Tennis-Team World takes Laver Cup lead as Ruud, Tsitsipas fall in doubles

Tennis - Laver Cup - Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany - September 21, 2024 Team Europe's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his match against Team World's Ben Shelton REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) -Ben Shelton and Alejandro Tabilo defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud 6-1 6-2 on Saturday to hand Team World an 8-4 lead over Team Europe at the end of day two of the Laver Cup.

After a blistering first set and an early break by Team World in the second, the European duo squandered their only two break chances to hand John McEnroe's team the two points.