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Tennis Top Four unite for Laver Cup in 'unique' moment

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The so-called Men’s Tennis Big Four will unite for Team Europe for the first time at this year’s Laver Cup. Key points: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray have won 66 of the last 76 men’s singles grand slam titles European teams have won all four Laver Cup titles since the first was held in 2017 This year’s tournament will be held at London’s O2 arena in September Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who dominated men’s tennis for nearly two decades, will now look to help Team Europe maintain its dominance over Team World in this year’s men’s team event. Europe captain Björn Borg, who is also an 11-time grand slam champion, said having all four stars in the game on the same team was a historic moment. “I don’t think I could have imagined having four of these sporting icons on a team together,” he said. “I know they, like me, appreciate the importance of this moment.” Djokovic, the newest member of the group to commit to this year’s tourn

Novak Djokovic not surprised by Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon run

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Two weeks ago, few would have predicted that divisive Australian star Nick Kyrgios would be the one to stand between Novak Djokovic and his fourth straight Wimbledon title. Key points: World number 1 Serbia says Kyrgios is “a very complete player” Djokovic has faced the Australian twice in his career, losing twice The 35-year-old wants to extend her grand slam title to 21 years Djokovic himself, however, is not surprised Kyrgios will be waiting on the other side of the net in the men’s singles final. The top seeded Serb booked his eighth Wimbledon final by coming from a set down against Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Saturday, while unseeded Kyrgios benefited from a walkover after Spain’s 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the semi-finals through injury. Djokovic has only faced Kyrgios twice in his career, losing twice to him in 2017. So while he will be favorite to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown, he knows exactly how dangerous the unpredictable world number 40 Kyrgio