Laver Cup: Taylor Fritz defeats Cameron Norrie to draw Team World level with Team Europe on Day 2

Taylor Fritz beat Cameron Norrie 6-1 4-6 10-8 to earn Team World a victory over Team Europe on Saturday afternoon. The pair took to the court after Matteo Berrettini had beaten Canada’s — and Team World’s — Felix Auger-Aliassime to restore Europe’s lead.

Ad However Fritz blitzed the opening three rounds as he went 3-0 up against the Briton with two breaks early on, encouraged from the sidelines by his team-mates. Davis Cup'Was it controversial? No’ – Smith defends selection after Great Britain crash out17/09/2022 AT 10:02 That pace continued as the American pressed and moved 5-1 up as coach John McEnroe oversaw his success.

Norrie started strongly by winning the first game of the second set, moving over to Andy Murray on the sidelines for more advice and encouragement. McEnroe looked on with no little frustration as Norrie continued the fight back as he went 2-0 up to give himself a chance by using his improving serve to build on that early break.

However Fritz was able to break back and put Norrie under pressure, breaking and also holding a service game to edge back ahead. 'I couldn't sleep, he's my idol' — Berrettini very emotional over Federer retirement Federer hits freak shot THROUGH net, jokes 'eye still good' in farewell match ‘It’s exactly what I hoped for’ – Federer on ‘perfect journey’ coming to an end Roger Federer also offered advice to Norrie, that he flatten out his forehands, but he struggled to meet the requirements and was pushed hard to hold his serve.

By serving wide — also at the suggestion of the now-retired Swiss — he was able to take it to 3-3. Fritz responded by standing wide to receive serves, forcing Norrie down the middle, which dented the tactic’s effectiveness but nevertheless, Norrie was