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Team World Seizes 5–3 Lead at Laver Cup in San Francisco

The advantage swung on Saturday as Alex de Minaur and Francisco Cerúndolo delivered back‑to‑back wins, setting up a decisive Sunday with three-point matches.

El capitán del equipo europeo, Yannick Noah, en primer plano a la izquierda, celebra con Carlos Alcaraz.
Un elenco de estrellas: Patrick Rafter, Joao Fonseca, Jenson Brooksby, Alex Michelsen, Francisco Cerúndolo, Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka, Alex De Minaur y Andre Agassi, de gala
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Djokovic y Sinner fuera de la Laver Cup.

Overview

  • De Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev to level the tie before Cerúndolo beat Holger Rune, pushing Team World ahead 5–3 under captain Andre Agassi.
  • Team Europe opened Friday 3–1 with wins by Casper Ruud and Jakub Mensik and a doubles victory by Carlos Alcaraz and Mensik, while Joao Fonseca earned Team World’s lone point.
  • Alcaraz, returning after his US Open title, is slated to play singles against Taylor Fritz after contributing a doubles point on day one.
  • Matches use a best‑of‑three format with a 10‑point super tiebreak, and scoring escalates from one point Friday to two Saturday and three Sunday, with the first team to 13 winning the Cup.
  • Yannick Noah and Agassi lead the benches in an edition notable for the absences of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, with players earning appearance fees and $250,000 each for the champion team.