German tennis star Alexander Zverev has revealed he was barely aware he had won the US Open title when he claimed the decisive point against Ben Shelton at Flushing Meadows (the main tennis complex in New York that hosts the US Open) earlier this month, telling rival Carlos Alcaraz he mistakenly thought the score was 4-1 rather than match point. Alcaraz, who had watched from home after exiting in the quarter-finals, said he was baffled seeing Zverev calmly return to the baseline as if preparing for another game. The exchange came as the two players reunited as teammates for the Laver Cup, a Europe-versus-World team competition that begins Friday in London.