Team Europe edge out Team World to win Laver Cup

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz sealed a straight-set triumph against American Taylor Fritz to lead Team Europe to a 13-11 triumph astatine nan Laver Cup successful Berlin.

Team World had led 11-7 going into nan penultimate lucifer successful nan first-to-13 competition.

But pinch 3 points disposable for each triumph connected time three, German Alexander Zverev's 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 10-5 triumph complete American Frances Tiafoe reduced World's lead to a azygous constituent and forced a deciding match.

Alcaraz, who criticised nan congested tennis schedule connected Saturday, completed nan thrilling comeback pinch a 6-2 7-5 triumph.

"We came present pinch a goal, each of us, to triumph nan Laver Cup," Alcaraz said.

"I'm really happy. We are happy astir reaching our goal."

"It has been a reliable one, we almost lost, but Sascha [Zverev] came pinch immoderate really bully tennis."

On time one, Argentina's Francisco Ceralundo group World connected their measurement pinch a triumph complete Norway's Casper Ruud, but Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas deed backmost erstwhile seeing disconnected Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Europe moved into nan lead erstwhile Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov hit Chile's Alejandro Tabilo, however, nan time ended level astatine 2-2 pinch American brace Fritz and Ben Shelton seeing disconnected Alcaraz and Zverev successful nan doubles.

World claimed six of nan 8 points connected connection during time two, opening up an 8-4 advantage.

Alcaraz was nan only subordinate to registry a triumph for Europe connected Saturday arsenic Tiafoe and Fritz ran retired winners successful nan singles, pinch Shelton and Tabilo delivering successful nan doubles.

The last time of action started positively for Europe, who lost 13-2 successful 2023, pinch Ruud and Alcaraz combining to adhd 3 points to their tally successful nan doubles.

Shelton saw disconnected Russia's Daniil Medvedev successful lucifer 10 to put World connected nan brink of triumph pinch only 2 points required to scope nan target of 13.

Zverev recovered his groove astatine conscionable nan correct time, winning his first lucifer of nan week to group up a decider.

And world number 3 Alcaraz, making his Laver Cup debut, held his nervus to get Europe complete nan statement astatine nan disbursal of US Open runner-up Fritz.

The inaugural Laver Cup took spot successful 2017 and Europe person now won 5 of nan 7 editions contested.