Zverev leads Team Europe to win Laver Cup

Zverev leads the European team to win the Laver Cup. (AP)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] With the aura of double Grand Slam champion, German star Alexander Zverev stepped forward at the critical moment and defeated American rising star Learner Tien 7:6 (7:3), 6:3. The European team defeated the defending World Team 13:5 in advance and won its sixth Laver Cup title.

The European team, which was defeated in San Francisco last year, now made a comeback at the O2 Arena in London. On the third day of the doubles, Czech Jakub Mensik/Italian Flavio Cobolli first defeated American Taylor Fritz and Australian Alex de Minaur 7:5, 6:3, winning a 10:5 draw. Zverev, who has broken through the French and US Open gold cups this year, seized the opportunity to force the 20-year-old Qian Lerner and help the team secure the final victory in advance. The three-day Laver Cup adopts a team competition format, with stars from the European team and the world team competing against each other. The victory on Friday will be awarded 1 point, Saturday will be changed to 2 points, and Sunday will be 3 points. The first team to grab 13 points will win the championship.

"Good tacit understanding and teamwork, I'm very happy to be able to do this today." This is the fourth time Zverev has helped the European team win the Laver Cup since Chicago in 2018, Geneva in 2019 and Boston in 2021. He also let go of his sullenness after suffering a huge reversal from De Minaur on the second day of this tournament, and was happy to win the victory over Spain's Carlos Aykaraz (Carlos). Alcaraz) waited for his teammates to rush onto the field and jumped and cheered with him. "I'm glad that everyone still trusts me and allows me to successfully complete the game. I also want to pay tribute to the World Team, they really put us under great pressure."