Laver Cup, Francisco Cerundolo leads Rest of the World over Europe’Europe

At the Uber Arena in Berlin, in the first singles match of the 2024 Laver Cup, Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, world number 31, beat Norwegian Casper Ruud, number 9.

6-4 6-4 was the score in favor of the South American, who in one hour and 38 minutes of play put the Rest of the World team 1-0 ahead of the team from Europe.

In the first set Ruud has two break points at 2-1 in his favor but does not take advantage of them, è Cerundolo instead to take advantage of the only chance in his favor at 3-3 and won the partial at the second set point.

The Argentine immediately breaks serve from the Norwegian in the first game of the second set and on his serve he concedes nothing to his opponent, indeed, he makes another break at 4-2.

When he serves for the match on 5-2 Cerundolo loses his serve for the first time but on 5-4 he manages to close the file.

Juventus, Thiago Motta rejects comparisons with Antonio Conte

Here are the words of Juventus coach Thiago Motta on the eve of the challenge with Napoli, valid for the fifth day of Serie A, scheduled tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Stadium.

“It will beà na good match. A great match, with players ports. We have to compare ourselves on the field and see what we can do tomorrow with our public. We face the game as always with great seriousness, with great responsibility, respecting the opponent and playing our soccer and and going forward like thisì”.

“Gatti è available, we will not have only Conceicao and Milik, who are two players who will not be available tomorrow. All the others are available and with the possibility of starting the game. Fede did well in today’s training and he too will be in the group”.

“È it was a great pleasure to work with Conte. The relationship with him was great. We have to face match after match and the next one è against Napoli. È a team built to aim for the Scudetto. A short time ago they already won the Scudetto and they also expressed extraordinary soccer and the world was talking about them. We have to go our own way, improve and have this healthy ambition to always improve and tomorrow make a great performance, both for us and for our public that will surely come to support the team and spend a great evening”.

“Working with Vlahovic is part of the healthy ambition to always improve. Dusan canò improve, as I can improve. Dusan is very well and we talk every day. È a smiling and positive guy. Last game he did a great job. I am happy with his work and he has to continue like this. We have to improve in everything. We have to grow and face the game with something moreù. Every day we want to do something better”.

“Me similar to Conte? All of us are different. You are too focused on me and Conte. Tomorrow we play Juventus-Napoli. A good match with great players. We want to bring home the result and that is all that matters. De Rossi’s exoneration? He surprised me a lot. I sent a message to him that obviously he will remainà between us”.

Genoa, Alberto Gilardino against Venezia wants determination

Alberto Gilardino on the eve of the away match in Venice has no doubts and charts the course of his Genoa: “We must play a game with great determination and awareness as in the second half against Roma. This must be our mentalityà in tomorrow”.

” We meet wounded team after the 4-0 in Milan, but è a team that does not reflect their position in the standings and has a prepared coach. We faced it in the summer but the market tells us that tomorrow will be totally a different game. Heavy points will be up for grabs and performance will count. From the kind of performance, attitude and approach with which we go into the match there will be the final result”.

For Gilardino però the Venice match also marks the return of two important elements. “We recover Bani and Zanoli who will come with us to Venice and on Monday I hope to find Messias, Miretti and Ankeye” as well.

The coach expects a lot especially from two players like Malinovskyi and Vitinha. “Vitinha is doing well, he has enthusiasm and desire to continue his path of growth and wants to lend a hand to the team -explained the Rossobl&ugrave coach. It will have to be good for him and the team to put him in the best conditions to be able to express himself. Tomorrow if he is on the field he will be able to play a great game. Ruslan (Malinovksyi, ed.) is fine, we need him in an important game. There’è will; to see Malinovskyi at 100 percent thate can determine”.