Zverev admits he didn't know he was serving for the championship in US Open final

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] secured his first ‌title at Flushing Meadows with a four-set ‌victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] but returned to ‌the baseline as if to prepare for another game after his American opponent hit ‌long on championship point.[/p][p][b]"I thought ⁠it was 4-1," ‌[/b]Zverev said after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Alcaraz[/a] quizzed him about the ​moment as the Team Europe teammates prepared for the Laver Cup ​on Tuesday.[/p][p]"If it were 5-2, I'd have been so nervous, for sure.[/p][p][b]"There was ⁠completely nothing ​in my head. This is what helps, you know? When you're stupid, it helps," [/b]Zverev added with a laugh.[/p][embed guid="3828acc8-3557-49c2-9c00-c94bfaaba8e6" url="https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/2102415174716297660" social-type="twitter" /][p]Alcaraz, who exited ‌in the quarter-finals, said he could not understand what was going on.[/p][p][b]"I was watching at home and I was like, 'what the heck?,"[/b] said the Spaniard.[/p][p]Team Europe, captained by Yannick Noah, are attempting to reclaim the Laver Cup after last year's defeat by Team World in ‌San Francisco.[/p][p]The three-day event begins on Friday ​in London and will also feature [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]‌Casper Ruud[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cobolli-flavio/zDtaCcPe/"]Flavio Cobolli[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafael Jodar[/a] for the Europeans.[/p][p]Andre Agassi's Team World features [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Taylor Fritz[/a], Learner Tien, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]Alex de Minaur[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bublik-alexander/t0WN9vR6/"]⁠Alexander Bublik[/a] ⁠and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-francisco/lWQ3G6gB/"]Francisco Cerundolo[/a].[/p]