Frances Tiafoe took advantage of Novak Djokovic’s backhand and beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to give the Rest of the World a historic title. In the first duel of the day, Félix Auger-Aliassime beat the Serb 6-3 and 7-6(3) and left his team one step away from the crown. The American was no slouch against the Greek afterwards and beat him in an intense game 1-6, 7-6 (11), 10-8, to give his team the trophy for the first time.

In the first shift on Sunday, the Canadian Auger-Aliassime played a flawless game to take a key step. One of those you will surely never forget. The task was not easy. In front was Nolé, one of the best in history, but Auger-Aliassime didn’t care. The World Team player showed his best face in London, with an aggressive performance and full focus. In a duel that lasted an hour and 35 minutes, he took the initiative and wasn’t afraid to disrespect the former number one.

Felix looked aggressive and very solid on serve, despite the fact that it was Nole who started most comfortably, but he couldn’t keep up the pace to win in the first round. The Serb, who showed obvious wrist discomfort, fell 6-3 in the first set, which had a notable comeback from the Canadian, who, after being down 2-0, managed to let things go 2-2 and since then has taken over. game control.

The Cub managed to take a 4-3 lead after saving themselves from a break against, while Novak felt increasingly cloudy and inaccurate. Auger-Aliassime gave his rival no chance and managed to stay on the climb to take advantage and end up taking a key step to hold on to victory.

Nole was forced to react to stay alive in the engagement. But he was far from cured. Rapidly, The American went 2-0, without giving a break to Djokovic, who, in any case, fought and managed to level the score of the set, leaving it 3-3.

Felix was over and gave no respite. And even if Novak did not stop fighting either and stretched the duel until the tie-break, Auger-Aliassime ended up reaffirming his superiority, achieving a 7-3 which allowed him to close the victory in his favor. Simply a triumph for the Canadian.

This way, the Rest of the World managed to get 10-8 in the series and leave the title on a plate for Tiafoe, who came from behind in a big game against Tsitsipas and left Europe without the trophy, something that so far Sunday was unprecedented.

The American started nervous and with a lot of doubts. The Greek dominated the match and this allowed him to tie the first set very calmly, 6-1. Tiafoe, however, did not lose hope and woke up in time to fight.

The second round was played at maximum intensity, none of the players having yielded anything. The set was so evenly matched that it had to be set in the tie-break, in a point-to-point fight that was pure entertainment. In sudden death, the American was superior and completed the task of staying alive.

In the last instance, the North American didn’t want to waste his option in the decisive match and remained very solid to end up securing the advantage that gave the crown to the Rest of the World, in a fifth edition of the Laver Cup marked by the abandonment of Roger Federer, who, in his last duel as a professional tennis player, beat, together with Rafael Nadal, the team made up of Jack Sock and Tiafoe, the one that made history this Sunday. His Majesty says goodbye, in the first great joy for Le Monde.