September Richard Pagliaro 09/18/2023

Davidovich Fokina Replaces Injured Rune in Laver Cup

By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 18, 2024Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is in for injured Holger Rune in Laver Cup. Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg selected Davidovich Fokina to replace Rune, who withdrew from Laver Cup.More: Djokovic Captures 24th Grand Slam TitleLaver Cup Vancouver will be contested from September 22nd-24th at Rodgers Arena in Vancouver.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will represent Team Europe in Vancouver for Laver Cup 2023. Captain Bjorn Borg has selected Davidovich Fokina to replace Holger Rune, who has withdrawn due to injury.Read more: https://t.co/jGqrKh23rs pic.twitter.com/xhdVDxxbCT
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Interestingly, Davidovich Fokina fell to Rune in a dramatic fifth-set Wimbledon tiebreaker in July after trying the surprise underarm serve that did not fool Rune.Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters]]>

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Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.