Laver Cup 2022 LIVE: Latest results and updates before Roger Federer’s last match

The momentum is with De Minaur – but can Murray muster one last effort? De Minaur makes a great start on serve and puts away the forehand winner.

Amazing – these players can be so similar at times. De Minaur keeps the point alive as Murray can’t put away the smash, but De Minaur volleys.

Murray then loses the mini-break when his drive volley goes long from midfield.

Super from De Minaur – he finds the pass again from the baseline while Murray looks away in frustration.

De Minaur then pulls a forehand wide, giving Murray a chance to equalize on serve, but again the advantage goes as Murray pushes the forehand.

De Minaur leads 4:2 at the change.

De Minaur breaks to win second set and does it in style!

He raced into a 0-40 with a flurry of winners. Murray faced a tough battle and despite clawing back two points, the Australian finishes.

The second set always went as it seemed. Now it’s time for the decisive tie-break.

The first to 10 points wins.

Murray frames a forehand and sends it into midfield while De Minaur then nets the volley. Murray holds up his hand in apology but the Aussie struggles with those shots.

30-30 and de Minaur nets move to volley! More nerve from him and Murray gets a look at the breakpoint.

Ah, that was a chance. Murray nets a soft backhand but more roars from the bench follow as Murray saves another chance but it meets the same fate! he moans.

two again This time De Minaur steps in to put away the forehand winner and the Aussie raises his fist as Murray’s return takes a long time.

Murray plants a wonderful forehand winner across the court to hold and there’s more momentum in his stride as he returns to the bench. Djokovic leans in to offer a tip or two – which is still a brilliant thing to see. Can it help Murray get the breakthrough he needs?

Those scenes off the pitch are just fantastic too.

Meanwhile, Federer and Nadal are warming up off the field on the home trainers, stretching and getting a massage.

De Minaur bounces back on his serve. Discarding the forehand pass. It takes him a few more tries to put Murray away after getting in, but he eventually hits the backhand volley and puts it in the corner.

Djokovic looks… like he’s falling asleep on the bench?

It’s after nine and we keep fighting. Murray is limping a little after sending a winner down – but he can’t get past De Minaur as the Aussie nets well.

But this time De Minaur cuts the dropshot too fine. Murray holds.

Murray immediately gets a glimpse of De Minaur’s serve at 0-30, but this time the Aussie puts the smash away with vigor as he gets to 30-30.

The serve puts him at 40-30, only to regain support with the help of Hawkeye and a challenge.

Now it’s De Minaur’s turn to play receiver as he praises Murray after chasing back. The Aussie then plays a nice drop shop, staying dead ball to get the debut.

And now an early chance for Team World as they rise from their bench. It’s Breakpoint De Minaur and Murray looks tired as he nets a double fault.

As in the previous set, De Minaur takes an early lead.

An easy save from De Minaur as both players caught their breath after that big first set.

There was already a brilliant game.

This is classic Andy Murray! He wins an 82-minute opening set, digging in and showing classic determination to get over the line. There is one more set to come and it means it will likely be closer to 10pm when Federer and Nadal hit the pitch.

There is another brilliant exchange early in the second set, with Murray and De Minaur trading volleys before Murray tucks away the forehand pass.

Murray is too fast at the net again and gets his hold.