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Tennis News: The World Team temporarily holds a 4-0 lead over the European Team on the opening day of the 2023 Laver Cup season to be held in Vancouver, Canada.

American tennis player Ben Shelton, who strengthened the world team, rose from 14th position in the first set tie-break before defeating French tennis player representing the European team Arthur Fils, 7-6, 6 -1 in the first Laver Cup singles match. .

“It’s a different pressure, that’s for sure. I like the type of pressure you feel when I play for a team. “In your mind, you don’t want to disappoint them, but winning is much more impressive when you win it for them and for the World Team, not just for yourself,” exclaimed Shelton.

Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerundolo, who made his debut in the team competition, also won 6-3, 7-5 for the world team against Spanish tennis player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Canadian tennis player Félix Auger Aliassime further increased the World Team’s lead by eliminating French veteran Gaël Monfils 6-4, 6-3.

Auger Aliassime broke Monfils twice before winning five straight games of 4-4 in the first set. He also won 85 percent of the points on his first serve. Thanks to this victory, he now leads 3-2 in the Laver Cup.

“It feels good. Last season it was a great win in London, but if we can win at home for the first time that would be cool too. “It was our first victory for the world team,” Auger Aliassime said.

“To do it with the crowd cheering us on and for me, especially as a Canadian, it’s incredible. It was great to get my first win in this competition and in general my season, it was great to get a few wins.

In doubles, the world team, reinforced by two American players, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul, came back from 0-3 before beating the European team, Fils and Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 . .

The first team to reach 13 points will win the Laver Cup. Two points are awarded for each victory on Saturday and three points are awarded for each victory on Sunday.

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