Laver Cup 2025: Alcaraz debuted with Victoria in Doubles and Europe took an important advantage

ByDavid Mitchell
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Carlos Alcaraz debuted at the laver cup 2025 With a double triumph with Jakub Messik against Americans Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen, a result that leaves Europe with a 3-1 advantage after the first day. It was 7-6 (7) and 6-4 in an hour and 43 minutes of a match that was played at the San Francisco Chase Center (United States), home of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA transformed into a tennis court.

The Spanish premiered in this match its status as a new number one in the world after the initial triumph of Casper Ruud against Reilly Opelka and that of his eventual fellow Mesik against Alex Michelsen 6-1 and 6-7 (3) and 10-5.

The Brazilian Joao Fonseca gave the men captained by Andre Agassi his only joy of the day beating the Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-4 and 6-3. These results leave the advantage of Europe at 3-1 at the end of Friday.

The format foresees four games per day (three of singles and one double). Friday’s meetings are worth a point, those of Saturday two and those of Sunday three. The first team to reach 13 points takes the title.

Europe dominates hand in hand with five titles in the seven editions disputed, although the rest of the world It has taken two of the last three trophies.

The laver Cup 2025 can be followed, live and exclusively, by the AM850 2 and Disney+ Premium plan.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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