Laver Cup
Fritz stuns Alcaraz on excellent Laver Cup day for Workforce World
De Minaur/Michelsen full Saturday sweep with doubles win; Workforce World leads 9-3
September 21, 2025
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Taylor Fritz has the best PIF ATP Rating on Workforce World at No. 5.
By Arthur Kapetanakis
Taylor Fritz earned his first Lexus ATP Head2Head win in 4 tries towards Carlos Alcaraz — and his first victory towards a reigning No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings — to increase an ideal Saturday for Workforce World at Laver Cup.
In a 6-3, 6-2 stunner, the American imposed his highly effective recreation on the brand new world No. 1, dictating from the baseline at each alternative and placing fixed stress on the Spaniard from the frontcourt. Fritz gained 16 of 20 web factors and fittingly closed the match with a forehand volley winner, wanting extra like vice captain Patrick Rafter than delighted captain Andre Agassi.
“We have been speaking all day. It has been an honour to play underneath Andre,” Fritz mentioned post-match. “Each of us like to share our ideas in regards to the recreation. I knew what I needed to do out right here tonight. The query was if I used to be going to have the ability to do it.”
Buoyed by the San Francisco crowd, which let loose a roar when Golden State Warriors’ star Stephen Curry walked onto the court docket with Roger Federer for the coin toss, Fritz saved the quantity up in Chase Heart by taking the match to Alcaraz. He saved the one two break factors he confronted, each within the opening recreation, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats, and rattled off the ultimate 4 video games of the match for a well-known victory.
“The thrice I had performed Carlos, he had damaged me within the first recreation each time,” the American added. “Getting out of that first recreation was big. I simply made certain I didn’t second guess myself.”
Of their most up-to-date assembly, Alcaraz gained a good four-setter this July within the Wimbledon semi-finals. Previous to that, the Spaniard gained in straight units finally yr’s Laver Cup in Berlin.
Fritz’s win staked his group a 7-3 benefit within the first-to-13 occasion, with every Saturday match counting for 2 factors. Earlier within the day, Alex de Minaur beat Alexander Zverev and Francisco Cerundolo edged Holger Rune.
Alcaraz was enjoying his first singles match since profitable his sixth Grand Slam singles title on the US Open and returning to No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings. The defeat snapped a 13-match profitable streak that dated again to the beginning of his trophy run on the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 occasion.
Alex de Minaur and Alex Michelsen accomplished the Saturday sweep for Workforce World with a 6-3, 6-4 win towards Holger Rune and Casper Ruud, stretching the result in 9-3. All 4 of Workforce World’s wins on the day got here in straight units. With Sunday’s 4 matches price three factors apiece, Workforce World wants simply two extra wins to take again the Laver Cup.
Michelsen flashed his doubles abilities alongside Fritz on Friday, however the People had been overwhelmed by Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik. Michelsen made no mistake on his second alternative, with him and Australia’s De Minaur not going through a break level.
