By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, September 20, 2024
American stars purpose to retain the Laver Cup on North American soil. Â
4 American males—Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton—are among the many six gamers captain John McEnroe has chosen to the Staff World roster.
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Tennis Channel will broadcast all of the motion from the Rogers Enviornment in Vancouver, Canada this weekend.
TC protection begins with the primary match on Friday, September twenty second at 4 p.m. Jap time.
Tennis Channel’s Stay 2023 Laver Cup Schedule
Friday, September 22: 4 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles)
Friday 10 p.m. Night time Session (Singles, Doubles)
Saturday, September 23: 4 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles)
Saturday 10 p.m. Night time Session (Singles, Doubles)
Sunday, September 24: 3 p.m. Day Session (Doubles, Singles if crucial*)
The Individuals on Staff World shall be joined by Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. Auger-Aliassime is ranked among the many prime 15 singles gamers on the planet whereas Cerundolo is within the prime 25. Christopher Eubanks, an American who’s having a watershed yr in 2023 and has doubled as a Tennis Channel analyst throughout non-playing instances in his profession, is an alternate on Staff World, as is Canada’s Milos Raonic, a 2016 Wimbledon finalist.
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— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 20, 2023
Along with top-10 stars Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud, Staff Europe options fan-favorite Gael Monfils, a French participant recognized for his thrilling pictures and elastic on-court strikes. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina are each ranked within the prime 25, and 19-year-old Arthur Fils of France rounds out the squad.
On court docket with a few aggressive Captains and America’s No.1 Taylor Fritz. Right here we go @LaverCup 🚀 pic.twitter.com/1TKmcwKnOG
— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) September 20, 2023
Staff World and Staff Europe are captained by legendary Corridor of Famers, on-court rivals and pals. John McEnroe has guided Staff World yearly of the Laver Cup competitors, dealing with off in opposition to Bjorn Borg for Staff Europe. Their vice captains, respectively, are McEnroe’s brother Patrick, who led the USA to its most up-to-date Davis Cup championship in 2007, and Thomas Enqvist, a 1999 Australian Open singles finalist.
Named in honor of Rod Laver, the one participant to win all 4 majors in the identical yr twice, Laver Cup rotates annually between a European metropolis and a number outdoors the continent. Final yr in London was a breakthrough for Staff World, which received the cup 13-8 after having misplaced the primary 4 competitions. Staff Europe took dwelling the trophy in Prague in 2017 (15-9), Chicago in 2018 (13-8), Geneva in 2019 (13-11) and Boston in 2021 (14-1). The competitors was not held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This yr’s Laver Cup matches happen in Vancouver’s Rogers Enviornment, dwelling to the Nationwide Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks.
Laver Cup’s modern scoring format is designed to construct pleasure because the weekend progresses. There are three singles matches and a doubles match every of the primary two days. Each match is value one level on Friday and two factors on Saturday. Sunday encompasses a doubles and singles match, adopted by one or two singles matches if crucial, with all matches value three factors. A ultimate doubles competitors is used within the occasion of a tie.
Picture credit score: Clive Brunskill/Getty for Laver Cup