American Taylor Fritz claims fifth straight win for Team World at Laver Cup

VANCOUVER — Team World started the second day of the Laver Cup international tennis tournament with a win as it raced out to a six-point lead over Team Europe.

American Taylor Fritz beat Russian Andrey Rublev 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to extend Team World’s dominance in the three-day competition.

Fritz and Rublev traded aces back and forth, with each benefiting from a strong serve.

But Fritz dominated up close, winning 14 of his 77 total points at the net.