Though Workforce World was a big 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 likewise midway via Sunday’s order of play.
Captain John McEnroe’s facet needed to win simply one of many final two matches, nevertheless it couldn’t get throughout the end line.
Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz got here up clutch for Workforce Europe to pave the best way 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 at all times robust to play Workforce World at (the) Laver Cup,” Workforce Europe captain Bjorn Borg assured. “You’ve seen good tennis this week and I believed that we weren’t going to win it, however the guys performed nice tennis and we got here via. For me to spend time with these gamers in Workforce Europe, it’s quite a lot of enjoyable. We’ve workforce spirit and we gave every part. I’m very happy with my workforce.”
“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 glad 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 12 months 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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