Carlos Alcaraz wins his first Laver Cup match as he levels the score in Laver Cup

The Laver Cup has started of very we are currently in the second day of the tournament and the competition is still in the balance looking at the matches coming up. The next match in the Laver Cup was between Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton who were the young prodigies in the tennis World who had impressed everyone this season as well.

There is no doubt that Shelton is among the best for USA right now, but the fans were looking forward to see how Carlos Alcaraz would perform in his first ever Laver Cup event. Things did not really start well for the Spaniard who eneded up in the losing side in the doubles on day 1 and had something to prove in this encounter against the American prodigy.

Alcaraz straight win gets Team Europe back in the game

Though Ben Shelton might have been responsible for Alcaraz's first loss in the Laver Cup, it is Alcaraz who has the better success rate in the singles competition and this was proven in the first set itself where the Spaniard came out on top winning 6 games to 4 to take control of the match. The second set saw Alcaraz break Shelton's service once again as he goes onto win the second set and bring Team Europe back in the game.

This was Alcaraz's first Laver Cup victory which came at a very important time for Team Europe as this ties the score to 4-4. Alcaraz has proven once again why he is one of the best players in the World and this straight victory over Shelton was enough to get his side out of trouble and keep them in the game. It will be ineteresting to see how this tournament will end with the scores level once again and with two more games left in the day along with the final day tommorow. This is a great contest which has lived up to the expectations of this prestigious event in tennis.