German player Alexander Zverev will represent Team Europe in doubles at the Laver Cup 2024 alongside Carlos Alcaraz. The Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton of Team World will be their first opponent.
In 2024, the two have faced off three times, with Alcaraz emerging victorious in the French Open final after five sets.
Beginning in 2017, Team Europe won the first four Laver Cups; however, Team World has won the last two. Aside from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, Alcaraz is the player with the most Grand Slam victories at this time.
Zverev expressed his respect for his teamamte Alcaraz. Preparing to play on home soil, Zverev said of Alcaraz: “It’s a privilege to share the court with a legend of our sport already.”
Alcaraz talked about it and said: “I think it’s amazing to hear my teammates call me a tennis legend, but I try not to think about it. Above all, what makes you a legend in tennis is what you contribute to the sport and how you try to take tennis to the top, to be heard in every corner of the world. To attract the largest possible audience, to people who have never seen tennis in their lives, thanks to you they watch it on TV or start to play, that makes you a legend, apart from the tournaments you have won and the success you have.”
“It’s a privilege to share the court with a legend that is in our sport already.”
Alexander Zverev expresses his admiration for teammate Carlos Alcaraz.#LaverCup pic.twitter.com/zcD9iX4cvH
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 19, 2024
Alexander Zverev in 2024
WWWWWWLWWL At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 3rd of September when he capitulated to world no.7 Taylor Fritz 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Zverev achieved a composed 56-17 match record. Zverev clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Australia and Rome. The German was the runner-up at the French Open and Hamburg.
Alexander Zverev will square off with the world no.21 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Round Robin on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their record is 6-2 for Zverev.
Zverev has won 2 titles in 2024 in Australia and Rome. Zverev was the finalist at the French Open and in Hamburg (Hamburg Open).
Alexander won 23 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev will play next in Beijing (China Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of September.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
LLWLWWWWWW Currently the world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 13th of September when he defeated world no.18 Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-3 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Alcaraz owns a 41-9 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.364 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now in top competitions.
Carlos conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. Carlos reached the final in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 12 times. Their actual record is 7-5 for Zverev. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 9th of June 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
