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Zverev stuns Djokovic to lift ATP Finals title; Belgium collapse against Switzerland in UEFA Nations League

Updated - November 10, 2021 12:18 pm IST

Published - November 19, 2018 03:51 pm IST

Not in the mood to go through the sports news in detail, but can’t quite get yourself to do away with it either? Here’s what we have to offer: read on to get a summary of all the main sports events.

Alexander Zverev upset Novak Djokovic to claim the biggest title of his career.

Basketball

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The Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, lost three games on the trot for only the third time since Steve Kerr took over as coach in 2014. The Warriors were on the receiving end of a 104-92 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Football

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Swiss stun Belgium to reach Nations League semis

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Switzerland had to win by a two-goal margin against Belgium to progress to the Nations League semi-finals, a prospect that seemed impossible after they went two goals down early in the game.

But a hat-trick from Haris Seferovic, Ricardo Rodriguez’s penalty and another goal from Nico Elvedi gave the Swiss an incredible come-from-behind 5-2 victory, that allowed them to join hosts Portugal and England for the UEFA Nations League Final Four in June 2019.

Tennis

Zverev wins ATP Finals title

Alexander Zverev stunned a ragged Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6-4 6-3, to become the first German since Boris Becker in 1995 to win the ATP Finals title.

The victory made 21-year-old Zverev the youngest champion at the tournament since Djokovic won the season-ending event in 2008.

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