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ByCody Fitzpatrick

Published Sep 25, 2018

After the Laver Cup, honorary Illinois resident Kevin Anderson stuck around in Chicago for a while to catch a Cubs game, where he got to throw out the first pitch.

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Anderson is a legend of University of Illinois tennis, having won the NCAA doubles championship in 2006. On Saturday, he was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Anderson's wife, Kelsey, played for the school's golf team.

"When I saw it [the Laver Cup] was in Chicago, I was really excited about that," Anderson said. "Obviously spent a lot of time here, University of Illinois, couple hours south. My wife's family is from the suburbs. I come back here two, three times a year."

Of course, Anderson's dog, Lady Kady Anderson, made an appearance as well.

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Anderson was the highest-ranked player on Team World, and the only one to win a singles match—he beat Novak Djokovic in a deciding match tiebreak. He also defeated Djokovic and Roger Federer in Day 1 doubles, alongside Jack Sock.