Tennis-Fritz, Shelton draw Team World level with Europe following doubles victory


Tennis - Laver Cup - Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany - September 20, 2024 Former tennis players Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg and Carlos Alcaraz pose with the Laver Cup trophy REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) -Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev 7-6(5) 6-4 in Friday's doubles to draw Team World level with Team Europe at the of the first day of the Laver Cup.

After Europe secured a 2-point-to-1 lead following the singles matches, with Stefanos Tsitsipas thumping Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1 6-4 and Grigor Dimitrov squeezing past Alejandro Tabilo 7-6(4) 7-6(2), Fritz and Shelton made sure the day would end with honours even.

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