LONDON — Team Europe lead Team World 3-1 after a thrilling Day 1 of Laver Cup action with their Spanish contingent playing a key role in the evening session.

Debutant Rafael Jodar put in the performance of the day with a 6-2, 6-4 dismantling of Alexander Bublik before Carlos Alcaraz stole the show in the doubles in the final match.

Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik edged a 6-4, 6-4 win against Team World’s Taylor Fritz and Bublik with the Kazakh experiencing disappointing back-to-back defeats.

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In the first match of the evening, Jodar took the opening set with relative ease at 6-2 with the…

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