"The Michigan-born, Florida-raised Opelka got off to a really strong start as Ruud really struggled early on to make any kind of a dent into the American's service games. The 26-year-old Norwegian would basically blink and it would be 40-0. On the flip side, Ruud wasn't getting any easy points on his serve and faced two break points in his very first service game."
"Then, during the fifth game of the first set, Ruud finally got a chance to break and managed to push ahead on the scoreboard, thanks with a backhand winner. Ruud quickly solidified the break, upping the ante on his own service game while focusing on turning defense into offense as he kept his nose out in front and finished off the first set 6-4."
An enthusiastic crowd at the Chase Center opened the 2025 Laver Cup, with five sessions expected and about 82,000 fans anticipated over the weekend. Team Europe swept the opening session, winning both singles and taking a 2-0 lead over Team World. Casper Ruud defeated Reilly Opelka in a competitive match, and Jakub Mensik triumphed over Alex Michelsen in a topsy-turvy encounter. Team Europe holds a 5-2 all-time edge in Laver Cup play and entered as defending champion after Berlin. The tournament awards the title to the first team to reach 13 points.
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