San Francisco, Sept. 22 -- America's Taylor Fritz backed his upset of Spanish star and world number one Carlos Alcaraz, securing the Laver Cup title for Team World against Team Europe with a win over Alexander Zverev, the world number three.

The California native's two wins against the top three players in the ATP Rankings secured his team a total of five points. They won 15-9 against Team Europe, marking their third win in four years on Monday.

Fritz started from where he left off against Alcaraz, dictating the game right from the start with aggressive rallies in slow conditions. He controlled the court by hugging the baseline and applied pressure against Zverev to secure a 6-3, 7-6(4) win. Fritz was broken for the first time 4-3 in th...