The fourth edition of the Laver Cup begins on Friday, 24 September. Named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, the mega tennis extravaganza will be played at Boston’s TD Garden from September 24 to 26. The annual competition in men’s tennis, in which teams representing Europe and the rest of the world play each other, has attracted packed venues in Geneva, Prague and Chicago in all previous editions.
In this year’s edition, Team World will be led by American legend John McEnroe, while the European team will be captained by Swedish great Bjorn Borg. Team Europe is undefeated in the event so far and will be eyeing another title, while the McEnroe-led Team World will look to win over their rivals this time. The tournament, organized by TEAM8, the management firm of Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer, was canceled last year due to the pandemic.
On paper, the European team has the advantage as they have at least six of the world’s top-10 players including US Open champion Daniil Medvedev and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev. Notably, Team Europe will compete in the Big Three – in the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. However, Federer will cheer for his European teammates from the sidelines. The Swiss legend continues to recover from a knee injury that has kept him off the circuit for most of the season.
Meanwhile, Team World may not have a top-10 player, but Australians Nick Kyrgios along with Americans Reilly Opelka and John Isner will be part of the six-man squad.
The premier tennis event will be held in a Ryder Cup-style format, featuring players from both teams in singles and doubles matches, played in a best of three sets. The tournament will also feature ad hoc scoring, meaning that if the match consists of one set, the third and final set will be a 10-point tiebreak from the first.
here are the details:
Team Europe: Björn Borg (C), Thomas Enquist (VC), Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini and Casper Rudd.
Reserve player: Feliciano Lopez
Team World: John McEnroe (C), Patrick McEnroe (VC), Felix Auger-Aliasim, Denis Shapovalov, Diego Schwartzman, John Isner, Nick Kyrgios and Reilly Opelka.
Reserve player: Jack Sock
Laver Cup 2021: Complete Schedule
Day 1 – Friday, September 24: Afternoon Session – Two Singles matches (starting at 10:00 PM IST).
Evening/Night session: Singles session followed by doubles match (starts at 04:00 AM IST, 25 September IST).
Day 2 – Saturday, September 25: Afternoon Session – Two Singles matches (starting at 10:00 PM IST).
Evening/Night session: Singles session followed by doubles matches (04:00 AM IST, starting 26 September).
Day 3 – Sunday, 26 September: Afternoon Session – One doubles match followed by three singles matches (starting at 10:00 PM IST)
Note 1: If only one match is needed on the final day (Day 3) to decide the 2021 Laver Cup result, a doubles exhibition will be played. Additionally, if the teams’ scores are not separated after 12 matches, a decider will be played.
Fans can enjoy the live telecast of the 2021 Laver Cup on Sony SIX, Sony SIX HD channels of Sony Sports Network in India. The tennis event can also be streamed live on Sony’s digital platform SonyLIV.
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