashed Team World’s Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 with Roger Federer cheering him on at the Laver Cup on Saturday. Djokovic showed no signs of rust as he played for the first time since winning the seventh Wimbledon crown of his remarkable career in July.
'Close to my heart' - Felix Auger-Aliassime reveals what Roger Federer said to him in Laver Cup farewell
Rising star Felix Auger-Aliassime has revealed what his idol, Roger Federer, said to him after his final professional tennis match at the Laver Cup. Matteo Berrettini gave Team Europe a 4-2 lead over Team World after beating Auger-Aliassime 7-6(11) 4-6 10-7 early on day two at the O2 Arena in London. Ad But Auger-Aliassime was certainly not downbeat as he chatted with Eurosport about the incredible impact Federer has had on his career and how fortunate he feels to be a part of the huge occasion.