Before the final day;
Team Europe trails 4:8 at the Laver Cup
mEurope's team has not yet been able to live up to its role as favorites at the Laver Cup in the Uber Arena in Berlin. After the second day of the event, the world team is 8:4 behind.
On Saturday, Frances Tiafoe defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev 3:6,6:4,10:5. Taylor Fritz celebrated a second world singles victory with a 6:4,7:5 against the exhausted local hero and world number two Alexander Zverev. Only Carlos Alcaraz scored for Europe.
The Spaniard lived up to his role as favorite with a 6:4,6:4 win over Ben Shelton from the USA. "I'm happy because I played solidly right from the start," said Alcaraz. There was also a sense of achievement for Shelton, however, as he and Chilean Alejandro Tabilo beat Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:1, 6:2 in the final doubles match. On Friday, the score was still 2:2 after the first day of the prestigious competition. On the second day, however, two points were awarded for each success.
Three points for a win
On Sunday, each victory is worth three points, so the Europeans still have a good chance of pulling their heads out of the noose in the seventh edition of the tournament, which is based on the Ryder Cup in golf. Otherwise, they would lose out for the third time in a row after London 2022 (8-13) and Vancouver 2023 (2-13). A team's overall victory is fixed at 13 points.
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