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In Laver Cup’s Debut, Europe Towers Over the World

PRAGUE — The first draw in the history of the Laver Cup was over, and Team World decided to have the first on-court huddle in the history of the Laver Cup.

Rafael Nadal, one of the main men on Team Europe, then became the first player in the history of the Laver Cup to try to sneak into an opponent’s huddle.

The history of the Laver Cup, of course, is short. The inaugural tournament, tennis’s latest novelty, just took a big step Thursday in its transition from Roger Federer’s brainchild to actual sporting event.

Plenty remains uncertain — how much the players will truly care about the result, and how vocal the sellout crowd in Prague’s O2 Arena will be — but there is no question as to which multinational squad will be the underdog in this three-day tournament.