LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2023 – This weekend Tennis Channel would be the unique, reside dwelling of the sixth Laver Cup competitors, the annual all-star occasion that pits the very best gamers in Europe in opposition to the remainder of the world. Set for September 22-24 and hosted by Vancouver, British Columbia, the primary match will happen Friday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. ET (full schedule beneath).
Staff World has an particularly American taste in 2023, with 4 on its six-player energetic roster hailing from the USA. Stars Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton all reached the quarterfinals eventually month’ US Open, and Tommy Paul made the match’s spherical of 16, his greatest consequence on the occasion. They may counter a Staff Europe with a pair of prime 10-ranked singles stars Andrey Rublev (Russia) and Casper Ruud (Norway).
Tennis Chanel has been the U.S. dwelling of Laver Cup for the reason that occasion’s inception in 2017. In 2023 the community plans to point out greater than 20 reside hours of matches throughout the three-day occasion. Corridor of Famer Jim Courier shall be a part of the channel’s on-air staff, as will former gamers Jason Goodall, Mark Petchey (@markpetchey), Leif Shiras (@ShirasLeif) and Mark Knowles (@Knowlzee10s). Throughout Laver Cup this weekend, Tennis Channel Reside will function former participant and major-winning coach Paul Annacone (@paulannacone) beside reporter and creator Jon Wertheim (@jonwertheim). Tennis Channel anchor and announcer Steve Weissman (@SteveWeissman) will host this system.
The People 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 this 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 occasions in his profession, is an alternate on Staff World, as is Canada’s Milos Raonic, a 2016 Wimbledon finalist.
Along with top-10 stars, Staff Europe options fan-favorite Gael Monfils, a French participant identified for his thrilling photographs 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.
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, going through 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 exterior the continent. Final yr in London was a breakthrough for Staff World, which gained 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 Area, 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 mandatory, with all matches value three factors. A remaining doubles competitors is used within the occasion of a tie. The primary staff to get 13 factors wins the cup. In earlier years this escalating scoring has led to dramatic rallies and edge-of-seat battles on the shut of the occasion on Sunday.
Tennis Channel’s Reside 2023 Laver Cup Schedule (all occasions ET)
Friday, Sept. 224 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles) 10 p.m. Evening Session (Singles, Doubles)
Saturday, Sept. 23 4 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles) 10 p.m. Evening Session (Singles, Doubles)
Sunday, Sept. 24 3 p.m. Day Session (Doubles, Singles*)
*Two further singles matches shall be performed Sunday if required, adopted by a tiebreaking doubles competitors if wanted.
