well, here i came, and then there was novak djokovic, and anti—altogether, all of a sudden it was thisobody else could win anything else it was like a lock on the big tournaments, it must�*ve been quite frustrating for a lot of the players to be honest, but for us, it was a challenge of our life trying to figure it out, how can i play against all these different playing styles and we all play very different. i think for the fans, it has been a joy to watch, and i'm sure some fans will be sad i am leaving, of course, but again, there will always be wonderful new people and the question is can they fail the void at the personalities, because it's also very much built on personality and storytelling in our spirit. but i think our tour allows for an incredible story to be told. i know the game is safe and we will see incredible new superstars. what see incredible new superstars. what is next? i always _ see incredible new superstars. what is next? i always try _ see incredible new superstars. what is next? i always try to _ see incredible new superstars. what is next? i always try to keep

the final competitive matches, rafael nadal and novak djokovic have dominated for decades.ish this day would have never come. it's a sad day for me, personally, and for sports around the world. since the death of the queen, people have been re-watching tv series like the crown and the many movies which featured her life. few people studied the queen as closely as the actors who played her which is often a daunting experience. what it was like to portray the most famous world in the -- famous woman in the world. reporter: for each one of the actresses who have played elizabeth ii, it has been the same. helen mirren won an oscar for her role in the queen. >> i watch the documentaries the rest of us had watched what i watch them in a particular kind of way, seeing little moments. she is presenting an award and one of the keeperosses have said something that really makes her laugh. she does this wonderful gesture. she rocks right back on her heels, brings her arms forward. enjoying the moment kind of way. reporter: the clues are in the gestures and the voice. it clear for a pla

in london as part of a european team that also includes fellow multiple grand slam champions, novak djokovics friend and greatest rivals, rafael nadal. he will play alongside him against the team world team and rafa nadal says he's super excited to play with federerfor a last time. one of the most important players, one of the most important players in my tennis career is leaving, and, at the end, to live this moment will be difficult, and of course i am super excited and grateful to play with him. next, gareth southgate is hoping england can rediscover their form as they look to form as they look to avoid relegation from the nations league. they are without a victory in the group and they play italy in milan tonight before germany come to when we on monday in the final two matches before the world cup in qatar where the football association says that the players will wear a one love armband to highlight human rights issues. the fa has backed calls for compensation to be awarded for any injury or death related to world cup construction projects. the people i've spoken to have explained to me

he ranks third all-time behind his rivals rafael nadal and of course, novak djokovic. golf now. pga tour season teeing teeing off at the silverado for the championship. robbie shelton shelton on the par three 11th. check this out. up in the air. bounces up, hits the flag right. right there. tax it in for bertie. later on 11, the defending champ for bertie. roles abandon the former cal bears currently five shots under. two shots behind the lea. the leader. life continues to get better and better for steph curry. according to the rolling stone, get this. the warrior star is close to signing a lifetime agreement with under a. under armour. the deal is worth $1 billion. that is close to michael jordan and lebron james apparel deal with nike. i tell you what, $1 billion, not bad for steph curry. he already has what feels like a lifetime contract with the warriors and now this. >> i think steph curry is set for life. >> is living the dream. just test to when that golf championship in tahoe and he has has done it all. > >> still ahead at 5:00, a packed packed house as a puerto rican mu

onlyadal and novak djokovic have more.ite house last night, president biden surprised singer elton john with the national humanities medal for his legacy in music and activism. john was performing in a special concert for teachers, nurses, frontline workers, and lgbtq advocates. elton john had not performed at the white house since 1998. and, two passings of note... legendary ja musician pharoah sanders has died. the saxophonist was revered for pushing the boundaries of his instrument. sanders was also famous for his collaborations with john coltrane in the 1960's. he was 81-years-old. and, actress louise fletcher has also died. she won an oscar for her role as nurse ratched opposite jack nicholson in the 1975 film adaptation of "o flew over the cuckoo's nest." because of fletcher's portrayal of the cold, calculating, tyrannical nurse, nurse ratched is considered one of the greatest screen villains of all time. fletcher was 88. still to come on "pbs news weekend"... florida's governor is hit with a lawsuit after allegedly

