Alexander Zverev beat Learner Tien 7-6 (3), 6-3 at the O2 on Sunday to win the Laver Cup for Team Europe, who reclaim the trophy they lost in San Francisco last year with a 13-5 victory and two matches to spare.
Yannick Noah’s side had led 7-5 overnight and needed two wins from Sunday’s four matches. They took the first, Flavio Cobolli and Jakub Mensik beating Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-3 in the opening doubles to move to 10-5, before Zverev finished the job in the second. Carlos Alcaraz against de Minaur and Rafael Jodar against Fritz were not played.
For Zverev, it answers his own defeat to de Minaur on Saturday afternoon, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 11-9. Europe had gone into the final day in front thanks to Alcaraz saving two match points against Fritz, 6-3, 4-6, 13-11, and to Zverev’s own night doubles win alongside Casper Ruud over Alexander Bublik and Brandon Nakashima, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
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Final: Team Europe 13, Team World 5