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Team World win Laver Cup 2025: Key stats

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**By the Numbers: Team World Bags Records at 2025 Laver Cup**

*By Parth Dhall | Sep 22, 2025 | 05:25 pm*

Team World, captained by Andre Agassi, emerged victorious at the 2025 Laver Cup, defeating Team Europe to claim their third title in four years. The decisive moment came when Taylor Fritz secured a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Alexander Zverev, sealing an impressive comeback victory.

### A Remarkable Comeback

After trailing 1-3 on Day 1, Team World turned the tide with a dominant performance. By the end of Day 2, they had taken a commanding 9-3 lead, highlighted by Fritz’s stunning victory over Carlos Alcaraz. Team World continued their momentum on Day 3, ultimately winning 15-9.

### Defining Wins

Team Europe started strong, leading 3-1 on the opening day. However, Team World fought back with two consecutive wins on Day 2 before facing a tough challenge from Alcaraz. Fritz’s 6-3, 6-2 win over Alcaraz was pivotal, marking the turning point of the tournament.

On Day 3, crucial doubles points were secured by Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka, who defeated Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. Their effort contributed significantly to Team World’s overall victory.

### Clean Sweep on Day 2

Team World achieved an incredible feat by winning all four matches on Day 2. According to Opta, this marks only the third time in Laver Cup history that a team has swept all four matches in a single day. Previously, Team Europe accomplished this on Day 2 in 2021, and Team World did so on Day 1 in 2023.

### First-Ever Turnaround

This edition of the Laver Cup was historic, as it was the first time the team trailing on Day 1 came back to win the entire event. On the opening day, Team World’s only win was by Joao Fonseca, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-3.

### Record-Breaking Feats for Team World

Opta also highlighted several individual milestones from the tournament:

– Taylor Fritz became the first player to secure multiple ATP top-five wins during a single Laver Cup.
– He is also the first American to win a singles match at the Laver Cup held on American soil.
– Alex de Minaur has now matched Nick Kyrgios with the joint-most Laver Cup wins (4) among Australian players.

Team World’s 2025 Laver Cup performance will be remembered not only for the comeback but also for the remarkable records and milestones set throughout the competition.
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Mensah, Castle lead Duke to comeback past N.C. State, 45-33

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes as Duke snapped a two-game losing streak, overcoming a 13-point deficit to beat N.C. State 45-33 on Saturday.

The Blue Devils (2-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference opener) scored 21 points in less than four minutes of game time spanning the two halves to surge into the lead. Anderson Castle added three rushing touchdowns, including a clinching 66-yard dash on third down with 2:19 remaining.

For N.C. State (3-1, 1-1), CJ Bailey tossed two touchdown passes to Terrell Anderson but was intercepted three times. Hollywood Smothers rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown, while Will Wilson had two 1-yard TD runs. Anderson picked up 166 yards on six catches.

Mensah was 19-for-28 for 269 yards passing. Castle gained 92 rushing yards on 12 attempts.

N.C. State drove 99 yards to score on the second play of the second quarter on Bailey’s 6-yard throw to Anderson and later extended the lead to 20-7. However, a pivotal play came inside of two minutes in the first half when Duke linebacker Tre Freeman intercepted Bailey’s fourth-down pass, returning it 67 yards to set up a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run from Castle.

**The Takeaway**

*N.C. State:* The Wolfpack racked up 535 yards of total offense but experienced too many defensive lapses to secure a second consecutive in-state road victory.

*Duke:* The Blue Devils were at minus-6 in turnover margin entering the game, but their plus-4 effort proved crucial in toppling the Wolfpack for the third season in a row. Duke, which also blocked a third-quarter field goal attempt, has now won five of the last six meetings.

**Up Next**

– *N.C. State:* Saturday at home vs. Virginia Tech
– *Duke:* Saturday at Syracuse

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AP college football: and Bob Sutton, The Associated Press
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