Alcaraz leads Team Europe to 3-1 Laver Cup lead over Team World

Team Europe leads Team World 3-1 after the Laver Cup's opening day in London, with Alcaraz winning the closing doubles alongside Jakub Mensik.

• Carlos Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik gave Team Europe a 3-1 lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz.
• Casper Ruud beat Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-8 in the event's opening match.
• Rafael Jodar defeated Bublik 6-2, 6-3 in the evening singles to break a 1-1 deadlock.
• Alcaraz, in his second match back from a four-and-a-half-month injury layoff, said: "I know that I have really important tournaments ahead of me... the last part of the season it's never been my good point."