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3 is competing in his second tournament after the US OpenTeam Europe took a 3-1 lead over defending champions Team World on the opening day of the Laver Cup on Friday, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik closing out the night with a straight sets doubles victory at The O2.World No.
3 Alcaraz, competing in his second tournament after the US Open following a four-month injury layoff, joined Mensik to beat Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4.The Spaniard and Czech, who also partnered at last year's Laver Cup in San Francisco, fended off three early break points before Alcaraz found his range and fired an overhead smash to secure the first break.They broke again early in the second set and….
I just try to enjoy and be better at things.
I use doubles to try and improve my tennis, a couple of adjustments.
Having a partner like Jakub, it's really easy to have fun on the court."The victory gave Europe three points from Friday's four matches, after Norwegian Casper Ruud got them off to a winning start by edging Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(4) 6-4 10-8.Brandon Nakashima levelled the contest for Team World by beating Mensik 6-1 3-6 10-7, before Rafael Jodar restored Europe's lead with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over Alexander Bublik in….
"It's a pleasure to see them watching these types of matches."Earlier on Friday, Ruud and Cerundolo were locked in a tight opening set, with neither player able to break before the Argentine edged the tiebreak 7-4.Ruud responded by breaking for a 5-4 lead in the second set which he claimed before forcing the match tiebreak, where the Norwegian held his nerve after the players traded points until 8-8."I have to….
They kept me in it, really …
Europe can build on this," Ruud said.Nakashima then produced a composed performance on his Laver Cup debut, racing to a 5-0 lead against Mensik before the Czech fought back to take the second set, leaving the American to wrap up victory in the match tiebreak."This guy…
I'm not convinced he's real.
I think he's AI," Team World captain Andre Agassi said, praising Nakashima's ability to stay calm under pressure.
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