This weekend Tennis Channel would be the unique, stay dwelling of the sixth Laver Cup competitors, the annual all-star occasion that pits the perfect 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).
Workforce World has an particularly American taste in 2023, with 4 on its six-player lively roster hailing from the US. 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 finest outcome on the occasion. They are going to counter a Workforce Europe with a pair of high 10-ranked singles stars Andrey Rublev (Russia) and Casper Ruud (Norway).
The Individuals on Workforce World can be joined by Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. Auger-Aliassime is ranked among the many high 15 singles gamers on this planet whereas Cerundolo is within the high 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 Workforce World, as is Canada’s Milos Raonic, a 2016 Wimbledon finalist.
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
Along with top-10 stars, Workforce Europe options fan-favorite Gael Monfils, a French participant identified for his thrilling pictures and elastic on-court strikes. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina are each ranked within the high 25, and 19-year-old Arthur Fils of France rounds out the squad.
Workforce World and Workforce Europe are captained by legendary Corridor of Famers, on-court rivals and associates. John McEnroe has guided Workforce World yearly of the Laver Cup competitors, going through off in opposition to Bjorn Borg for Workforce Europe. Their vice captains, respectively, are McEnroe’s brother Patrick, who led the US 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 Workforce World, which received the cup 13-8 after having misplaced the primary 4 competitions. Workforce 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 contains a doubles and singles match, adopted by one or two singles matches if crucial, with all matches value three factors. A last doubles competitors is used within the occasion of a tie. The primary workforce to get 13 factors wins the cup.
Tennis Channel’s Dwell 2023 Laver Cup Schedule
Date Time (ET) Occasion
Friday, Sept. 22 4 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles)
10 p.m. Night time Session (Singles, Doubles)
Saturday, Sept. 23 4 p.m. Day Session (Two Singles)
10 p.m. Night time Session (Singles, Doubles)
Sunday, Sept. 24 3 p.m. Day Session (Doubles, Singles if crucial*)
