Overview

• Casper Ruud beat Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) and Jakub Menšík edged Alex Michelsen 6-1, 6-7 (3), 10-8 to put Europe up 2-0 on opening day.
• World No. 1 and recent US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to partner Menšík against Taylor Fritz and Michelsen in Friday night's doubles.
• The event debuts new captains, with Yannick Noah leading Europe and Andre Agassi guiding Team World; Noah praised Alcaraz’s level, and Agassi voiced a preference for a longer format over the one-set tiebreak.
• The three-day competition runs Sept. 19–21 at the Chase Center, using the Laver Cup scoring of 1 point for Friday wins, 2 for Saturday, and 3 for Sunday, with 13 points needed to clinch.
• This West Coast debut is sold out and airs on Tennis Channel, available via services such as DirecTV and Sling, as organizers tout a record 22 sponsors for the San Francisco edition.