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Zverev adds Laver Cup clincher to his big year after French and US Open titles

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 27). Zverev adds Laver Cup clincher to his big year after French and US Open titles. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/zverev-adds-laver-cup-clincher-to-his-big-year-after-french-open-and-us-open-titles/article_0806bec7-6b00-5568-b576-5151a9a78aca.html

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Alexander Zverev secured Team Europe's victory at the Laver Cup by defeating Li-Nan Tien 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday, contributing to a final score of 13-5 for Europe. This win capped off an impressive year for Zverev, who also won his first Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open. The Laver Cup is a team event similar to golf’s Ryder Cup, where players compete in singles and doubles matches over three days with points awarded based on match results.

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At the O2 arena in London, Team Europe triumphed over Team World at the Laver Cup with an overall score of 13-5. The key moment came when Alexander Zverev, who won both the French Open and U.S. Open this year, secured a crucial victory against Learner Tien by winning 7-6 (3), 6-3. This triumph added to his already impressive season which included two Davis Cup victories for Germany last weekend before losing to Alex de Minaur on Saturday. Zverev has now won eight Laver Cup singles matches, the most among all players in the event's history. The victory marked Europe’s win after Team World had secured it in San Francisco last year.

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LONDON Laver Cup Team Europe Team World U.S. Open

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Zverev PERSON · 8× De Minaur PERSON · 2× Team Europe ORG · 2× Team World ORG · 2× Alexander Zverev PERSON · 1× Davis Cup ORG · 1× Europe ORG · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Learner Tien PERSON · 1× San Francisco GPE · 1×

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It was an improved performance for Zverev after his nine-match winning streak in singles — his U.S. Open title and two Davis Cup victories for Germany last weekend — ended with a loss to Alex de Minaur on Saturday.

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Zverev adds Laver Cup clincher to his big year after French and US Open titles · assertive framing

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LONDON (AP) — Alexander Zverev added another highlight moment to his breakout season by clinching the decisive points that brought the Laver Cup back to Team Europe on Sunday. asserted

that → add → Sunday

Zverev — who captured his first two Grand Slam titles this year by winning the French Open and U.S. Open — beat Learner Tien 7-6 (3), 6-3 to make it a 13-5 victory for Europe. asserted

it → capture → Europe

Zverev has been a part of all six Team Europe victories in the Ryder Cup-style event, and owns the most Laver Cup singles wins with eight. asserted

Zverev → own → eight

“Winning as a team — there’s no better feeling in sports,” Zverev said. asserted

Zverev → win → sports

“We don’t have enough of it in tennis. asserted

We → have → tennis

Being among these great players you normally see across the net every single week, it’s just fun being out here.” asserted

it → see → net

Team World had won in San Francisco last year. asserted

World → win → Francisco

streak → improve → Saturday

“I haven’t won a Laver Cup match in two years, so I’m happy I did it today,” Zverev said. asserted

Zverev → win → it

They pushed us all the way again. ... asserted

They → push → us

We had a great team. asserted

We → have → team

We have a great team chemistry.” asserted

We → have → chemistry

The 13th-ranked Tien had beaten Flavio Cobolli in his Laver Cup debut on Saturday. asserted

Tien → rank → Saturday

Earlier, Cobolli and Jakub Mensik extended Europe’s lead by beating De Minaur and Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-3 in doubles. asserted

Cobolli → extend → doubles

Zverev’s victory sealed with it three matches to spare — which meant that Carlos Alcaraz didn’t need to take the court for the third match of the day against De Minaur. asserted

Alcaraz → seal → Minaur

“We had three chances to close it out in singles,” Zverev said. asserted

Zverev → have → singles

“Especially with Carlos playing after me, it gave me a little bit of confidence.” asserted

it → play → confidence

Using Zverev’s nickname, Team World captain Andre Agassi said during the trophy presentation: “Congratulations, Sascha, on the crazy year.” asserted

Agassi → use → year

Alcaraz won a doubles match with Mensik on Friday and a singles match over Fritz on Saturday. asserted

Alcaraz → win → Saturday

The first team to reach 13 points wins. asserted

team → reach → points