[USATP]

Michelsen fighting to give Team USA its first W

and he flopped

Mickey's not clutch & he should've played college tennis for a year or two. But why be a broke student when you can be rich & mediocre? He opted for being a competitor instead of becoming a winner. His poor record in finals is proof of that. He compromised the development of a higher ceiling for fast money. Now he's on tour with limited weapons, poor mental toughness, & opponents who see him as a free meal. He was even referred to during the match as "the forgotten American".

Most of the Americans inside the Top 100 are outside the Top 50. The USTA is raking in the money, so they don't care. No Slam, no Davis Cup, no WN1... no problem!

 

[KlarkKent]

Mickey's not clutch & he should've played college tennis for a year or two. But why be a broke student when you can be rich & mediocre? He opted for being a competitor instead of becoming a winner. His poor record in finals is proof of that. He compromised the development of a higher ceiling for fast money. Now he's on tour with limited weapons, poor mental toughness, & opponents who see him as a free meal. He was even referred to during the match as "the forgotten American".

Most of the Americans inside the Top 100 are outside the Top 50. The USTA is raking in the money, so they don't care. No Slam, no Davis Cup, no WN1... no problem!

Hes 21 years old, ranked 32 in the world and he surely does not give a flying fukc what you think Mr. Keyboard warrior.

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Primetime for Fonseca.

This will in fact be the last Laver Cup edition, it will be known as the Fonseca Cup starting next year

(I am carefully laying bait for @YonaMX to nominate me for ACC this year)

 

[jfclams]

This will in fact be the last Laver Cup edition, it will be known as the Fonseca Cup starting next year

(I am carefully laying bait for @YonaMX to nominate me for ACC this year)

Played in Brazil

 

[jfclams]

Not a mark for the World thus far. Like my candlepin strings tonight

 

[Fogmeister]

Played in Brazil

Federer wants to bring Laver Cup to South America. I bet we will have an edition soon.

2026 will be in London tho.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Hes 21 years old, ranked 32 in the world and he surely does not give a flying fukc what you think Mr. Keyboard warrior.

That thing's only 21? Jesus Christ

 

[USATP]

Hes 21 years old, ranked 32 in the world and he surely does not give a flying fukc what you think Mr. Keyboard warrior.

And? You think I'm making this stuff up? I have no reason to.

The boy lost 6-1 to someone younger, more physically developed, more accomplished, & with bigger weapons. Noah was unabashed in saying the guy is no threat. Agassi was pissed that Mickey would go out there & flop so hard.

Mentally & physically, Mickey's still a kid & should've gone to college to develop more. It's clear he's more of a late bloomer physically & mentally he's spookable. Like Korda. Cali kids are generally too chill. They don't have enough cutthroat fire to really win.

Who cares about barely being a seed when you have no titles, everyone uses competitor to describe Mickey as a euphemism for not being clutch, and opponents don't fear you.

Not for nothing, when Shelton was 21, he was higher ranked & more accomplished. He's 22 & ranked 6. Fonseca is 19 y/o, but has big weapons & came from a break down to get World on the board.

 

[theseth1119]

Team Europe will win, but aside from Chuck, the most exciting part for me so far at the 2025 Laver Cup was seeing Rogie in the stands and Rogie in the back room with team Europe as they're eating food and he's interacting with them!! Seeing Rogie around is more exciting than virtually the whole ATP currently playing (aside from Chuck, Sin City, and Djokovic losing to Chuck and Sin City in GS SFs or retiring with injuries in SFs to Zverev, etc.)...

 

[USATP]

More Day 1 Notes

Everyone is in the house: Bill Gates, Federer, Steve Kerr (Warriors).

Agassi is endlessly quotable.
"Stick a knife in him!" "He's calling for the physio... I'm joking." "I like the forehand that almost hit me." "That's the -ish I'm talkin' about!" "We can be a little loco..." "It takes 11 mins to win this match!" "Dude, can I sit over here? Wtf..." "God, I wish I knew something about doubles!"

Noah is much more vocal & Europe is more energetic as a result compared to '23 & '24. He has good, specific feedback, but Henman is interjecting with banal, platitudes a bit too much. It reads as hollow & camera hungry. Talked over Noah which I wasn't a fan of. Slams speak first. Pat Rafter, who could've been a Captain, is playing his role as VC much better in deferring to Agassi.

