Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur lead Team World to third Laver Cup title

SAN FRANCISCO—When it comes to team events in men’s tennis, the sport’s preeminent rivals have long been the United States and Australia. Between them, these two nations have won the Davis Cup a combined total of 60 times—32 for the U.S., 28 for the Aussies.

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But in the case of the 2025 Laver Cup, the two tennis superpowers joined forces to bring Team World its third victory in the last four years. Of the 13 points required to win the title, 12 came courtesy of men from Australia and the U.S. Seven were earned by Aussie Alex de Minaur—four points yesterday in singles and doubles (alongside American Alex Michelsen), three today in singles. Another five came courtesy of American Taylor Fritz—including this evening’s championship-clinching 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory Alexander Zverev that gave Team World a conclusive 15-9 lead (the one additional point was earned by Laver Cup newcomer Joao Fonseca).

Playing nearly as well as he did last night when he beat Carlos Alcaraz, Fritz broke Zverev in the German’s opening service game and, save for a hiccup when he served at 4-3 in the second set, was quite dominant, winning 79 percent of his first serve points and 70 percent on his second. Even then, a spirited comeback from Zverev made matters much tougher in the late stages of the second set. In the end, though, Fritz rapidly took charge of the second set tiebreaker, a beautiful backhand topspin lob winner taking him to a 3-0 lead. Fritz closed it out on Team World’s first championship point with a deft backhand volley winner.

Fritz’s victory upped his head-to-head record versus Zverev to 9-5, including the last six in a row. It also helped turn around what had been a frustrating September for the 27-year-old American. On September 2, Fritz lost in the quarterfinals of the US Open after having reached the finals there a year ago. Just over a week later, with a chance to clinch a Davis Cup tie for the U.S. versus Czechia, Fritz was beaten by Jiri Lehecka in a tight three-setter. But here in San Francisco, Fritz earned two victories that thoroughly revealed how impressively he can compete.