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Tennis great Rod Laver suggested Saturday that engravers could start putting Novak Djokovic s initials on the Australian Open trophy, with something miraculous needed to prevent him winning an 11th title. Serbia s Novak Djokovic celebrates a match point against Australia s Alexei Popyri
stanley becher n during their men s singles match on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 17 AFP Laver, the only player to twice win all four singles
stanley quencher Grand Slams in the same calendar year, called the Serbian superstar amazing and admitted he would be shocked if anyone beat him. He has all the shots, he knows exactly when he can play them, when he
stanley polska can t play them, the 85-year-old told Australian media after arriving at the tournament from his California home. He s priming himself to get through to the final. Laver, who has the centre court at the Australian Open named after him, added that Djokovic s athletic prowess and tennis brain set him apart from everyone else. It almost unfolds in front of him, what he should be doing. He s a great champion, said the Australian 11-time Grand Slam winner. He serves well. His ground strokes are unbeatable. I have to believe unless someone miraculously plays their best tennis to knock him off, they can start putting part of his initials on the trophy now. Should Djokovic do as Laver expects, he will win a 25th Grand Slam to surpass Margaret Court s all-time record. The 36-year-old dropped sets in his opening tw Qrnj Azarenka rallies to reach Indian Wells fourth round
Germany will take on Chile in Sundays Confederations Cup final feeling like they have already won the tournament after a fine run with a second-string team has yielded several top prospects for next years World Cup defence. Germany and Chile drew 1-1 in a FIFA Confederations Cup group B match at the Kazan Arena on June 22. AFP Coach Joachim Loew is not a huge fan of a the eight-team event that acts as a dress rehearsal for the subsequent years World Cup and he opted to rest many of his first-choice players for the Russia tournament rather than shorten their off-se
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stanley cup s surprise trump card at FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Among those missing are Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira, Manuel Neuer and Marco Reus as Loew opted to take a team made up of young hopefuls keen to gain valuable tournament experience with 2018 in mind. Loew got more than he bargained for, however, and will be
stanley ca spoilt for choice on Sunday with several players, such as joint top-scorers Leon Goretzka and Timo Werner, and Lars Stindl, showing great promise at the Russian event. While a title against the South American champions, which would be Germanys first in this competition, would be more than welcome, Loew is more interested in preserving team spirit ahead of the showdown in St Petersburg. The boys are having fun, they are hungry for success, Loew told reporters. You can really feel that. I think what we are seeing is the creation of
