Alex De Minaur Left Bloodied After Winning Brutal Laver Cup Point to Stun Alexander Zverev
De Minaur overcame a set deficit and bloodied leg to win 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9, giving Team World a 5-3 lead.
- On Saturday at the Laver Cup in London, Team World's Alex de Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev in a 2-6, 7-6 , 11-9 comeback, giving his team a 5-3 lead over Team Europe.
- Following Friday's play, Team Europe held a 3-1 lead in the three-day event where the first team to reach 13 points wins. Saturday matches are worth two points each, making the day pivotal.
- American Learner Tien opened the day for Team World by outlasting Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 2-6, 10-7. The debutant clinched victory after winning a 34-shot rally in the match tiebreak.
- Team World captain Andre Agassi told Minaur to "Check his oil," forcing Zverev into tiring, long rallies. The strategy succeeded in the tiebreak as Minaur used cross-court shots to thwart the German when he was 9-8 up.
- World number three Carlos Alcaraz faces Taylor Fritz later Saturday in the night session, followed by Zverev and Casper Ruud against Alexander Bublik and Brandon Nakashima in doubles.
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De Minaur stuns Zverev, Tien beats Cobolli as Team World take 5-3 lead in Laver Cup
LONDON, Sept 26 : Alex de Minaur rallied from a first-set stumble to stun world number two Alexander Zverev, while Learner Tien prevailed over Flavio Cobolli in a nervous tiebreak as their victories gave Team World a 5-3 lead over Europe in the Laver Cup on Saturday.Reigning French Open and US Open champion Z
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De Minaur draws blood in comeback victory over Zverev in Laver Cup as Europe puts Alcaraz up next
LONDON (AP) — Alex de Minaur had blood trickling down his right leg after a diving volley he produced during a 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9 comeback victory over Alexander Zverev that gave Team World a 5-3 lead over Europe at…
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