Casper Ruud ATP Laver Cup 2026 Fran Cerúndolo

Ruud defeats Cerúndolo with great help from coach Alcaraz

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 25 Sep 2026
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Casper Ruud beats Cerúndolo. Photo: gettyimages

Casper Ruud once again did his homework at the Laver Cup, as he does almost every year, demonstrating his commitment to this competition and how much he can rise to the occasion when defending the colors of Team Europe. The Norwegian player won his match against Fran Cerúndolo by 6-7 (4) 6-4 10-8, in a tremendously close battle that was decided by small details.

It was very interesting to see how a match between two solid baseline players developed, both of whom are very competitive. They each displayed their character to seek tactics that could disrupt their opponent, and in that sense, Carlos Alcaraz's advice was crucial.

Alcaraz gave insightful advice to Ruud at the Laver Cup

The involvement of the Murcian in the Laver Cup 2026 is at its peak, and he did not hesitate to approach Ruud during a rally and give him a series of tactical indications that any coach on the tour would have endorsed. The Spaniard advised Casper to hit crosscourt backhands to surprise Cerúndolo and to mix in dropshots.

This type of dialogue constitutes one of the great strengths of the Laver Cup and, in this case, made that conversation go viral quickly around the world. With this victory, Casper Ruud does his homework and gives the first point to Team Europe, now putting pressure on Brandon Nakashima, who will need to win against Mensik to level the series before the evening session, in which both Jódar, in singles, and Alcaraz, in doubles, will make an appearance.

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