ACE DUO DEBUTS AT LAVER CUP
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have played against each other 46 times. From Monaco to Shanghai and everywhere in between. Regular, run-of-the-mill tournaments and major finals. On Friday, they play on the same side of the net for the first time. Federer and Djokovic will close out the first day of the second edition of the Laver Cup when they take on Jack Sock and Kevin Anderson in doubles at the United Center in Chicago. Federer and Djokovic are playing for Team Europe, while Sock and Anderson are competing for Team World in the Ryder Cup-style event. “We have had so many great battles in all the singles courts and to finally team up together, I think, is going to be very special for both of us,” Federer said Thursday. While world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 4 Juan Martin del Potro are out with injuries, the Laver Cup has seven of the 11 top-ranked players.