BERLIN — 4-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5 as Staff Europe rallied to beat Staff World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup on Sunday.
Alcaraz broke the U.S. Open runner-up Fritz within the eleventh sport after which closed out victory on serve, sparking celebrations because the Europe workforce rejoiced with captain Björn Borg in Berlin.
Staff World was favourite to win the Laver Cup for a 3rd straight time after main 8-4 on factors heading into the final of the three days.
Europe started the comeback Sunday when Alcaraz and Casper Ruud gained the doubles 6-2, 7-6 (6) in opposition to American pair Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe. However Shelton then downed Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (6), 7-5, 10-7 to maneuver the World workforce into pole place.
Tiafoe, who reached the U.S. Open semifinals, might have sealed it for them however he misplaced to French Open finalist Alexander Zverev 6-7 (5), 7-5, 10-5, establishing the decider between Alcaraz and Fritz.
The Laver Cup is formatted like golf’s Ryder Cup with the primary workforce to 13 factors successful the competition. Every of the 4 matches on Sunday was price three factors.
Europe’s solely win in Saturday’s 4 matches got here from Alcaraz, who gained the French Open and Wimbledon this yr.
On Sunday, the 21-year-old Spaniard confirmed his big-match temperament as soon as once more.
