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João Fonseca, 19, Wins Laver Cup Debut to Put Team World on the Board

Agassi’s Team World began its Chase Center push with a 6-4, 6-3 debut win over Flavio Cobolli by the Laver Cup’s youngest entrant.

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Overview

  • Fonseca defeated Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-3 to secure Team World’s first point and became the team’s youngest scorer in Laver Cup history.
  • The Brazilian is the first player from his country to compete in the event and met tournament partner Roger Federer before taking the court.
  • Cobolli entered as a top-25 player with titles in Hamburg and Bucharest this season and had beaten Fonseca in their previous meeting earlier in the year.
  • The three-day Europe vs. World competition uses escalating scoring—one point Friday, two Saturday, three Sunday—with the first team to 13 crowned champion and US$250,000 awarded to each winning player.
  • Team World is captained by Andre Agassi, with Patrick Rafter as vice-captain, and Agassi praised Fonseca’s confidence and competitive mindset after the victory.