Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-2 7-5 to hand Team Europe a 13-11 victory over Team World in the Laver Cup in the closing session of the match on Sunday.
Four-time Great Slam champion Alcaraz romped by a one-sided first region outdated to finishing off U.S. Commence finalist Fritz as Team Europe clinched their fifth Laver Cup title.
“Or no longer it’s been big. Obviously, we came right here as a community, all of us to uncover the Laver Cup. I’m gorgeous cheerful. I feel everybody, for us, is,” said Alcaraz. “I mean, it’s been a in point of fact no longer easy one… we practically lost.”
Team World looked in a commanding discipline on Saturday when Ben Shelton and Alejandro Tabilo defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud to position them 8-4 up.
Nonetheless, captain Bjorn Borg’s Team Europe came into the final day of competitors corpulent of fight and Alcaraz teamed up with Ruud to defeat American citizens Shelton and Frances Tiafoe 6-2 7-6(6) in the early doubles match to rob three aspects and decrease the deficit to 8-7.
Team World extended their lead when Shelton beat Daniil Medvedev 6-7(6) 7-5 10-7 placing the team captained by John McEnroe within touching distance of a 3rd consecutive title.
Nonetheless, Alexander Zverev gave Team Europe hope when he overcame Tiafoe 6-7(5) 7-5 10-5 to send the competitors true into a thrilling final session the keep French Commence and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz wrapped up victory.
Next year’s Laver Cup takes assert in San Francisco.
