Laver Cup 2022, Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal vs Jack Sock And Frances Tiafoe LIVE: Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer Break Back vs Frances Tiafoe-Jack Sock To Level Things
Laver Cup 2022 Live Updates: Tennis legend Roger Federer final professional match got underway as he teamed up with Rafael Nadal for Team Europe to take on Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe in a doubles match in the Laver Cup. Nadal and Federer took the first set 6-4 after breaking Tiafoe's serve in the 10th game. Federer had last week announced the Laver Cup would be his final professional tournament. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, dogged by a knee injury, has not played since the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-finals and last week announced his retirement at the age of 41. The Swiss great has enjoyed a storied rivalry with the Spaniard over nearly two decades and together they have won 42 Grand Slam singles titles in a golden era for the men's game. The pair played 40 times, including in nine Grand Slam finals, with Nadal holding a 24-16 winning record, but this time they will be on the same side of the net in the Ryder Cup-style event. The six-strong Team Europe also includes Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray -- the other two members of the so-called "Big Four" -- in a fitting climax to Federer's career.
03:44 - That was close!
Sock-Tiafoe survive. They save multiple break points before Federer's double errors.
03:38 - Tiafoe-Sock break Nadal-Federer early in second set
Tiafoe and Sock get the early break. Nadal pulled it back from 0-40 to 30-40, but the American pair kept their cool. They lead 2-1.
03:31 - Novak going absolutely crazy
Novak Djokovic was in awe of that rally. Relentless stuff from Nadal to force an error from Tiafoe, who hits the net.
03:39 - Federer maintains the intensity
Federer holds his serve in the first game of the second set. Tiafoe struggling with his forehand.
03:24 - And there it is, the