Laver Cup newcomer Joao Fonseca put Team World's first point on the board Friday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Europe's Flavio Cobolli.

The 19-year-old Brazilian rallied from 2-4 down in the first set and broke twice in the second to claim the victory with a large contingent of vocal Brazilian fans cheering him on.

"I tried to stay positive during the match," said Fonseca, who won his first ATP title in Buenos Aires this year. "I was a little bit more nervous than usual, which is normal."

Team Europe had gotten off to a quick start through victories from Casper Ruud and Jakub Mensik in the first two singles matches at Chase Center, home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Norway's Ruud got Europe off the mark with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory over big-serving American Reilly Opelka.

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