Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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LONDON (AP) — Alex de Minaur had blood trickling down his right leg after a diving volley he produced during a 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9 comeback victory over Alexander Zverev that gave Team World a 5-3 lead over Europe at the Laver Cup on Saturday.
asserted
that → have → Saturday
It was a big start to the competition’s middle day for the squad captained by Andre Agassi after Learner Tien outlasted Flavio Cobolli in a series of grueling baseline rallies to secure a 6-3, 2-6, 10-7 victory in the opening match.
asserted
Tien → captain → match
“If you can notice, my blood is red as well,” De Minaur said, referring to the color of Team World’s shirts.
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Minaur → notice → shirts
I left it all out there and got fortunate in the end to get the job done and happy to give some points for Team World.”
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job → leave → World
Europe had led 3-1 after Friday’s play.
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Europe → lead → play
“We were in the same position last year and it worked out pretty well for us,” De Minaur said.
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Minaur → work → us
“We know we can do some damage.
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we → know → damage
We know we’re the underdogs, but we also know that we can step out on this court and light it up.”
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we → know → it
Zverev wasted a match point
Zverev served for the match in the second set but double-faulted to hand De Minaur a break and the Australian stormed back into it.
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Australian → waste → it
Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev’s reply sailed out.
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reply → leap → Arena
A few points later, Zverev also went down in a worrisome moment but appeared uninjured after his feet slipped out from under him as he hit a backhand.
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he → go → backhand
Zverev then wasted a match point when he played passively and chipped a forehand wide.
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he → waste → forehand
There was more caution from Zverev on De Minaur’s first match point as the French Open and U.S. Open champion hit a weak overhead to let the Australian back into the point.
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Australian → be → point
De Minaur then produced a backhand up the line that Zverev couldn’t get back.
asserted
Zverev → produce → that
How did De Minaur keep believing?
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Minaur → keep → ?
And you never know if you put the ball in the court, you might get lucky,” he said.
uncertain
he → know → court
“So that’s what I did today.”
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I → ’ → what
Zverev’s defeat ended his nine-match winning streak after the second-ranked player had followed his U.S. Open title with two Davis Cup victories for Germany last weekend.
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player → end → Germany
Tien’s stamina
The day’s opening match also had drama.
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match → have → drama
On Tien’s first match point, he produced a blistering forehand passing shot that Cobolli could barely get his racket on to conclude a 34-shot rally.
uncertain
Cobolli → produce → rally
The 13th-ranked Tien was making his Laver Cup debut.
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Tien → rank → debut
Alcaraz vs. Fritz
Up next in the night session at the O2 Arena, it’s Carlos Alcaraz vs. Taylor Fritz before Zverev partners with Casper Ruud against Alexander Bublik and Brandon Nakashima in doubles.
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Zverev → ’ → doubles
The first team to reach 13 points wins.
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team → reach → points
Europe has won the Laver Cup five times while Team World took its third title in last year’s edition of the Ryder Cup-style event.
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World → win → event
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