Mumbai, September 22: Team World just needs two more match wins to claim the Laver Cup a third straight time. Team World won three of four matches from Team Europe on Saturday to take an 8-4 points lead into the third and final day in Berlin. After Friday's matches were split evenly, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz beat top-five opponents and Ben Shelton and Alejandro Tabilo crushed Europe's Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1, 6-2. Laver Cup 2024: Carlos Alcaraz Cites ‘Great Experience’ Playing in Front of Roger Federer Despite Losing on Debut.

Team Europe's only win came from Carlos Alcaraz, the French Open and Wimbledon champion. He beat Shelton 6-4, 6-4 with one break in each set. Alcaraz saved all five break points he faced. Shelton conceded his first sets in his fifth career Laver Cup match. Tiafoe, who reached the U.S. Open semifinals, beat No. 5 Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-4 (10-5) for the first time in six attempts.

“Midway in the second (set) and in the tiebreak, I felt like I was Roger Federer, honestly,” Tiafoe joked while smiling at Federer, who was in the stands. Emma Raducanu Retires From Korea Open 2024 Quarterfinals Due to Foot Injury.

No. 7-ranked Taylor Fritz, the U.S. Open finalist, upset No. 2 Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-5 for his third consecutive win over the German. Fritz hit 27 winners to Zverev's 11. The day ended with Shelton's and Alejandro Tabilo's doubles rout. The Laver Cup is formatted like golf's Ryder Cup. The first team to 13 points wins. There are four matches on Sunday, each worth three points.

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