The responsibility to tie the score lay on Alexander Zverev ‘s shoulders when he faced Taylor Fritz in the final match of the recently concluded Laver Cup. On the back of Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud ‘s doubles win as well as the Spaniard’s victory over Francisco Cerundolo in singles, Team Europe trailed 9–12.

But Zverev suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Fritz- for the sixth consecutive time, and as a result, Team Europe failed to lift their sixth title. At the start of their rivalry, Sascha used to have a 5-3 lead in their head-to-head matchups.

But since Wimbledon last year, their matches have ended in the American’s favor. Before the Laver Cup, Fritz denied Zverev his first grass-court title at the Stuttgart Open this year. Even in an interview, Zverev said he

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