SEPT 25 - 27, 2026 | LONDON
Alex de Minaur has never known defeat in singles at Laver Cup.
Competing in his third edition at The O2 this week, the Australian has collected eight points for Team World across two campaigns and played a central role in the team’s title runs in London 2022 and San Francisco 2025.
For De Minaur, the appeal goes beyond the matches. He thrives on the collective purpose of team competition, supported by a mixture of players from across the world, this week including Taylor Fritz, Learner Tien, Brandon Nakashima, Alexander Bublik and Francisco Cerundolo.
“I loved everything about San Fran,” he said.
“It was pretty cool to have Andre and Pat as captain and vice-captain. I got on there for a little bit of doubles, played some great singles matches. Being around the boys was great and being able to lift that massive, massive trophy for Team World.”
Andre Agassi applauded De Minaur’s relentless devotion to the red team’s common goal.
“I watched De Minaur focus on every detail and not take one shot for granted,” Agassi said. “I knew he would perform.”
De Minaur made his Laver Cup debut under captain John McEnroe at The O2 in London in 2022, where he faced Andy Murray on Friday night. With Roger Federer playing the final professional match of his career that same night, teaming with Rafael Nadal, De Minaur produced a memorable performance in front of Murray’s home crowd, coming from behind to defeat the British star in three sets after two hours and 28 minutes.
Three years later, De Minaur returned to Laver Cup in San Francisco and embraced the chance to learn from two legends of the game in a competition established by Federer to honor another great Australian, Rod Laver, winner of the calendar Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969.
“I learned so much in that week,” he said. “Obviously, Andre’s super methodical, super energetic. He kind of brings that out of you. I’ve always admired him as a player, and I’ve got Pat on the other side who is cool, calm and collected, and goes about his life in a very chilled out way, and kind of makes the right decisions.”
De Minaur delivered again on court, defying the rankings to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 on the middle Saturday. It was part of a clean sweep for Team World, with the red team winning every match that day.
The victory was De Minaur’s third against Zverev in 11 encounters, with all three wins coming in team formats. The pair have not played against each other since.
De Minaur returned to singles duty on Sunday at Chase Center and defeated rising Czech Jakub Mensik, helping Team World secure its third Laver Cup title.
The Australian has carried that competitive edge into 2026. He reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, maintained his position in the Top 10 and continued to establish himself as one of the sport’s fastest competitors.
Now, as he prepares for a third Laver Cup campaign, De Minaur will once again bring the intensity, determination and team-first mentality that have made him such a formidable presence in the competition.
“It’s going to be a battle, but I think that’s where Team World, we thrive,” he said. “We enjoy these team competitions, it brings out the best in us, and we’ve got a lot of firepower on our side. We’ll definitely be up for it.”
