En la Laver Cup 2022, Roger Federer said goodbye to professional tennis for good. The 2024 edition, to be played in Berlin from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September, could mean the last time Rafael NadalAlthough the Spaniard has not yet announced what he will do with his future, there is a good chance that he will put an end to his 38-year-old career in Germany.
Nadal is one of the big stars of Team Europe, which will go for a new victory against Team Rest of the World. It is worth noting that this exhibition competition began in 2017: Europe won the first four editions, while the Rest of the World prevailed in London (2022) and Vancouver (2023).
The Sporting News presents how both teams were formed.
Which players will be in the Laver Cup 2024: The European and Rest of the World teams
With the aim of returning to victory in the Laver Cup, Team Europe will present its best: the Swede Bjorn Borg called up the Spaniard Carlos Alcarazinto German Alexander Zverevinto Russian Daniil Medvedevto Norwegian Casper Ruud and to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas In addition to Rafael Nadal.
Borg called his “secret weapon”: Zverev was champion in all four times he played in this competition.. He played 11 matches, winning eight of them. Tsitsipas, who participated three times (and won two), also has a positive record, winning four of his seven matches. Nadal, curiously, lost more than he won in three participations (3-4).
Rafael Nadal joins Team Europe for Laver Cup Berlin 2024.
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Team Rest of the World, meanwhile, is betting on staying on the winning path in Berlin with a group made up of players with great form. John McEnroe called the Australian Alex De Minaurto the Chilean Alexander Tabilo already the Americans Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul y Frances Tiafoe.
Except for Tabilo, who will make his debut, all of them have already been crowned champions at least once.
When is the Laver Cup 2024 played?
The 2024 Laver Cup will be held from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd September. Its place on the ATP calendar is located after the US Open and the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals and before the tour of hard court tournaments in Asia and Europe that culminates with the Paris Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals in November.
The entire event will take place at Berlin’s Uber Arena, which has a maximum capacity of 17,000 spectators.
Laver Cup 2024 Format
The Laver Cup is a team match in which the best tennis players in Europe compete against the best in the rest of the world and win the first team to score 13 points.
Three singles matches and one doubles match are played each day, best of three sets and with the last one being played in the format of match tie-break to 10 points. Friday’s wins are worth one point, Saturday’s two, and Sunday’s three.which ensures that no team can be crowned champion before the final matchday.
All players play at least one singles match between Friday and Saturday and at least four of them participate in doubles.
