The German tennis star Alexander Zverev has lost at the Laver Cup against John Isner. The 7: 6 (7: 2), 4: 6, 1:10 defeat against the American means the compensation for the team world. Because the tournament is awarded one point more each day for a victory, the world selection could already achieve the 3: 3 with the second victory.
On the first day of the tournament on Friday, the Italian Fabio Fognini lost against the American Jack Sock. Because the Austrian Dominic Thiem the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and Zverev won in double with the Swiss Federer, the team Europa went with a 3-1 lead into the second day.
Federer and Rafael Nadal still have the opportunity on Saturday to bring Team Europe into the lead. At the end of the day Nadal also denies a double with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The tournament ends on Sunday.
The Laver Cup is one between European players and players from the rest of the world. Europe will play with six players, all of whom are in the top eleven of the world rankings. Including Federer and US Open winner Rafael Nadal. The best player in the world selection is Isner in 20th place.
