Montrealer defeated Novak Djokovic to help captain John McEnroe\u0027s Team Word to an upset win over Team Europe in last year\u0027s competition in London.
Auger-Aliassime defeated Novak Djokovic to help captain John McEnroe’s Team Word to an upset win over Team Europe in last year’s competition in London. It was Team World’s first win in the event, which began in 2017 as the brainchild of tennis legend Roger Federer.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The Laver Cup is one of the best things to happen in tennis in the last 20 years,” McEnroe said. “It’s had a huge impact on the sport, and has been a great success.” “I’m really looking forward to being part of the Laver Cup again, we had an amazing time in London last year,” Félix Auger-Aliassime said in a statement.Auger-Aliassime, 22, broke through to win four ATP Tour singles titles in 2022, starting at Rotterdam in February when he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. At the Laver Cup, he upset Djokovic to put his team in a winning position and then went on to win three consecutive indoor ATP titles at Florence, Antwerp and Basel.
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