LONDON — Brandon Nakashima picked up Team World’s first point of the 2026 Laver Cup as he defeated Jakub Mensik in the opening session on Day 1.

Team Europe had earlier bagged the first point of the competition as Casper Ruud beat Francisco Cerundolo (World) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 10-8 before the American levelled the scores.

Ruud and Cerundolo faced off in the opener in 2024 with the Argentine taking a 6-4, 6-4 victory to hand Ruud his only singles loss in Laver Cup play.

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