Overview
- Taylor Fritz beat world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 for his first win in the matchup, ending Alcaraz’s 13-match streak.
- Alex de Minaur opened with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Alexander Zverev, followed by Francisco Cerundolo’s 6-3, 7-6(5) defeat of Holger Rune.
- De Minaur and Alex Michelsen completed the sweep by beating Casper Ruud and Rune 6-3, 6-4 in doubles.
- The Laver Cup uses a 1-2-3 point format across three days to the first team to 13 points, putting Europe in a must-sweep position on Sunday.
- The Chase Center crowd saw Stephen Curry join Roger Federer for the coin toss before the Alcaraz–Fritz match.