Carlos Alcaraz – Ben Shelton 1-1
Game on 30 Alcaraz. Electric tennis, with very fast movements and hits. Two very aggressive youngsters on the track.
40-30 Alcaraz. Good service, applause Stefanos Tsitsipasvery attentive behind the bench where the captain sat Bjorn Borg.
30-30 Shelton cuts the ball, wants to play to the net. Win the fight with an accurate smash.
30-15 Alcaraz. Good at distributing rights, but he misses the easiest one, because he doesn’t let the ball bounce and fixes it too close to the sideline.
15-0 Alcaraz, who a few days ago led the Spanish Davis Cup team in qualifying for the Córdoba Finals, with a quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. In Valencia it was played indoors and hard court, but on a surface not as fast as this one in Berlin.
Carlos Alcaraz – Ben Shelton 0-1
Shelton had problems on the first serve, but overcame it by holding the second serve. Game at 30 for American.
15-30 Alcaraz. Shelton’s first double fault.
15-15 Alcaraz holds the second serve this time. He caught his opponent mid-rise, which he then outpaced with an easy backhand pass.
15-0 Shelton, also takes a chance on the second serve. At 196 km/h.
Carlos Alcaraz – Ben Shelton 0-0
Match starts, sixth in this Laver Cup.
Alcaraz, loyal to its customs
He won the toss, he chose to start with subtraction. The Swedish referees Mohamed Lahyani
This is the last match of the day session. In the afternoon, from 7 pm, Zverev-Fritz and the double Ruud/Tsitsipas vs. Shelton/Tabilo.
Tough test for Alcaraz
Left-hander Ben Shelton showed in doubles that he is coming out of the conditions in his favor. His powerful serve is underlined by a very fast surface, which spits out the ball as soon as it hits the ground.
Second match between Alcaraz and Shelton
Defeated by Carlos Alcaraz, 21 years old and world No. 3, American Ben Shelton, 21 years old and No. 17, 6-3 and 7-6 (3) in Canada 2023.
Both players are warming up to the Berlin Uber Arena.
A game worth two points
On Friday each victory gives one point. On Saturday, two and on Sunday, 3.
Carlos Alcaraz, debut in singles
Carlos Alcaraz makes his Laver Cup singles debut After Friday’s loss in doubles with Alexander Zverev, the opportunity to give the first points to Team Europe, which is losing to Team World in Berlin.
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