thursday as figueroa wasjoined by infantry on thursday as figueroa was joined by rafa nadal and novak djokovicrowd as they witnessed the winners of 66 grand slam titles between them, enjoying a friendly warmup. between them, en'oying a friendly warmup._ between them, en'oying a friendly warmup. you are on the side of the _ friendly warmup. you are on the side of the court, _ friendly warmup. you are on the side of the court, john _ side of the court, john mcenroe, rublev in the stands, it's gonna be a cool way to and an incredible career. so yes, i have thought about myself that i don't think there are many better ways to go out then like this. a, , ., �* ~' this. maybe one thing i'd like to add. this. maybe one thing i'd like to add- i _ this. maybe one thing i'd like to add. i always _ this. maybe one thing i'd like to add. i always felt - this. maybe one thing i'd like to add. i always felt sitting . to add. i always felt sitting here, — to add. i always felt sitting here, it _ to add. i always felt sitting here, it feels good that i go first— here, it feels good that i go first from the gu

last night, a black-tie celebration with nadal, andy murray and novak djokovic.ng him warming up with a little game of ping-pong. >>> a change to "jeopardy!," the executive producer floating a cash bonus to someone who answers an entire category of clues. rewarding contestants without affecting the score. >>> when we come back here, what prince william and princess catherine said about all those rainbows in london this week. moderate-to-severe eczemaur or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me. and that means long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief for adults. with dupixent, you can show more skin with less eczema. hide my skin? not me. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes, including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking

they are playing together in the doubles in london as part of a european team that also includes novak djokovic will face vedder and rafael nadal. —— fedor. 0ne vedder and rafael nadal. —— fedor. one of the most important players in my era, if not the most important player in my tennis career is leaving. at the end, we believe this moment will be difficult, but i am super excited and grateful to play with him. , , ., ., with him. this is how roger federer has been warming _ with him. this is how roger federer has been warming up, _ with him. this is how roger federer has been warming up, dressed - with him. this is how roger federer has been warming up, dressed in i with him. this is how roger federer has been warming up, dressed in a | has been warming up, dressed in a tuxedo, of course. at that dinner event last night and if you are wondering because he plays tennis he must be great at table tennis, you would be absolutely right. still has got that incredible deftness of touch, and in particular the one—handed backhand which schwartzman could not deal with. gareth southgate is hoping that eng

novak djokovic andy mara and rafael gave everything like federer ex-world tennis player and all on theteam with roger in the laver cup in the european team for the doubles match against jack sok and francis teafu swiss inadala, admonishes djokovic i had the pleasure of tying my shoelaces again on your shoes, but today was the last time i almost didn’t feel stress, because the guys were nearby, as well as my relatives and friends, the only one was afraid that i would jam my back or get some other injury, but i’m glad that everything was in order with that at 130 tula atp and managed to pick up my collection of fedor he has won grand slam tournaments 20 times since 2009. at the beginning of 2022, he was a record holder at all, so djokovic beat him this year and still remain in the sport. it's great that my opponents will have more battles. i will watch them from the sofa. i'm glad to go first. after all, i am the oldest for several years. i tried to return. so now is the right moment to leave, leaving to his followers federer and two more bars that have not yet been submitted to anyone b

he forced the other players, most notably rafael nadal added novak djokovic to continue to improve theires, to keep up with him and catch up to him. and eventually pass him in terms of total grand slam wins. in that way, he left the mark. to me it was his ability to show that you can be a great champion. you can do it with dignity and grace, cry when you lost, cry when you win. show your emotions out on the court. when you saw carlos alcaraz playing a spellbinding match, we can thank roger federer for this because he raised the bar in a big way. >> a personal memory or two. >> it was the final day and roger federer played james blake. and he just destroyed him in about 49 minutes. which is very fast in a final. i was about tonterview him on live tv. they did not do the trophy ceremony yet. i said congratulations, well done. is it ok if i ask a few more questions than normal? we need some extra time to fill. he said sure, no problem. patrick, he said, eyeball-boyd for you. i was the ball boy for you in his hometown, the stadium named after him. you played the final against wayne ferrera.

