Team World won their first match against Team Europe in the Laver Cup on Sunday as they got a four match point performance from their star player.
The American, who beat Roger Federer in the Swiss great's last competitive match Friday, proved once again that he is a fly in Europe's ointment.
Team World took an unassailable 13-8 lead after the first set, but it was not until the second set that the game was decided.
Team World, which had lost the four previous editions of the team event, began the day trailing 8-4, but Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime stunned Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (3), having earlier partner with Jack Sock in a 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory overAndy
The crowd at London's O2 Arena loved the American's showman antics, even though they had the chance to take the match to a decider.
After converting match point, he collapsed to the court and was buried under a pile of his teammates and captain John McEnroe.
"It's an unbelievable feeling, it's what I've been waiting for," he said on the court. A lot of F-bombs were dropped by John Mc Enroe. We all did it together when Felix defeated Novak. I was not the only one who it wasn't just me.
McEnroe was overjoyed to have finally ended a long wait for victory and got one over Bjorn Borg, who was captain of Team Europe.
Team World has beaten Team World five times in a row. Felix made a big impact. We witnessed that at the US Open.
I'm loving every second of it.
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