Over the first three matches of the Laver Cup, Team World defeats Team Europe.

 

Canada, British Columbia On Friday, Team World won the first three singles matches of the international Laver Cup event, with Felix Auger-Aliassime defeating Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-3.Team World also saw victories from Ben Shelton and Francisco Cerundolo as well as from Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe in doubles.Throughout their encounter, Monfils twice approached Auger-Aliassime’s side of the court to verbally spar with him; both times, the Canadian chose to ignore his taunts.

When it comes to the conflict, Auger-Aliassime stated, “the objective is to get through and win.” “I take every match seriously, and I want to compete, win, and have Monfils play to the fans, sitting on the advertising boardings along the side of the black court at Rogers Arena, cupping his ear to hear applause, and shrugging to the crowd when he doesn’t get the call he deserves. Speaking into the microphone, the French player told Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg that he “was here to have fun” and that he was dissatisfied with the referee’s calls all through the game.Competition exists. When asked about the reaction, Auger-Aliassime replied, “Things got a little heated in the moment with tension.”

The Canadian claimed he was treating the match with seriousness and dismissed any psychological tactics from his rival, stressing that his main concern was playing under the tournament’s rules.Auger-Aliassime stated, “I think the Laver Cup has the potential to be taken very seriously, not just now but also in the future.” “We simply take this seriously, and for a few games, things got heated.”There is no strain other than what has just transpired because I value Gael.”

Auger-Aliassime and Monfils faced off in a rematch after their encounter at the Laver Cup three years prior.Throughout the entire game, Monfils had Auger-Aliassime work for it. Striking cross-court volleys after that, he tried to put Auger-Aliassime on the defensive. The native of Montreal, though, was a natural at serving, taking home 85% of first serves and 64% of second serves. He increased that with a strong net performance, scoring 15 net points to Monfils’s 5.

Shelton gave Team World an early lead over Team Europe with a 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over Arthur Fils. Cerundolo increased that margin by defeating Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina 6-3, 7-5.Shelton had the only two breaks of the match, both in the second set, and earned 85% of the first-serve points.”I felt the match was excellent. Quite good calibre right away,” he remarked.Despite having four aces in his serve during his match against Davidovich-Fokina, Cerundolo was unable to finish off his European opponent on several occasions.With Shelton’s victory, Team World won the Laver Cup opener for the first time ever.while having pleasure.”