Team Europe bank on Carlos Alcaraz for Laver Cup glory

Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz will have a lot of responsibility when the Laver Cup resumes on Sunday. The two-team mega-event is set to conclude on Sunday, where some of the best players in men’s tennis are currently taking part to secure the ultimate prize.

Spain’s young tennis sensation Alcaraz, who is already regarded as one of the best men’s tennis players in the singles category in the world, will have a lot of responsibility when the competition resumes on Sunday. The 21-year-old will feature in two out of the four contests on the last day for Team Europe at a time when his team needs to win at least three to lift the title for the fifth time.

On Saturday, Team World stunned the star-studded Europe side after winning three out of four matches. In the singles category, the 2024 US Open runner-up defeated world number two Germany’s Alexander Zverev in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-5. America’s Frances Tiafoe, for the first time in his career, managed to defeat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the singles category contest as well as he emerged victorious with the score of 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.

In the doubles event, America’s Ben Shelton and Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo managed to get the better of Norway’s Casper Ruud and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-2. The only match where Team Europe came out on top on Saturday featured Alcaraz, who defeated America’s Shelton with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

On Sunday, the current world number three will face Fritz in the singles category whereas in the doubles category, he will partner Norway’s Ruud as they will face the pair of America’s Shelton and Tiafoe. In the other contests on the last day of the competition, Germany’s Zverev will go up against Tiafoe whereas Shelton will face Russia’s Medvedev.