Overview

• Casper Ruud beat Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-6 (4) and Jakub Mensik edged Alex Michelsen 6-1, 6-7 (3), 10-8 to stake Europe a 2-0 start.
• Carlos Alcaraz, playing his first match since winning the US Open and returning to No. 1, partnered Mensik to defeat Taylor Fritz and Michelsen 7-6 (7), 6-4 for Europe’s third point.
• Team World’s Joao Fonseca topped Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-3 to claim their lone point and became the youngest match-winner in Laver Cup history at 19.
• Yannick Noah leads Team Europe and Andre Agassi captains Team World in the event’s first San Francisco staging at the Chase Center.
• Wins are worth two points on Saturday and three on Sunday under the escalating scoring system, and organizers said all sessions at the 16,500-seat arena are sold out.