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Laver Cup: US Open champion Alexander Zverev seals victory for Team Europe against Team World at London's O2

Carlos Alcaraz had to be content with a cheerleader role as Team Europe reclaim the Laver Cup with victory over Team World at the O2 in London with Alexander Zverev securing the winning points; you can watch the WTA 1000 China Open live on Sky Sports from Wednesday

By Raz Mirza at The O2 in London

Sunday 27 September 2026 16:56, UK

Alexander Zverev secured the victory that helped Team Europe defeat Team World and lift the Laver Cup in London
Image: Alexander Zverev secured the victory that helped Team Europe defeat Team World and lift the Laver Cup in London

Team Europe regained the Laver Cup as newly-crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev sealed victory against Learner Tien to complete a 13-5 success at The O2 in London on Sunday.

Zverev, who won the French Open and US Open titles this year, lived up to his 'best player in the world' tag to secure Laver Cup success give rival Carlos Alcaraz the day off.

The German clinched the trophy for Team Europe after defeating Tien in the second match of Sunday's finale 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

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Laver Cup: Tournament editions

2017 Team Europe 15-9 Team World
2018 Team Europe 13-8 Team World
2019 Team Europe 13-11 Team World
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Team Europe 14-1 Team World
2022 Team World 13-8 Team Europe
2023 Team World 13-2 Team Europe
2024 Team Europe 13-11 Team World
2025 Team World 15-9 Team Europe
2026 Team Europe 13-5 Team World

Zverev had been talked up by Alcaraz after recent Grand Slam wins before this Ryder Cup-style event at The O2, but he lost in the doubles on Friday and let slip multiple match points against Alex De Minaur on Saturday.

Alcaraz wrestled back the initiative at the end of day two before Zverev teamed up with Casper Ruud to triumph in the doubles and leave Team Europe only two victories from glory ahead of Sunday's session.

After initially falling a break behind, Cobolli and Mensik settled into their rhythm and took control, racing past Team World's De Minaur and Taylor Fritz 7-5 6-3 to stretch Europe's lead to 10-5.

Flavio Cobolli and Jakub Mensik moved the boys in blue a step closer by beating Fritz and De Minaur in the doubles, which opened the door for Zverev to bring a run of three defeats in four editions for Team Europe to an end.

Zverev struggled against rookie Tien, although did have the insurance policy of team-mate Alcaraz up next if required, but the two-time major winner secured victory to help Team Europe prevail in front of tournament co-founder Roger Federer, who was sitting alongside Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio.

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