Ben Shelton (left) and Taylor Fritz equalized in the doubles. © APA/afp / RONNY HARTMANN

Tie after first day of the Laver Cup

After the first day of the Laver Cup in Berlin the score is 2:2.

September 21, 2024

From: dpa/sn

In the tennis team competition between Europe and a world selection, Casper Ruud lost the opening match against the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in front of around 15.000 spectators on Friday. Stefanos Tsitsipas then scored against Thanasi Kokkinakis and Grigor Dimitrov against Alejandro Tabilo for Team Europe, while Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton equalized in the doubles against Carlos Alcaraz/Alexander Zverev.

The remaining matches will take place at the weekend, with wins on Saturday counting double and on Sunday counting triple. The first team to reach 13 points wins. After European victories in the first rounds, the world selection has recently won twice.