Carlos Alcaraz , who is representing Team Europe, suffered a defeat in singles for the first time at the Laver Cup. Although the team of him and Jakub Mensik beat Team World’s Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen on Day 1, Alcaraz suffered a straight-set defeat to Fritz on Day 2.

Team World now leads 9-3 after the conclusion of the second day. Alcaraz and Casper Ruud will be up against Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka , and later in singles, the 22-year-old will lock horns with Francisco Cerundolo . The Laver Cup is the first tournament since the US Open , which the Spaniard ended in his favor with a four-set win over arch-rival Jannik Sinner .

This helped him reclaim his No.1 ranking for the first time since September 2023 and also made him the second youngest man to r

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