he has won 103 singles titles and 20 grand slams trailing only nadal and novak djokovic on the men's all-time list. like to get there to see it myself. >>> from box office golds to gold medals. tom hardy doesn't need a stunt man after taking the top prize in a brazil yap jujitsu championship. he's taken turns as super heroes but his appearance was kept quiet to help him focus. it's not the first time they've seen hardy compete. he knew the star would smash it as soon as he saw him fight. >>> now nasa says an important fueling test for the artemis 1 rocket meets all objectives. engineers did detect a liquid hydrogen leak earlier but a nasa official says engineers were able to troubleshoot the issue and manage the leak. wednesday's test result will determine when it launches around the moon and back. they'll meet sunday to discuss the results and assess a potential launch date which could be as soon as tuesday. nasa's first salvadorian american astronaut is now at the international space station. >> and liftoff. a sunset start to the mission of rubio and patellan and then to the space

nicole: novak djokovic chaz hailed the retiring roger federer -- has hailed the retiring roger federers one of the greatest athletes of all time rate he says he will leave a lasting legacy for tennis. the 41-year-old swiss great will play competitively for the last time at this week's labor cup, turning out 14 europe alongside rafael nadal, andy murray, and djokovic. the three biggest rivals of his glittering 24 year career. he has struggled with injuries as of late. >> this is going to be his last match, his farewell this weekend, so that makes this occasion even greater because he is one of the greatest athletes ever to play sports, any sport, and his popularity on and off the court speaks for itself. i'm sure we are going to have a blast this weekend. nicole: after delivering dazzling images, like this one, distant galaxies, the james webb's -- james webb space telescope has turned its powerful gaze on our solar system. these images of neptune are the first it has captured. they offer an unprecedented view of the planet and infrared light, including the sharpest use of the planet ri

he won 20 grand slams in total, and only rafa nadal and novak djokovic have more grand slam titles thansix years in his prime. but in recent seasons we have seen him struggling more comes just after the retirement of serena williams, so tennis is seeing the retirement of two of its greatest players in history in just a matter of weeks. as you would expect, there has been lots of reaction to federal�*s retirement from the world of tennis. wimbledon said, it has been a privilege to witness yourjourney and see you become a champion in every sense of word. billie in every sense of word. jean king called him a champion's billiejean king called him a champion's champion with historic memories that will live on and on. and rafa nadal said it has been a pleasure and honour and privilege to share all these years with you. annabel croft has more. certainly when i reflect back on his career, he was one of the most beautiful tennis players that i have witnessed on the court in terms of how he played, the fluidity, the grace, the balletic and artistic qualities that he brought to the game. and also

i give credit to kyrie irving, novak djokovic, and aaron rodgers.heir jobs for refusing, all those teachers, everyone who lost their jobs for refusing to get the covid shot should get their jobs back with back pay, funded by the profits that the american taxpayer paid for all these covid shot that didn't do what they told us they would. >> brian: we knew that already, and we are three variants into this. the new variant booster, they want to sell that after telling us the pandemic is done? forget it. aaron judge made history last night, home run number 6060, he ties babe ruth, and meanwhile a grand slam wins it for the yankees. put in perspective, his 60th home run, as we watch it. >> first of all, this started a late rally for the yankees to come back and win a game. they were in the big deficit situation in the ninth inning. you can see the crowd going crazy. i can't help but think, and i imagine there's a lot of baseball fans like me, that wish we had not had the barry bonds and mark mcgwire and sammy sosa cheating scandal. assuming he's clean, c

