At the show competition in Boston between Europe and the rest of the world, Olympic champions Zverev and Co. had already been 11-1 in the lead after the games on Saturday.
From the perspective of Opelka and Shapovalov, the double began anything but made to measure. Both players in the world selection had to give up their service right at the beginning after a faulty game.
Zverev and especially Rublev, on the other hand, presented themselves in great shape and deservedly won the first round 6-2. In the second set, a match developed at eye level, which consequently went into the tiebreak, where a mistake Zverevs in volley paved the way to win the set for the world selection.
Laver Cup
This is how day 3 went: Zverev and Rublev bring Europe the victory
–
19 HOURS AGO
–
In the champions tie-break, Rublev and Zverev were again the much more constant players. The two Olympic champions from Tokyo pulled through their game consistently and secured the victory they deserved.
Marriage proposals for Zverev and Tsitsipas: fans like tennis stars
On Saturday, Zverev had beaten John Isner (USA) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 7 (6: 8), 10: 5, but the day before in doubles at the side of Italian Matteo Berrettini against Isner / Shapovalov in three Sentences lost.
Laver Cup: Zverev relativizes the result
The Hamburger emphasized, however, that the overall result was clearer than the course of many matches. “Many games could have turned out differently, we all won. 14: 1 sounds a lot clearer than it was,” said the 25-year-old.
Zverev led the European selection together with Daniil Medvedev (Russia) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece), as the superstars Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Rafael Nadal (Spain) were absent due to injury.
The Serbian industry leader Novak Djokovic did without his start.
The crucial point: Zverev and Rublev make Triumph perfect
Team Europe under Captain Björn Borg had already prevailed in the first three comparisons of the invitation tournament, which had been held since 2017 and which fell victim to the corona pandemic last year.
All six European players are classified in the top 10 of the world rankings. The world selection supervised by John McEnroe was led by Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov (ATP-11th and -12th).
Cool catch: referee grabs the ricochet
Laver Cup
Laver Cup – schedule day 3: Zverev threaten two matches in a row
–
19 HOURS AGO
–
Laver Cup
Zverev wrestles Isner in a tiebreaker crime thriller: Team Europe is clearly on course
–
YESTERDAY AT 7:08 PM
—
