Jakub Mensik vs Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima marked his Laver Cup debut with a 6-1, 3-6, 10-7 victory over Jakub Mensik, earning Team World its first point of the 2026 competition and levelling the overall score at 1-1. Nakashima dominated the opening set, racing to a 5-0 lead with clean ball-striking and confident play at the net before Mensik responded strongly in the second, finding greater consistency from the baseline to force a deciding Laver Breaker.

Mensik moved ahead 6-4 in the match tiebreak, but Nakashima remained composed and turned the contest around, winning six of the final seven points to complete the victory. The American’s successful debut provided an immediate response for Team World after Casper Ruud had given Team Europe the opening point.