Laver Cup: Tien Defeats Cobolli, Zverev Loses to De Minaur, Alcaraz Forces Tie
Learner Tien secured a hard-fought victory against Flavio Cobolli, winning 6-3, 2-6, 10-7. This win momentarily leveled the provisional score at the Laver Cup in London. The match between the Italian player and the world No. 13 from the United States was tense, ultimately decided by a match tie-break. Tien took the first set, Cobolli dominated the second, and both players won an equal number of points overall (68).
Zverev Loses, Alcaraz Wins
Team World ended the second day's daytime session of the Laver Cup with a 5-3 lead over Team Europe. This was thanks to Alex De Minaur's victory in a match tie-break against Alexander Zverev, ranked World No. 2 and the recent US Open champion. De Minaur won with scores of 4-6, 7-6(5), 11-9. Later in the evening, Alcaraz defeated the American Fritz in a tie-break, 6-3, 4-6, 13-11, bringing Team Europe level at 5-5. The first team to reach 13 points will win the 2026 edition of the tournament.
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