Though Crew World was a major underdog going into the 2024 Laver Cup at Uber Enviornment in Berlin Germany, it appeared to be in management following to days of competitors and in addition midway by means of Sunday’s order of play.
Captain John McEnroe’s facet needed to win simply one of many final two matches, however it couldn’t get throughout the end line.
Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz got here up clutch for Crew Europe to pave the way in which for a comeback victory. Zverev was two video games from what would have been a Cup-ending loss to Frances Tiafoe, however the German got here again from 4-2 down within the second set to prevail 6-7(5), 7-5, 10-5. After that all of it got here right down to Alcaraz vs. Taylor Fritz, and the third-ranked Spaniard defeated the U.S. Open runner-up 6-2, 7-5.
“It’s all the time powerful to play Crew World at (the) Laver Cup,” Crew Europe captain Bjorn Borg assured. “You’ve seen good tennis this week and I assumed that we weren’t going to win it, however the guys performed nice tennis and we got here by means of. For me to spend time with these gamers in Crew Europe, it’s loads of enjoyable. Now we have a superb group spirit and we gave all the pieces. I’m very happy with my group.”
“It’s nice,” Alcaraz mentioned throughout his on-court interview. “Clearly we got here right here with a objective, to win the Laver Cup. We’re very, very comfortable about reaching our objective. We virtually misplaced, however Sascha got here with actually good tennis and gave me the possibility to win.”
It was the ultimate yr for captains McEnroe and Borg. They are going to be changed by Andre Agassi and Yannick Noah, respectively, beginning subsequent September in San Francisco, California.
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