"It was a "home" tournament win for Team World at this year's Laver Cup, which pits European players against the rest of the world, including Americans. And that was despite two highly seeded Americans bowing out at the last minute. It was a big deal for tennis fans that the Laver Cup came to San Francisco's Chase Center this year."
"But Sunday's final proved to be a big win for Team World and American player Taylor Fritz in particular, after he remained dominant through the weekend. Fritz, currently the world's fifth seed player, defeated number-one seed Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday in two sets, barely two weeks after Alcaraz's decisive win at the US Open. And on Sunday, Fritz defeated number-three seed Alexander Zverev to take Team World to their tournament win, deafeating Team Europe by six points, 15-9 in the Laver Cup's scoring system."
"As Sports Illustrated notes, Team World also benefited from the last-minute addition by team Captain Andre Agassi of Australian player Alex de Minaur, who ended up defeating Zverev in Saturday's round. It had appeared to be Team Europe's tournament to lose, when Team World lost highly ranked American players Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe to (alleged) injuries in the last couple of weeks, and given the usual dominance of Zverev and Alcaraz."
Team World won the Laver Cup at San Francisco's Chase Center, defeating Team Europe 15-9. Taylor Fritz remained dominant, beating world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets on Saturday and defeating No.3 Alexander Zverev in the final (6-3, 7-6(4)). Team World gained momentum after captain Andre Agassi added Australian Alex de Minaur, who defeated Zverev on Saturday. Team Europe had been favored after high-profile withdrawals of Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe due to alleged injuries and after Europe’s recent dominance in most previous Laver Cups. The invitational event is modeled on golf's Ryder Cup and rotates host cities annually.
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