Day 3 of Laver Cup, which first launched in 2017, began with Team World ahead 8-4 after a successful Saturday saw them win three of Day 2’s four matches, including Tiafoe’s 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 victory over Daniil Medvedev. Though Tiafoe couldn’t keep the momentum going in men’s doubles—Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud defeated the all-American team of Tiafoe and Ben Shelton to kick off Sunday’s order of play—Shelton got Team World back on track with another match tiebreak win over Medvedev, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 10-7.
Shelton’s win put Tiafoe in pole position to take home the trophy for Team World, but the US Open semifinalist faced an uphill battle in Zverev, an opponent he last beat at the 2017 Cincinnati Open. Up a set and 4-2 on Zverev, Tiafoe couldn’t close the deal, leaving it up to Fritz to avenge his countryman against Alcaraz.
