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Federer drew roars from the crowd at Rogers Arena where Team World, captained by Patrick McEnroe, swept Bjorn Borg's Team Europe on day one to take a 4-0 lead in the competition Federer helped create in 2017.

Red Bull's Verstappen put down a lap of 1min 30.688sec to finish 0.320sec quicker than second-placed Charles Leclerc of Ferrari in the second practice.

The Dutchman finished fifth under the Marina Bay lights after starting 11th on the grid, meaning he will not be able to clinch his third straight world title at Suzuka.

The 43-year-old Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri picked up a 6-2 6-1 win over Elliot Benchetrit and Younes Lalami Laaroussi of Morocco in one hour and 11 minutes at the Mini Stadium.

Defending champion Canada advanced to the Final 8 of the Davis Cup, while the United States was eliminated by Finland, which reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-0 win.

The WTA suspended activities in China in December 2021, when former world doubles number one Peng briefly disappeared after making -- and then withdrawing -- accusations of sexual assault against a senior Chinese leader.

Sasikumar Mukund will kickstart India’s challenge in the Davis Cup World Group II tie against Morocco, taking on World No.557 Yassine Dlimi in the tie-opener.

The Netherlands registered a 2-1 victory over the United States in Group D in Split as Frances Tiafoe went down to Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2).

Simona Halep has been handed a four-year ban from tennis for banned blood-booster roxadustat and on two separate anti-doping rule violations.

Medvedev and Djokovic are set to cross swords in the Men’s singles final of the US Open. The match is scheduled to be hosted at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday.

Defending champion Alcaraz got the better of Italian world No.61 Matteo Arnaldi as the Spaniard registered a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in 1hr 57min. While, Tunisia's fifth seed Jabeur was ousted 6-2, 6-4 by China's Zheng Qinwen.

Ostapenko fought back after losing the opening set to record a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in 1hr 48min and will now face American sixth seed Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won pole for the Italian Grand Prix with Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen behind by only 0.013 seconds.

The win marked the eighth time in Djokovic's career that he has overturned 0-2 deficit to win in five sets at a Grand Slam tournament.

Maninder Singh struck in the 10th, 18th, 28th and 30th minutes while Mohammed Raheel also found the target in the 2nd, 15th and 24th minutes to bag his hattrick.

Novak Djokovic ensured he will return to the top of tennis's world rankings with an emphatic first round victory at the US Open.