Carlos Alcaraz leads Team Europe as he rallied to win his last match over Taylor Fritz, 6-2, 7-5, and clinch the Laver Cup in Germany on Sunday.
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ALCARAZ LEADS TEAM EUROPE OVER TEAM WORLD TO WIN LAVER CUP
Furthermore, Alcaraz leads Team Europe over Team World to win the Laver Cup at the Uber Arena in Berlin.
Moreover, the Spanish world No.3 capped his Laver Cup debut by winning the last match of the tournament, giving Team Europe the 13-11 victory over Team World.
“it’s great. We came here with a goal to win the Laver Cup,” Alcaraz said.
“We almost lost, but Sascha (Alexander Zverev) came through with really good tennis and gave me a chance to play again and win the Laver Cup,” he added.
Zverez beat Frances Tiafoe, 6-7(5), 7-5, 10-5, to set up the Alcaraz-Fritz matchup to be the decider.
TEAM EUROPE HERO HOPES ALCARAZ-SINNER RIVALRY TO THRIVE
Moreover, Team Europe’s hero hopes the budding Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry will thrive for years to come.
Furthermore, the 21-year-old four-time Grand Slam winner admits he and Sinner still have a long way to go to reach the levels of the previous “Big Three.”
Alcaraz was referring to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.
“I hope that our (Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry) rivalry is going to be or almost like the big three had during their whole careers,” the world No.3 said.
“Well, a lot of people talk about it, and I hear it,” he added.
Incidentally, Alcaraz and Sinner split the four majors this season.
Alcaraz claimed the French Open and Wimbledon titles, while world No.1 Sinner took the Australian Open and US Open.
“This is the first year that we shared all the Grand Slams; hopefully, it’s going to keep going like that,” the Spaniard said.
‘FED O5’ MONIKER NOT FINE WITH ALCARAZ
Furthermore, a “Fed 05” moniker coined by Team World players to Alcaraz doesn’t go well with the Spaniard.
Moreover, the world No.3 cited that it is “impossible” for him to reach the level of Federer’s 2005 season.
At that year, Federer won the US Open and Wimbledon and reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Open.
The retired Swiss maestro had a 95.2% win percentage after losing just two matches that year.
“I’m too far from that level. Hopefully, one day, but I mean, it’s going to be impossible,” Alcaraz said.
“So they have to change my name because ‘Fed 05’ is going to be forever him,” he added.
