(Vancouver) Team World won the Laver Cup for a second time in a row on Sunday at Rogers Arena.
The Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe defeated the Pole Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7) to confirm the victory of their troop.
The World Team won the tournament last year, which drew a line under the professional career of the legendary Roger Federer.
Team World took a 10-2 lead on Saturday to put itself in a good position to keep the trophy in its possession.
The opening doubles match on Sunday featured several strong rallies. Shelton even made a shot behind him in the second game.
Both sets required a tiebreaker, keeping Team Europe in contention for a second victory at the three-day tournament.
But Hurkacz missed a drop shot to give the World Team victory. The Pole threw his racket onto the court and looked visibly furious after missing the opportunity.
At the microphone on the field after the duel, the captain of the World Team, John McEnroe, praised the performance of his players.
“It was an incredible feeling to kick their butt,” he said. They kicked ours so many times. »