The Michigan-born, Florida-raised Opelka got off to a really strong start as Ruud really struggled early on to make any kind of a dent into the American's service games. The 26-year-old Norwegian would basically blink and it would be 40-0. On the flip side, Ruud wasn't getting any easy points on his serve and faced two break points in his very first service game.
All eyes are on Carlos Alcaraz, the world No. 1 and the most popular player in all of men's tennis, as he spends his weekend in San Francisco trying once again to lead Team Europe to victory in the Laver Cup. He's the main attraction at this eighth annual event which runs Friday-Sunday at Chase Center just like he is at pretty much every tournament that he plays in at any location around the globe.