Laver Cup 2024: Carlos Alcaraz beats Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe ...

Laver Cup 2024: Frances Tiafoe came back from behind to beat Daniil Medvedev while Carlos Alcaraz got the better of Ben Shelton at the Uber Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz beats Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe stuns Medvedev. Courtesy: Reuters

Carlos Alcaraz made a strong comeback and helped Team Europe make it 4-4 against Team World in the Laver Cup 2024 at the Uber Arena on Saturday, September 21. The youngster defeated USA’s Ben Shelton in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, and made amends after he lost his double matches on Friday while partnering Alexander Zverev. Alcaraz took an hour and 43 minutes to get the better of Shelton.

Alcaraz was impressive after he smashed 25 winners, 10 more than Shelton, who let himself down with 16 unforced errors. Shelton was tentative with his second serves, making three double faults. In both sets, the Spaniard earned a break point apiece to eventually have the last laugh.

Team World had ended Day 1 at 2-2 after Shelton and Taylor Fritz beat the duo of Zverev and Alcaraz in the doubles match. On Saturday, Team World took a 4-2 lead as Tiafoe, who recently played in the US Open men’s singles semi-final, took down Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.

Tiafoe looked under pressure after losing the first set to his Russian opponent. But the American star made a strong comeback and won the match 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 in an hour and 35 minutes. In the opening set, Tiafoe dropped his serve twice as Medvedev dominated.

Tiafoe broke Medvedev’s serve in the second set to force a decider. In the third set tie-break, Medvedev took a 4-3 lead and looked good to go all the way. From there on, Tiafoe showed his class and made sure that he won. An error from Medvedev on the forehand pulled the curtains down on the match.