(Vancouver) Team World added to its lead on Saturday, leading 10-2 against Team Europe at the Laver Cup.
In the first match of the day, Taylor Fritz defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2, 7-6 (3) to give his team a fifth straight victory, as Team World swept Friday’s day with four victories .
Fritz and Rublev exchanged aces, they who were able to count on their quality service.
Fritz dominated the game when he went to the net, winning 14 of his 77 points earned in the match that way.
Team Europe then signed its first victory when Casper Ruud defeated Tommy Paul in two sets of 7-6 (6), 6-2.
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Casper Ruud
Frances Tiafoe, however, put Team World back on the path to victory in the next match, beating Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 6-3.
Hurkacz was also in the doubles match, the last match of Saturday’s program. He and Gaël Monfils faced the young duo of Félix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton.
Auger-Aliassime and Shelton won the match 7-5, 6-4 to give Team World two more points.
Each match won on Friday gave one point, while the matches on Saturday gave two points. The first team to 13 points wins the title.
Last year, in London, the World Team won the tournament for the first time. Team Europe had won the previous four performances (the 2020 show was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
