Nakashima Levels Laver Cup at 1-1

Brandon Nakashima won his Laver Cup debut for Team World, defeating Jakub Mensik 6-1, 3-6, 10-7 to tie the competition 1-1 with Team Europe after Friday’s opening session in London. Casper Ruud had given Europe the lead by rallying past Francisco Cerundolo in a match tiebreak. Nakashima, a late replacement for Ben Shelton, held his nerve in the deciding tiebreak after Mensik recovered from a lopsided first set. Rafael Jodar was scheduled to face Alexander Bublik in the evening, followed by doubles featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Mensik against Bublik and Taylor Fritz.