"Fonseca turned our whole team morale around... he's really impressive, mentally." -Opelka

Loved Cerundolo & Fonseca talking rapidly in Spanish while the white guys stood around them in silence.
You could tell Fonseca, more so than Mickey, is the reason why Agassi signed on for the role: to work with young, promising talent with weapons who are mentally tough, have high ceilings, are receptive to feedback, & love the crowd. J'oww did what AM couldn't.

Mickey is more comfortable in dubz. He gets more overwhelmed by the pressure of singles & shrinks under the stress. In dubz, he can focus on one part of the court.

Fergus Murphy forgot the scoring format for dubz, lol. Alcaraz is dominating dubz.

Laver Cup is perfect for getting trade secrets directly from the horse's mouth in real time. Bench Cam are awesome. The collaborative convos are so insightful.

You get to know which players become head cases under pressure & where their thinking goes in those moments. Cobolli complained about feeling rushed on a court that plays slower than some clay courts. He admitted to getting down, losing focus, & not wanting to lose in front of Roger. Each of the players who lost in singles vocalized thinking about things that don't matter. Agassi had to tell Opelka & Mickey, look, you're focusing on the wrong stuff. Scoreline doesn't matter. Look to create pressure & mix it up. Focus on the next point.

Also, love the potty mouths. Everyone is cursing, lol.

 

[USATP]

Team Europe will win, but aside from Chuck, the most exciting part for me so far at the 2025 Laver Cup was seeing Rogie in the stands and Rogie in the back room with team Europe as they're eating food and he's interacting with them!! Seeing Rogie around is more exciting than virtually the whole ATP currently playing (aside from Chuck, Sin City, and Djokovic losing to Chuck and Sin City in GS SFs or retiring with injuries in SFs to Zverev, etc.)...

Yeah, I saw Fedora hanging w/ Europe as they were eating.

 

[florentine]

Primetime for Fonseca.

Legitimately impressed by the meeting with Maestro

😌

 

[FilipoSVK]

Day 1 Summary
Day Session: In the first two matches of this year's Laver Cup edition, Ruud defeated Opelka in tight straight sets 6-4 7-6(5) and Mensik defeated Michelsen in dramatic three-setter 6-1 6-7(3) 10/8. Team Europe led 2-0.

Night Session: The only win for Team World was delivered by Fonseca with a straight sets win over Cobolli 6-4 6-3. It was a debut like a heaven for the Brazilian. However, Team Europe had the last word in doubles match with Alcaraz/Mensik defeating Fritz/Michelsen 7-6(7) 6-4.

Score after Day 1 is 3-1 for Team Europe. Day 2 schedule hasn't been released yet.

 

[George Stobbart]

 

[FilipoSVK]

Are they kidding us? Apart from Alcaraz-Fritz, it's another day of boring matches.

 

[Boogalo]

It's not the tournament's fault if a match between two top 10 players is considered boring.

They have to get over with these less attractive line ups on the first days.

 

[Agassi's Dealer]

Dont get why the question is so terrible?
A lot of athletes act all tech-y and entrepreneur-y and are being pushed around to meet "leaders" of any kind.
So why not ask a question related to the area, rather than the usual "do you think you can win..."

If anything I am a bit shocked that poor Carlos seems to really not know much about the world besides tennis... not knowing what Silicon Valley is, or the Bay Area or Meta glasses, as a young cosmopolitan person?? Bless his heart!

These are Europeans. They're not like Lebron or KD who absolutely would've answered yes and tried to seem smart.

 

[intothepride]

Are they kidding us? Apart from Alcaraz-Fritz, it's another day of boring matches.

The world's line up is just plain without Paul, Tiafoe, Felix, Shapo, Shelton. Europe is hardly better, but still way more options there. Men's tennis in general doesn't have many interesting high end players at the moment imo

 

[Agassi's Dealer]

I like how the Frenchman Noah was making Alcaraz comfortable by screaming in Spanish "cojones" at him during the doubles match.

 

[Agassi's Dealer]

You know how Uncle Rico or like Al Bundy always reminisce about their high school football careers?

That's what Rune is to his juniors career.