it was time to say goodbye fed finishes third an all-time slams titles behind rafael nadal and novak djokovicnd and rival. i wish this day would never have come. it's a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world. i think there are so many people that feel that way about roger federer when one of your arch rivals tells you man, i'm sorry you're retiring as opposed to i can win even more, you know, you've made an impact on your sport and the sporting world in total because federer is just first class all the way. we're going to miss him. yeah, first venus now roger. yeah. yeah well getting older. all right some of us. not have tonight on abc 7 at 8 press your luck followed by generation gap then at 10. it's truth and lies the crypto couple and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11 that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us some amidates and i'm dan ashley for sandia patel. larry beale aging very well the entire abc 7 news team. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again. in every moment there's an opportunity the numbers truly don't lie to find a path forwa

whereas you guys you have guys like kyrie irving and don't forget novak djokovic, who wasn't even allowed into our country to play in the u.s. open, which he would have been favored to win, and their stories just get completely ignored. or they continue to be ridiculed, even though laura , the data reflects that they are correct. dr. marty makary was tweeting about this great work he's done during this whole covid era, saying guys like kyrie irving, who already had covid and our young healthy athletes are actually at greater risk when they get the covid shot because then they have a risk of myocarditis based on the data and they have zero risk statistically because they already have the antibodies from their natural immunity. now, the whole reason for the vax mandate was that they didn't want people to spread the virus, but that's obviously completely out the window. so the vaccine mandate should have gone away a long time to go . and yet they cling to it like a security blanket, right? i mean, they're just not dropping it. yeah. and what i said, i think on your show last week remains tru

, novak djokovic saying you have to wonder if he is from the same planet. with him. he hovers the court. the first thing was snapped. the energy when he hits the ball is so big that the sound sometimes it sounds like a gun going off when he is hitting forehands and backhands because his wrist really snaps on the ball and the fourth thing was dismissed. when you watch his body language, when he is losing points and losing games and sets, he dismisses those because he knows that there's big outcome waiting down the road and that you are going to lose some points in a much. you know, the best players in the world such as roger and craig, in a world, the fifth thing was, because we are right out of time? the fifth thing? the fifth is anticipated.— fifth is anticipated. craig, we're going _ fifth is anticipated. craig, we're going to _ fifth is anticipated. craig, we're going to have - fifth is anticipated. craig, we're going to have to i fifth is anticipated. craig, i we're going to have to leave it at that, i'm so sorry to interrupt. we are really up against i

roger federer posted the photo on twitter — of him, sir andy murray, rafael nadal and novak djokovice an image. that would have been a good dinner. it would. on the tennis team and by way of contrast in terms of outfits, this is because of the laver cup. europe against the rest of the world. these are the team coaches, bjorn borg and john mcenroe. they have got them together and taken a picture and contrasting him with 1981. what do we see that is different? the hair has changed. the length of the shorts. i was drawn to the length of the shorts. bjorn borg has gone pretty much the same. john mcenroe, who had exceptionally short shorts in those days, has not gone... why would he? i like the shorts. the other thing is the rackets. those of a certain age will remember the dunlop maxply. that is whatjohn magro used to use. and now they have newfangled rackets. —— john mcenroe used to use those. what wood was used to make tennis rackets? someone will correct me. i think it was elm. they will have a look online. someone out there will know. good knowledge. either that or nonsense. i am goi

slam titles than that —— only rafael nadal and novak djokovic have more.iful tennis players that i have witnessed on the court in terms of how— have witnessed on the court in terms of how he _ have witnessed on the court in terms of how he played, the fluidity, the grace. _ of how he played, the fluidity, the grace. the — of how he played, the fluidity, the grace, the balletic and artistic qualities — grace, the balletic and artistic qualities that he brought to the game — qualities that he brought to the game. and also the way that he coped with pressure situations, he was someone — with pressure situations, he was someone that embraced pressure and walked _ someone that embraced pressure and walked towards it, and played so much _ walked towards it, and played so much of— walked towards it, and played so much of his career with a target on his back, _ much of his career with a target on his back, and — much of his career with a target on his back, and yet he coped so incredibly— his back, and yet he coped so incredibly well.— his back, and yet he coped s

