Tiafoe beats Medvedev to put Team World ahead at Laver Cup

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Tiafoe beats Medvedev to put Team World ahead at Laver Cup

2024-09-21 21:48 Last Updated At：21:51

BERLIN (AP) — Frances Tiafoe put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

The American, who reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open, won 3-6, 6-4 and 10-5 in the third set, which is a match tiebreaker.

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Team World's Frances Tiafoe returns to Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

BERLIN (AP) — Frances Tiafoe put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev returns to team World's Frances Tiafoe on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe reacts during a match against Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe celebrates after he beat =med- on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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BERLIN (AP) — Frances Tiafoe put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev returns to team World's Frances Tiafoe on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe reacts during a match against Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe celebrates after he beat =med- on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Each match win is worth two points on Saturday and three points on Sunday. The first team to 13 points wins in a format reminiscent of golf’s Ryder Cup. Wins were worth one point on Friday.

Tiafoe's victory gave his side a 4-2 lead over Team Europe ahead of Carlos Alcaraz's match against American Ben Shelton. Afterward, Germany's Alexander Zverev faces Taylor Fritz of the United States.

The final match of the day is doubles with European pair Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas facing Ben Shelton and Alejandro Tabilo.

AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

Alex Carey provides late flourish with 74 to lift Australia to 270 against England in 2nd ODI

2024-09-21 21:42 Last Updated At：21:50

LEEDS, England (AP) — Alex Carey slammed 74 off 67 balls in a late cameo to push Australia to 270 all out against England in the second one-day international between the fierce cricket rivals at Headingley on Saturday.

Seeking a 14th straight ODI win, the world champion Australians were struggling to get past 200 with captain Mitchell Marsh (60 off 59 balls) the only top-order batter to get a half-century after the tourists were put into bat by England.

Travis Head, whose career-best 154 not out powered the Australians to a seven-wicket victory in the first ODI on Thursday, made 29 before being the first of three wickets for fast bowler Brydon Carse (3-75).

Steve Smith was out for 4, Marnus Labuschagne for 19 and Glenn Maxwell for 7 as some of Australia's other key players departed cheaply.

However, Carey dominated the batting in the tail and provided a late flourish for Australia with three sixes and eight fours to set what could prove to be a testing target for England, which rested fast bowler Jofra Archer and was again without regular captain Jos Buttler.

Australia was dismissed with 5.2 overs remaining, with Carey the last man out when holing out in the deep.

Australia recalled Maxwell and senior pacers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood after they sat out in Nottingham because of illness. Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott and Cameron Green came out of the team.

Olly Stone replaced Archer in England's only change.

AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

Tiafoe beats Medvedev to put Team World ahead at Laver Cup

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Tiafoe beats Medvedev to put Team World ahead at Laver Cup

BERLIN (AP) — Frances Tiafoe put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev returns to team World's Frances Tiafoe on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe reacts during a match against Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe celebrates after he beat =med- on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

BERLIN (AP) — Frances Tiafoe put Team World ahead at the Laver Cup with a victory over Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev returns to team World's Frances Tiafoe on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe reacts during a match against Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe, right, shares a light moment with Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Team World's Frances Tiafoe celebrates after he beat =med- on the second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the Uber arena in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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