He men’s tennis calendar has quotes that move away from the ATP circuit scoring but that have maximum interest and the presence of big stars. One of these quotes is Laver Cupa tournament that faces its seventh edition in 2024 and that under a system similar to the one we can find in the iconic Ryder Cup of golf, faces on an official and competitive basis the team of Europe, in which he debuts Carlos Alcaraz, with a team of Rest of the Worldin a three-day fight in which team tennis is combined in the disciplines individual and of double.
The Laver Cup It is a unique tournament, which is held annually – not biannually like the Ryder Cup of golf – and which measures the team of Europe with that of Rest of the Worldunderstanding that at least currently and since the creation of the competition, the European continent is the most powerful in world tennis. If we talk about its creator, we must distinguish Roger Federerwho actively participated in the tournament, promoted by his company Team 8, with the support of former Brazilian player Jorge Paulo Lemann and also of Tennis Australiaproperty of the Australian Tennis Federation and organizer of Australian Open.
When was the Laver Cup created and why is it called that?
Great tennis fans, especially the most veteran ones, will be able to guess that the name of the Laver Cup is a tribute to Rod Laverthe last tennis player to conquer the grand slam in one year and won the four majors twice, in 1962 and 1969. The first edition of the Laver Cupafter the idea and impulse carried out by Federer and Team 8was in 2017, while as of 2019 it was considered official by the ATP, although it does not distribute points for the ranking.
How does the Laver Cup work?: format and rules
The format of the Laver Cup It complies with tournament rules that are combined with the limited duration of the event, which is three days. Regarding the edition of 2024the Laver Cup is disputed between Friday, September 20 and Sunday, September 22.
Regarding how the Laver Cupthe competition has a scoreboard in which points are added for the two teams – Europe and the Rest of the World – based on the matches won by their tennis players. We are talking about three days of competition and four matches per day, three singles and one doubles. However, it must be understood that each party in the first day addition one point, colon in the second day and three in the third and last, in which the champion of the edition. Always, except in extreme cases, there will be the option of a comeback on Sunday, which gives extra excitement to the event.
The parties of the Laver Cup They are played under the classic best of three sets format, although, in order not to lengthen the day too much, the third set is made up of a super tie break to the best of 10 points. When choosing teams, another rule must be taken into account: no one can play more than two individual matches in the same edition of the Laver Cup and four players per team must participate in the doubles.
The teams and tennis players that play the Laver Cup 2024
The teams participating in the Laver Cup They are the European team, whose captain is, for the 2024 edition, the legendary Bjorn Borgand the team Rest of the Worldled by John McEnroe. Each team has six tennis players, who will participate in the matches at the captain’s choice and always complying with the rules of the event.
Europe
- Alexander Zverev – Germany, No. 2 ATP ranking
- Carlos Alcaraz – Spain, nº3
- Daniil Medvedev – Russia, ATP No. 5
- Casper Ruud – Norway, 9 ATP
- Grigor Dimitrov – Bulgaria, No. 10
- Stefanos Tsitsipas – Greece, No. 12
- Captain: Bjorn Borg
Rest of the world
- Taylor Fritz – United States, No. 7 ATP ranking
- Frances Tiafoe – United States, #16
- Ben Shelton – United States, #17
- Alejandro Tabilo – Chile, nº22
- Francisco Cerundolo – Argentina, nº31
- Thanasi Kokkinakis – Australia, no.78
- Captain: John McEnroe.
Calendar and all the schedules and matches of the Laver Cup 2024
With three days of competition, the order of play for each day of matches in the league is known the day before. Laver Cupbut he order of play start of the morning and afternoon sessions of the matches is as follows.
Friday, September 20
- Morning session: two individual matches starting at 1:00 p.m.
- Afternoon session: a singles match and a doubles from 7:00 p.m.
Saturday September 21
- Morning session: two individual matches starting at 1:00 p.m.
- Afternoon session: a singles match and a doubles from 7:00 p.m.
Sunday September 22
- Single session: one doubles and three singles from 12:00 p.m.
Where is the Laver Cup played?
The edition of the Laver Cup 2024 place the tournament in Berlincapital of Germany and specifically in the pavilion Uber Arenaan emblematic pavilion where fans can enjoy one of the most spectacular competitions in the world. It is speculated that the alternation of venues could bring the Laver Cup to Barcelona in one of the next editions, which would mean its debut in Spain.
