Tennis

Federer and Djokovic lose match at Laver Cup — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic looked quite comfortable while playing together for the first time Friday night. Except for one particular point. Djokovic drilled Federer in the lower back with a forehand in the third game of their doubles match against Kevin Anderson and Jack Sock in the Laver Cup. Federer did not seem to mind that much. “To team up with somebody of his caliber is just a treat you know,” he said. Federer and Djokovic took the first set 7-6 in a tiebreaker, but Sock and Anderson won the second set 6-3 and then captured the deciding tiebreaker 10-6 to give Team World its lone win on the first day of the exhibition. Federer took the forehand side and Djokovic the backhand against the hard-serving Anderson and doubles standout Sock. “I loved it. Obviously I wanted to win as much as Roger,” Djokovic said. “But those guys came up with some big shots.” Team Europe won the first three matches of the day. David Goffin edged Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 4-6, 11-9; Kyle Edmund beat Sock 6-4, 5-7, 10-6; and Grigor Dimitrov downed Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4.

— From wire reports