When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments Roger Federer may have been playing tennis underneath the retired jersey of NBA legend Michael Jordan at the United Center, but he has no plans to follow suit. Federer played his part for Team Europe last night, beating Nick Kyrgios in straight sets. And in his post-match interview, Federer was asked about whether Jordan’s jersey hanging in the rafters gave him a “lift”. And the Swiss tennis star was keen to make it clear he has no intentions to hang up his racket just yet.<doc-sep>McEnroe complained about the call from the umpire When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments Laver Cup matches could be CANCELLED today - because of Roger Federer Laver Cup 2018: Zverev reveals what players REALLY think of tournament Team World's Kyrgios was a set and a break down to Roger Federer when a row kicked off after a dodgy line call. Down a break point, Kyrgios unleashed a huge serve to the Federer backhand which he could only dump into the bottom of the net. However, it was initially called out by the line judge, who then corrected himself and called it in. The ruling from the chair came in Federer's favour - that the call had put the 20-time Grand Slam off and point was to be replayed.<doc-sep>Rising Australian star Nick Kyrgios admitted to overreacting a bit to the crowd movement during his match against Swiss Roger Federer. The 23-year-old clashed against world No. 2 Federer for the second straight year at the Laver Cup. Federer, 37, easier than expected beat Kyrgios in Chicago at the United Center as he handed the Australian a 6-3 6-2 loss. "At the time it seems like a big deal but now all the emotion is gone it's me probably just being a prima donna," Kyrgios said on being upset of the crowd movement. Kyrgios won't be opening his indoor-hard court campaign next week as well as he won't be featuring either Chengdu Open or Shenzhen Open. The Australian is expected to open his indoor-hard court campaign at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships -- which starts on 01 October. Kyrgios has made it clear multiple times that he enjoys team competitions -- such as the Davis Cup and Laver Cup. "I'm not gonna lie to you it's extremely tough for me personally," Kyrgios said on going from a Laver Cup to Asia and being back to the regular tour. Four-time ATP champion Kyrgios also made an interesting claim when asked why he's in a different place than his good friend and fellow rising star Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe, 20, captured his maiden ATP title this year at the Delray Beach Open and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 38 in the world. "He hasn't made the mistakes I've made Hopefully he doesn't I hope he's going to have a better career than me When I see him being 23 I hope he's done more things than I have," Kyrgios said. Also read: Pablo Carreno Busta set to miss Chengdu Opem<doc-sep>McEnroe and Kyrgios got into it with an umpire. NICK Kyrgios and John McEnroe are like two peas in a pod. So, when the tennis legend was coaching the Australian in his 2018 Laver Cup match against Roger Federer, we knew sparks would fly. Boy, did they. Kyrgios was in his first singles match of the cup, and was trailing 6-3, 3-1, with an advantage to the 20-time grand slam champion. The Australian looked to have served his way back to deuce, but a premature out call from the linesman forced a replay of the point. WATCH THE ALL-TIME BLOW-UP BELOW! For all intents and purposes, the serve was unreturnable, but the rules are the rules, and the point was ordered to be replayed. Chaos ensued. Both Kyrgios and McEnroe unleashed their signature tirades at the umpire, with neither holding back. “So, you’re telling me (the umpire) called it before Roger hit it?,” Kyrgios said to the umpire, who replied with a simple “yes.” “You are delusional.” McEnroe interrupted: “Wait a minute. Wait a minute.” “You’re gonna say that that affected his return?” The umpire responded: “Well, that’s questionable.” At this point, McEnroe is raising his voice in a way only he can. Nick Kyrgios and John McEnroe, of Team World. Source: Getty Images “In your opinion, you think that affected his return?” McEnroe yelled; the umpire then saying “there was a small chance.” “What, 0.01?” Here’s the quick-fire back-and-forth that ensued; keeping in mind the umpire seemingly didn’t take any joy out of having to enforce the rule. Umpire: “We’re going to replay the point, John.” McEnroe: “Why? !” Umpire: “Because that’s how we do it in tennis.” McEnroe: What chance was he gonna get return back.” Umpire: “There was a small chance.” McEnroe: “What chance?” Umpire: “A small chance.” McEnroe: “What, 0.001?” Umpire: “I don’t know the number, but there’s a small chance, so we replay the point.” The arguing with the umpire continued, from both men, with Kyrgios telling the umpire that he’s “so irrelevant in this whole team thing, but you still manage to screw it up.” The umpire told Kyrgios not to speak to him like that. Kyrgios didn’t back down. “I’ll call you whatever I feel like calling you.” Kyrgios referred to that decision as “sh** judgment,” while McEnroe told the umpire, jokingly, that he’d “get a little present after the match.” At the end of the day, it was Federer who waled away with the 6-3, 6-2 victory, giving Team Europe two points, to see their overall lead extend to 7-1. “I’m very, very happy,” Federer said after the match. “I felt good from the beginning of the match and that’s unusual because we need matches to get going to get used to the reaction of the court with all the spins and slices. Today was just very clean with my game plan.”<doc-sep>
TEAM Europe have tightened their grip on a second Laver Cup triumph as they extended their lead to 7-1 after Roger Federer dazzled Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev defeated John Isner. The roars at the United Center in Chicago the previous evening were reserved more for underdogs Team World but there was no escaping Federer’s casual brilliance on day two, as he won 6-3, 6-2 in a tour de force. “I felt good from the beginning and that’s not usual. We need some matches to get going, but today I was very clear in my game plan and I got wonderful support from my team,” Federer said in his post-match court-side interview. Kyrgios, the high-spirited Australian, tends to reserve his best for the greats of the game. He regularly loses to inferior players but is 1-3 against Federer. And so the game between the two immensely talented players went again, just as it had three weeks ago at the US Open, as Kyrgios was left in awe of the shot selection employed by Federer. It took just three games for Federer to break Kyrgios in the opening set, but he waited even less in the second, breaking him in his first service game of the second set with a masterful combination of play that kept the crowd in rapture. That is not to take anything away from Kyrgios, however. At times, he also was sharp, and sent blitzing passing shots past Federer but the glimpses of brilliance were far too few. At a crucial juncture in the second, with Kyrgios trying to save a break point at 1-3 with Federer holding an advantage, a line judge called his ace out. The computer system Hawk-eye showed otherwise and the chair umpire ruled the point to be recontested. That prompted vocal protests from Kyrgios, who branded the decision a “shit judgement”, while Team World captain John McEnroe tongue-in-cheek commented he hoped the umpire would “get a little present after the match”. But by the end of the one-hour and 40-minute encounter, Federer simply proved a superior player. He only found his rhythm more in the second set to win 22 more winners than Kyrgios and served out the match with an eighth ace. German Zverev rallied to beat new dad Isner 3-6 7-6 10-7. Get ready for cricket like never before. FREE Sport HD + Entertainment until the first 4K cricket ball as part of 2 months free on a 12 month plan. SIGN UP TODAY. T&Cs apply.