LONDON.- World number 2 Alexander Zverev winner this year of Roland Garros and of US Opengave the necessary points to Europe to mathematically conquer the title in the Laver Cup 2026thanks to his victory over the American Leander Tienthis Sunday in London.
Zverev, who on Saturday had lost in his individual match against the Australian Alex De Minaurbeat Tien this time 7-6 (7/3) and 6-3.
Thanks to that result, Europe took a 13-5 lead over the team from Rest of the Worldwhich already gave the team led by the Frenchman Yannick Noah the trophy, which is awarded to the first to reach 13 units.
Each game on the third day means three points, so the Rest of the World could only add a maximum of six for the two games left on the program.
Europe had started Sunday with a 7-5 lead, which left everything open, but had already distanced itself with the Italian’s initial victory in doubles Flavio Cobolli and the czech Jakub Mensik against the Australian Alex De Minaur and the American Taylor Fritz by 7-5 and 6-3.
That victory left Europe just one victory away from becoming champion and Zverev, the next to take the field, did not waste the opportunity.
Europe thus reconquers the title in the Laver Cup, a year after having lost to the Rest of the World in the edition played in San Francisco (USA).
In the record of this competition, created by the Swiss legend Roger Federer In 2017, Europe has won six of the nine editions held so far.
The objective of the tournament is to be able to transfer to tennis the spirit of the emblematic Ryder Cup golf, where Europe and USA They face each other every two years.
Fernández wins in Singapore
Finalist of the US Open in 2021, the Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez (31st in the world) defeated the Australian this Sunday Talia Gibson (63rd) in the final of the Singapore WTA 500 to achieve his sixth title on the main circuit.
After eliminating the world number 5 in the quarterfinals Mirra Andreeva and in the semifinals to the Polish finalist of Roland Garros, Maja Chwalinskathe 24-year-old left-hander won 7-5 and 6-0 against her young rival, who at 22 years old was playing in her first final on the WTA circuit.
Crowned exclusively on hard courts since the beginning of her career, the Canadian won her second WTA 500 in Singapore, the most important tournaments on the women’s circuit after those in grand slam and the WTA1000.
She will rise to 26th place in the world ranking in the next WTA rankings, while Gibson will settle at 37th place, the best position of her career.
