Alexander Zverev's stirring comeback against Frances Tiafoe helped Team Europe win the Laver Cup. Can Zverev find the same level at the Grand Slams before it's too late?

Alexander Zverev won't be playing at the upcoming China Open in Beijing as he withdrew from the ATP 500 tournament, just one day after the German helped Team Europe to the Laver Cup trophy.

Europe fought back to win their first Laver Cup for three years after Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5 in the deciding match in Berlin on Sunday. The win gave Europe a 13-11 success after they had been behind to Team World for the whole of the final day in the men's tennis equivalent of golf's Ryder Cup.

World number two Alexander Zverev has withdrawn from the upcoming China Open tournament, the ATP said on Tuesday, without giving a reason. Germany's Zverev played at the Laver Cup in Berlin Friday to Sunday but complained about a fever there.

Alexander Zverev has withdrawn from the China Open less than a week after launching an attack on the ATP for its handling of the tour schedule.