He men’s tennis schedule has quotes that deviate from the ATP circuit striking but which have maximum interest and the presence of big stars. One of these quotes is Wash Cupa tournament that faces its seventh edition in 2024 and this under a system similar to that which can be found in the emblematic Ryder Cup golf, faces on an official and competitive basis the team of Europe, in which he made his debut Carlos Alcaraz, with a team of Rest of the worldin a three-day fight in which team tennis combines in the disciplines individual and of double.
THE Wash Cup It is a unique tournament, held every year – not every two years like golf’s Ryder Cup – and which measures the team of Europe with that of Rest of the worldknowing that at least currently and since the creation of the competition, the European continent is the most powerful in world tennis. If we talk about its creator, we must distinguish Roger Federerwho actively participated in the tournament, promoted by his company Team 8, with the support of former Brazilian player Jorge Paulo Lemann and also Tennis Australiaproperty of the Australian Tennis Federation and organizer of Australian Open.
When was the Laver Cup created and why is it called that?
Big tennis fans, especially the most veteran ones, will be able to guess that the name of the Wash Cup is a tribute to Rod Laverthe last tennis player to conquer the grand slam in one year and won all four major tournaments twice, in 1962 and 1969. The first edition of the Wash Cupafter the idea and the impulse carried by Federer and Team 8It was in 2017, while from 2019 it was considered official by the ATP, although it does not distribute points for the ranking.
How does the Laver Cup work?: format and rules
The format of the Wash Cup It complies with the tournament rules which combine with the limited duration of the event, which is three days. Regarding the edition of 2024The Laver Cup is contested between Friday 20 and Sunday 22 September.
Regarding how the Wash CupThe competition has a scoreboard in which the points are added for the two teams – Europe and the Rest of the World – based on the matches won by their tennis players. We are talking about three days of competition and four matches per day, three singles and one doubles. However, it must be understood that each game first day addition a point, colon in the second day and three in the third and last, in which the champion of the edition. Always, except in extreme cases, there will be the possibility of a return on Sunday, which gives an extra touch of emotion to the event.
The parties of the Wash Cup They are played in the classic best-of-three-sets format, although, in order not to make the day too long, the third set is made up of a super tie-break at the best of 10 points. When choosing the teams, another rule must be taken into account: no one can play more than two individual matches in a single edition of the Laver Cup and four players per team must participate in the doubles.
Tennis teams and players who will compete in the 2024 Laver Cup
The teams participating in the Wash Cup This is the European team, whose captain for the 2024 edition is the legendary Bjorn Borgand the team Rest of the worldled by John McEnroeEach team has six tennis players, who will participate in matches at the captain’s choice and always respecting the rules of the event.
Europe
- Alexander Zverev – Germany, No. 2 in the ATP rankings
- Carlos Alcaraz – Spain, nº3
- Daniil Medvedev – Russia, ATP n°5
- Casper Ruud – Norway, 9 ATP
- Grigor Dimitrov – Bulgaria, No. 10
- Stefanos Tsitsipas – Greece, n°12
- Captain: Björn Borg
Rest of the world
- Taylor Fritz – United States, 7th in the ATP rankings
- Frances Tiafoe – United States, #16
- Ben Shelton – United States, #17
- Alejandro Tabilo – Chile, nº22
- Francisco Cerundolo – Argentina, nº31
- Thanasi Kokkinakis – Australia, n°78
- Captain: John McEnroe.
Schedule and all the times and matches of the Laver Cup 2024
With three days of competition, the order of play for each day of league matches is known the day before. Wash Cupbut he order of play The start of the morning and afternoon sessions of the matches is as follows.
Friday September 20
- Morning session: two individual matches starting at 1:00 p.m.
- Afternoon session: one singles match and one doubles match starting at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday September 21
- Morning session: two individual matches starting at 1:00 p.m.
- Afternoon session: one singles match and one doubles match starting at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday September 22
- Single session: one double and three singles from 12:00 p.m.
Where is the Laver Cup played?
The edition of the Wash Cup 2024 place the tournament in Berlincapital of Germany and more precisely in the pavilion Uber-Arenaan iconic pavilion where fans will be able to enjoy one of the most spectacular competitions in the world. It is assumed that the alternation of venues could bring the Laver Cup to Barcelona in one of the next editions, which would mean its debut in Spain.
