{"id":485242,"date":"2026-02-19T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485242\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:10:10","slug":"alexander-zverev-alex-de-minaur-set-for-laver-cup-return-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485242\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur set for Laver Cup return | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Laver Cup<br \/>\n    Zverev, De Minaur set for Laver Cup return<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, Fritz already confirmed<\/p>\n<p>February 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zverev-de-minaur-laver-cup-2026-return.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur will compete at the 2026 Laver Cup.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Laver Cup<\/p>\n<p>        Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur will compete at the 2026 Laver Cup.<br \/>\n        By Press Release<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-zverev\/z355\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alex-de-minaur\/dh58\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a> have confirmed they will represent Team Europe and Team World, respectively, at the ninth edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a>, to be held at The O2 in London from 25-27 September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev and De Minaur join the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/carlos-alcaraz\/a0e2\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> (Team Europe), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/taylor-fritz\/fb98\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> (Team World) in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/atp-number-one-club\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/atp-no-1-club-banner-article.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cATP\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A six-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a> competitor and the event\u2019s all-time leading points scorer, Zverev returns to London with unfinished business after last year\u2019s defeat in San Francisco \u2013 the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a> loss of his career. The German had previously been part of Team Europe\u2019s title-winning teams in Prague (2017), Chicago (2018), Geneva (2019), Boston (2021) and Berlin (2024).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zverev also returns to London, a city where he has enjoyed significant success, including winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> at The O2 in 2018. He made a good start to his 2026 season, reaching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/australian-open\/580\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open<\/a> semi-finals (l. to Alcaraz).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always love being part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a>,\u201d said Zverev. \u201cThe team atmosphere is incredible, and the intensity is unlike anything else we play all year. London is a great tennis city and The O2 is one of the most special stadiums in the world for me and has already delivered some unforgettable moments for this event. I\u2019m excited to return and hopefully we can win the title back for Team Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team World\u2019s top-ranked player and winner of last week\u2019s ATP 500 event in Rotterdam, De Minaur will compete in his third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a>. Having been part of Team World\u2019s first title victory in London in 2022, he was pivotal again last year in San Francisco, where he won all three of his matches to help secure another victory for Team World.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/laver-cup\/9210\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a> is one of the most intense and exciting weeks on the calendar,\u201d said de Minaur. \u201cPlaying in London in 2022 was a special moment for our team and San Francisco showed what this group is capable of. I loved playing under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/andre-agassi\/a092\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Agassi<\/a> last year and I\u2019m really looking forward to getting back out there in London with him and the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laver Cup Zverev, De Minaur set for Laver Cup return Alcaraz, Fritz already confirmed February 19, 2026 Laver&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-485242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}