Laver Cup tied 1-1 as Ruud, Nakashima win opening matches
Casper Ruud and Brandon Nakashima each won in 10-point tiebreaks as the opening-day singles ended level in the three-day team event.
- In London on Friday, Team Europe's Casper Ruud and Team World's Brandon Nakashima split singles matches at the Laver Cup, leaving the teams tied at 1-1 after the first two contests of the three-day tournament.
- Norwegian Ruud edged Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 6-4 10-8, relying on a match tiebreak comeback encouraged by teammate Carlos Alcaraz to secure the first point for Europe.
- American Nakashima responded by defeating Czech Jakub Mensik 6-1 3-6 10-7 in his Laver Cup debut, dominating the first set with a 5-0 advantage that helped Team World strike back.
- Praising Nakashima's focus, Team World captain Andre Agassi joked, "I think he's AI," while Ruud reflected, "That's tennis for you, the margins are small."
- The competition continues in London as Team World's Alexander Bublik faces Spaniard Rafael Jodar later on Friday, followed by a doubles match pairing Alcaraz and Mensik against Taylor Fritz and Bublik.
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Laver Cup tied 1-1 as Ruud, Nakashima win opening matches
Team Europe's Casper Ruud edged Francisco Cerundolo in the Laver Cup opening match before defending champions Team World struck back with Brandon Nakashima's win over Jakub Mensik to leave the teams tied at 1-1 after the first two matches on Friday.
It begins at the O2 Arena in London, where Roger Federer ended his competitive journey four years ago, the Laver Cup edition that draws ever closer to the decade of existence of the confrontation between Europe and the Rest of the World that was born as a substantial counter-altar of the Ryder Cup and the concept of Europa-USA in golf. Casper Ruud [...]
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In Benglish we have a program for tennis coaches where you can learn English in less than a year: Click here Laver Cup 2026 started at the O2 Arena in London with maximum equality between Team Europe and Team World. After the conclusion of the first part of the inaugural day, both teams are 1-1, after the first two wins were split on Friday. The first point was for Team Europe, thanks to Casper Ruud, who overcame Francisco Cerúndolo by 6-7(4), 6…
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