and went out for dinner with some of the biggest names in tennis which included andy murray, novak djokovichortly. he will be on his feet in the commons outlining this mini budget, the special budget. many budget which is a fiscal statement. budget. many budget which is a fiscalstatement. let�*s budget. many budget which is a fiscal statement. let�*s talk about it with our economics correspondent. what are we expecting because obviously so much has been trialled? we are talking with some of the biggest measures expecting today that we have seen for a very long time. one of the biggest tax because we have seen in 30 years to follow one of the biggest tax rises by a government that the members of the current government were in just a few months ago. we are talking about national insurance, the rise in national insurance, the rise in national insurance, the rise in national insurance and able to pay for social care, national insurance and able to pay forsocial care, but national insurance and able to pay for social care, but now the government is deciding or has confirmed that they will revers

ranking points this year after they banned russia and the russian players and the man we've seen, novak djokovic thank you very much- — ukraine says it's retaken as many as 20 towns and villages in the east of the country in the space of the last 2a hours — with russian troops in retreat. officially, the kremlin says its forces are "regrouping , " not retreating. russia has hit back overnight with missile strikes on the city of kharkiv, causing blackouts. russia's top occupation official in kharkiv region has admitted to ukraine's army taking villages in the region and breaking through to the russian border. translation: speaking - about the manpower that's been amassed for the ukrainian army's counteroffensive, it outnumbered our forces approximately by eight times, no less, so i think our command decided to retreat and regroup in order to preserve our personnel. i know the military formations are close _ i know the military formations are close to _ i know the military formations are close to the border of the russian federation. the situation is becoming more difficult by the day and is _ bec

fed says the laver cup next week in london will be his last hurrah and he'll play alongside novak djokovicael nadal, this time as teammates, a bit more relaxed. a nicer way to say good-bye to two of the biggest rivals he faced in his career, george. >> and what a career he has had. okay, lara, thanks very much. >>> a lot more coming up here on "gma," including details on the funeral for queen elizabeth and the unprecedented security operation under way. >>> and the american woman shot dead while big game hunting in africa. her dentist husband convicted. now an abc news investigation unearthing new details. >>> but first back to ginger. >> this is me this time of year because the windchill is 6 at mount washington this morning. well, okay, so it's happening. we are diving into fall. of course, it's not 6 here, but temperatures have fallen into the 50s and 40s, we'll be following this cold air and what it means for your weekend coming up. first your locl weather in 30 seconds. drew: afternoon sunshine. former day. 70's and 80's away from the coast. patchy fog overnight, falling to the 50's.

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>> sure, so about 15, 16 months ago, novak djokovic and a good friend of mine met and she called andg to help the players, maybe you can help. and i viewed this as a purely philanthropic thing. i love tennis, and i understood the plight of the player i actually backed a guy. >> who was that? >> his name was mattia propopitch i think is the correct pronunciation. he wanted to go on the tour, but the economics make it impossible unless you have a trust fund or a backer, and i was like, fine, i'll back you. and he was shocked i learned about tennis and he spent about $350,000 a year, travel, hotel, coach, couldn't afford a physio but from all that he went from nothing to 200 in the world the fastest ever i thought, okay, i've really got something here, and then he got injured. during that entire period, he might have made $20,000 in prize money. the reality is, if you're not hundred in the world or better, you lose money on the tour you make less than minimum wage. and the result of that is it's a sport for affluent people. >> what do you need to do about that is the, you see it in tenn

