Alexander Zverev missed revenge in the Laver Cup

With a 4:6, 5:7 defeat in the second encounter within a few hours, the Hamburg native failed to put his Team Europe ahead 6:4. Just two weeks ago, Zverev suffered a painful defeat in the quarterfinals of the US Open against local hero Fritz, who was gradually becoming something of a bogeyman.

At the show tournament in the Arena am Ostbahnhof, it was the German’s first game in the singles competition. On Friday, the world number two had already lost in the doubles with number three Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) against Fritz and Ben Shelton.

Overall, it was the fourth singles encounter in the calendar year between the Hamburg native and Fritz, and he also lost to the American at Wimbledon. Zverev had only achieved success in his tournament victory in Rome. “He’s been at the top for quite a while, but for me this is all a bit new,” said Fritz in Berlin in the evening: “I was lucky to have put in some really good performances against him in the last few matches.”