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Team Zverev and Alkaras won the Laver Cup

Decisive for the European team was the meeting of Alexander Zverev and Lerner Tien. Zverev brought the team victory for the fourth time, and the entire European team won the Laver Cup six times

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Team Zverev and Alkaras won the Laver Cup

The European team for the sixth time became the winner of the exhibition tennis tournament Laver Cup, beating the world team with a score of 13:5. The tournament was held in London from 25 to 27 September.

The European team needed to win both matches on the final day, and the decisive victory was brought by German tennis player Alexander Zverev, who beat American Lerner Tien - 7:6 (7:3), 6:3.

Zverev for the fourth time provided the European team with a victory in the tournament. For the team also played Spaniard Carlos Alcaras, Italian Flavio Kobolli, Spaniard Rafael Hodar, Czech Jakub Mensik and Norwegian Kasper Ruud.

The world team included Americans Tien, Taylor Fritz, Brendon Nakashima, Australian Alex de Minor, Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Bublik and Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.

The tournament was held for the ninth time, it is named after 11-time Grand Slam winner Australian Rod Laver. One of the founders of the tournament is Roger Federer.

Source: РБК ↗

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