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With each match worth three points on Sunday, Europe needed two victories out of the four remaining matches to win and they sealed their victory efficiently.
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German tennis player (born 1997)
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 by the ATP, first achieved in June 2022. Zverev has won 26 ATP Tour singles titles, including two majors at the 2026 French Open and 2026 US Open, a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, seven ATP 1000 and the 2018 and 2021 ATP Finals.
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American tennis player (born 2005)
Learner Tien is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12 achieved on August 10, 2026 and doubles ranking of No. 298 achieved on May 25, 2026. Tien has won two ATP Tour singles titles, as well as the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals, and his best result at the majors is reaching the quarterfinals of the 2026 Australian Open. He is currently the No. 4 American singles player.
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Multinational sports team
Team Europe may refer to a number of sports team using the designate to represent a unified team of European countries in sporting competitions. Whilst neither the European Union nor the Council of Europe are countries themselves, European teams have been formed to compete in several international competitions. The most famous of these is the Ryder Cup in golf which sees a European team play against a team from the US in even-numbered years. In association football, a selection of European footballers play occasionally for charity games and anniversary games in the Europe XI team.
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