“Having the opportunity to play a team event with the players that I used to fight against – for me was great,” Carlos Alcaraz said of his Laver Cup debut in Berlin 2024. And why wouldn’t it be? A player who has ruled the singles tour under Juan Carlos Ferrero’s watch, reclaimed the No. 1 throne days ago, and crushed rivals would savor sharing the same bench with them. Now, at the 2025 Laver Cup, Alcaraz’s defending champions Team Europe roared through Day One, taking three of four matches as captain Yannick Noah unveiled his coaching blueprint: turning pressure into fuel, sharpening focus, and igniting Europe’s charge toward early dominance.

Fresh off his US Open triumph, Carlos Alcaraz lit up the doubles court, helping Team Europe seize an early advantage at the 2025 Laver Cup

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