Carlos Alcaraz ’s Laver Cup team-mates revealed that the Spaniard was “blocked” from playing in the first singles match on Sunday. Team Europe came into the final day with a four-points-to-eight deficit to their World rivals. But Alcaraz and Ruud won the opening doubles match to give them three more points.

Team Europe's Laver Cup hopes were kept alive on Sunday afternoon with a dominant win by Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud over Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe caught fire on Saturday as he rallied past Team Europe's Daniil Medvedev to give Team World a lead in the Laver Cup tennis competition.