After entering the final day with a clear 10-2 lead, the team from Other parts of the world ended this Sunday at Vancouver (Canada) his beating Europe by winning the Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe the doubles against the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and the Russian Andrey Rublev and take the Laver Cup by reaching 13 points that ensured victory (13-2).
In a team mainly coached by American players, the team led by John McEnroe dominated the Laver Cup from the first point to Europe and won the trophy for the second year in a row, following the triumph in 2022 in London.
The Norwegian Casper Ruud He is the only player in Europe capable of winning a match. He did it last Saturday Tommy Paulwhile all of his teammates won their respective matches, both in singles and doubles.
The sentence came in Sunday’s first match, when Shelton and Tiafoe, two of the most promising players in American tennis, won 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (5) in one hour and 37 minutes.
“Last year it was a battle to the end (the World Team won 13-8). This year we had a great combination of players,” said John McEnroe at the courtside ceremony in Vancouver.
The World Team consists of Americans Taylor Fritz, Tiafoe, Shelton, Paul, Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo and Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime.
Each of its members brought at least one point to their team. Whoever scores 13 points first is the champion of the Laver Cup, placing a total of 24 points at stake.
The Laver Cup has a unique scoring system: Friday’s matches are worth one point, Saturday’s are worth two and Sunday’s are worth three, so the Europeans still have a chance to win the score. However, Shelton and Tiafoe immediately stopped that option by winning the doubles and suddenly adding three more points.
Team Europe, coach of the Swede Björn Borgassisted by his compatriot Thomas Enqvist, consisted of the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, the Russian Andrey Rublev, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and the French Gael Monfils and Arthur Fils.
In the stands of Rogers Arena, the Swiss Roger Federer and the Australian Rod Laver, 85 years old, to whom this event is dedicated, were seen.
This year’s victory was the most resounding victory in the history of the Laver Cup. Europe won in 2017 by 15-9, in 2018 by 13-8, in 2019 by 13-11 and in 2021 by 14-1. The rest of the World team won in 2022 by 13-8.
Source: La Verdad
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