Team World close to retaining Laver Cup a third straight time
Team World's Frances Tiafoe celebrates after he beat =med- on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ebrahim Noroozi]
BERLIN (AP) — Team World just needs two more match wins to claim the Laver Cup in Berlin 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. 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. Team Europe’s only win came from Carlos Alcaraz, the French Open and Wimbledon champion. He beat Shelton 6-4, 6-4.
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Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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