Fritz stuns Alcaraz to turn tide for Team World in Laver Cup

American Taylor Fritz stunned world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz arsenic Team World turned things astir to return a 9-3 lead connected time 2 of nan Laver Cup.

Team Europe had led 3-1 aft Friday but Team World won each 4 matches successful San Francisco connected Saturday to move nan tide earlier Sunday's last day.

Fritz, who had not beaten Spaniard Alcaraz successful 3 erstwhile meetings, sealed a broad 6-3 6-2 triumph successful nan last singles lucifer of nan day.

The world number 5 said it was 1 of nan champion moments of his profession truthful far.

"I deliberation I return almost much pridefulness successful this 1 because I consciousness like, commencement to finish, I won it, I earned it," he said.

"A batch of nan decisive points successful nan lucifer weren't truthful overmuch him giving them to maine - I felt for illustration I made it hap successful those moments. Just commencement to finish, I played an astonishing match. I'm hoping this tin beryllium a motion of things to come."

Alcaraz was connected a 13-match winning tally and was playing successful his first singles lucifer since winning nan US Open, his sixth profession Grand Slam, earlier this month.

Fritz overpowered Alcaraz from nan baseline, hitting 17 winners and 5 aces while besides showing bully hands astatine nan net, winning 16 of his 20 nett points.

Victory besides marked a first complete a world number 1 subordinate for Fritz, 27, and avenges past year's Laver Cup conclusion by Alcaraz, which sealed nan title for Team Europe.

That came aft Australian Alex de Minaur had won Team World's first points of nan day, shocking German world number 3 Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-4.

Then Argentine world number 21 Francisco Cerundolo secured an upset of his ain - a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) triumph complete Danish world number 11 Holger Rune.

World number 8 De Minaur past teamed up pinch American Alex Michelsen successful nan doubles to hit Casper Ruud and Rune 6-3 6-4 and complete a cleanable expanse of time 2 victories for Team World.

Match victories connected nan opening time of nan Laver Cup were worthy 1 constituent each, pinch 2 points awarded for wins connected time two.

Team World request 2 much wins to scope nan 13 points required to assistance nan title but holders Team Europe could still travel backmost into it pinch each triumph worthy 3 points connected Sunday.

Europe person won 5 of nan 7 editions of nan event.