De Minaur puts Team World ahead at the Laver Cup

In London, United Kingdom, Australian Alex de Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev, while American Learner Tien beat Italian Flavio Cobolli in Laver Cup matches. Thanks to these results, Team World took a 5-3 lead over Team Europe.

De Minaur’s comeback victory

De Minaur defeated world No. 2 Zverev 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 11:9. The German tennis player confidently won the first set and led 5:4 in the second set while serving for the set. However, two double faults allowed the Australian to break serve and take the set to a tiebreak, which he won.

In the decisive match tiebreak, Zverev held a 9:8 advantage, but de Minaur levelled the score and later converted match point with a backhand down the line. Team World captain Andre Agassi advised the Australian to make his opponent play long rallies. After the match, de Minaur described the game as a tough battle and said he had left everything on the court.

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Tien’s debut victory

Earlier, 20-year-old Tien, who is playing in the Laver Cup for the first time, defeated Cobolli 6:3, 2:6, 10:7. The American took a 4:0 lead in the first set, but the Italian managed to reduce the deficit and, in the second set, broke his opponent’s serve twice to level the match.

In the match tiebreak, Tien played from the baseline and won a 34-shot rally that brought him victory. He noted that in this format, a match can change quickly regardless of the score. According to Channel NewsAsia, later on Saturday Carlos Alcaraz was due to play Taylor Fritz, while Zverev and Casper Ruud were set to play a doubles match against Brandon Nakashima and Alexander Bublik.

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