Impressed by Andre Agassi’s livewire courtside presence, Taylor Fritz held his nerve to beat Alexander Zverev and full a 15-9 victory for Staff World towards Staff Europe within the Laver Cup.
Staff World led 12-9 going into the penultimate tie between the American and German.
With three factors for a win, world quantity three Zverev might have levelled the match, however fifth-ranked Fritz gained 6-3 7-6 (7-4) on the occasion in San Francisco.
He mentioned the workforce atmosphere and encouragement from captain and compatriot Agassi had impressed him to the title-clinching victory, and promised there could be large celebrations forward.
“We will have a enjoyable evening. We’re positively popping champagne within the locker room in a couple of minutes,” mentioned Fritz, who beat world primary Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday when Staff World constructed a 9-3 in a single day lead.
“The power from the workforce… the moments of successful really feel so a lot better and the moments of shedding really feel a lot worse. You are doing it for all these guys. It fires me up a lot. I at all times really feel I play my greatest tennis in workforce environments.”
The victory gave Staff World a 3rd win within the eight editions of the Laver Cup following their victories in 2022 and 2023.
