Carlos Alcaraz beat American Ben Shelton 6-4 6-4 to level the score between Team Europe and Team World on the second day of the Laver Cup on Saturday.

American pair Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton have edged Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in doubles to tie the Laver Cup after the first day in Berlin.

Carlos Alcaraz was beaten in doubles as Europe ended the first day of the Laver Cup level with the rest of the world team.

Frances Tiafoe has put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev. The American won 3-6, 6-4 and 10-5 in the third set which is a match tiebreaker.

“We invest very heavily,” added Zacks, before the seventh edition of the Laver Cup, got underway at Berlin’s Uber Arena on Friday. “We bring the greatest lineups we possibly can, we make the court unlike anything else – part of that is the black ...

The importance of having Roger Federer close by: "It’s a huge advantage we have. Roger is definitely on our team. He himself does not want to reveal it, but we all know that he is there whenever we need him for important moments, and this is a small advantage that we take with us. They may have Rod, but we have Roger".