covid rules so ridiculous with novak djokovic. the guy was unvaccinated playing in the u.s. not having to show vaccination card and cross the southern border unvaccinated and stay. no logic in terms of anything covid rules and that's what joe rogan is talking about and many people agree with him. >> steve: there are no rules crazy patchwork giving joe concha plenty to talk about. >> happy birthday to ainsley. three-like three hanukkahs, 20 crazy nights. congratulations to ainsley on her 3 #th birthday. >> steve: thank you very much. thorough report. former president trump and his legal team are going to take their requests for special master to a federal judge today after slamming the doj's latest filing. lara trump will join us for a reaction coming up. time. it's life's most precious commodity, especially when you have metastatic breast cancer. when your time is threatened, it's hard to invest in your future. until now. kisqali is helping women live longer than ever before when taken with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant... in hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisq

novak djokovic is in israel at the tel aviv open, and plays later on thursday.on't have a number of years in my head when i want to stop, or how many tournaments i want to play, so i shalljust keep going. when it comes to who is my biggest rival, it is no dial without a doubt. he is still there. we played the most matches against each other of any other rivalry in the history of tennis, and the rivalry is very special and keeps going. 0f tennis, and the rivalry is very special and keeps going. of course jock itch is one grand slam title behind. the late queen was a huge supporter of horse racing and that has passed on to king charles. thejockey, tom mark arndt, says it will be a moment to cherish. that is all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hourfor an update. there is a lot going on on the bbc sport website. it is also the final day of the county championship but i would back in the next hour. lenders across the board have withdrawn certain mortgage products. more than 900 were pulled yesterday alone — way higher than the previous record during the covid—1

novak djokovic, and andy murray. tt was djokovic, and andy murray.ix of we were winning for ten plus years, all of the same tournaments, almost nobody else could win anything else, it was like a lock on the big tournaments.— the big tournaments. england defender. _ the big tournaments. england defender, who _ the big tournaments. england defender, who had _ the big tournaments. england defender, who had just i the big tournaments. england defender, who had just been| the big tournaments. england - defender, who had just been recalled to the international squad for their upcoming nation's league matches, the last before the world cup begins, says fine abuse has becomes so bad that he doesn't want his family attending the matches. he has called the issue a real problem, saying his mum hasn't attended a way fixtures for several years. the tottenham defender received a four match ban after confronting a fan in the stands a couple of seasons ago and revealed abuse was aimed at his brother when a spurs face chelsea away last month. chelsea have sacked comm

and to a similar format in tennis, the laver cup, where novak djokovic thrashed frances tiafoe in hisew for snooker? it is new _ the mixed events. is that new for snooker? it is new in _ the mixed events. is that new for snooker? it is new in that - the mixed events. is that new for| snooker? it is new in that format, eah. it snooker? it is new in that format, yeah- it is — snooker? it is new in that format, yeah- lt isjust— snooker? it is new in that format, yeah. it isjust really _ snooker? it is new in that format, yeah. it isjust really nice. - snooker? it is new in that format, yeah. it isjust really nice. more l yeah. it isjust really nice. more and more sports are doing it, you know, we do it in the triathlon, the mixed swimming realise, the next release in athletics. and talking to the athletes, a lot of them do get a lot out of it and a lot.— lot out of it and a lot. that's iood. lot out of it and a lot. that's good- thank _ lot out of it and a lot. that's good. thank you, _ lot out of it and a lot. that's good. thank you, sarah. - with households across the uk facing higher

and went out for dinner with some of the biggest names in tennis which included andy murray, novak djokovicred all of those promises, and more. the oil and gas producers will be toasting the chancellor in the boardrooms as we speak, while the working people are left to pick up the bill. and author dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. the chancellor promised new growth for a new era. business reaction now — with me is shevaun haviland the director general of the british chambers of commerce. what will this mean for businesses? we see it as a bold budget for business on the government has listened to business and we are pleased to see three things. firstly, the reversal in national insurance contributions will put money back onto the business balance sheets as well as consumer pockets. the annual investment allowance is now permanently set at 1 million which will help small businesses invest, and thirdly, the investment zones are also welcome. absolutely we hope that will work with the levelling up agenda although i think a word of caution that they do n