The second day of the Laver Cup is on and there are still some great matches to be played in this great tournament. The first day saw both the teams end in a tie with the scores at 2-2. However everything might change in the second set with now two points on the line after every match. The first match of the day was between Russian number 1 Daniil Medvedev and Francis Tiafoe.
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This was another great matchup between two players who might have had similar seasons where the two have not been able to get past the playoffs. There is no doubt both Francis Tiafoe and Medvedev are talented players, but it has not really been a season to remember for both of them who have not won a single title this season. This match was set to be a battle between two players who had something to prove to the people.
Tiafoe gets the two points for Team World
Though both the players have had similar seasons it was Daniil Medvedev who was the favorite to win the match and he proved that in the first set itself as he went on to win the first set by a score 6-3. This might have put Tiafoe under a bit of pressure but he still managed to make a comeback in the second set and coming back into the match. It was now down to the final set which was to be decided by a tiebreaker and to everyone's surprise it was Tiafoe who got the two points and got his first win over Medvedev.
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.@FTiafoe regains the lead in Berlin for Team World.#LaverCup pic.twitter.com/p34EJ4pqZk
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 21, 2024
This was another great match which came down to all three sets and it was Tiafoe who got the better of the World number 5. It was once again where John McEnroe and his boys won the first match of the day and have taken the lead after this thrilling game between the two American star and the former US Open 2021 winner where Tiafoe has finally broken his losing streak against him.