When does Laver Cup 2024 tennis start?

One of the tournaments that has established itself in the men’s tennis calendar in recent years is the Laver Cup. This is the team tournament organized by Roger Federer which measures each period Europe against him Team Worldin other parts of the world.

This is done in a competition format that stretches from Friday to Sunday and where one of the great world sports tournaments like Ryder Cup golf. In this case, the two teams meet in a distribution event twenty four points with the goal of adding the thirteen needed to become champions. For this, each meeting has a different value.

They are playing four matches on each of the three days, three singles and one double in closing on Friday and Saturday and one in the opening doubles and three closing singles on Sunday. Achievements achieved on the first day are worth one point, those achieved on the second are worth two and those achieved on the third are worth three. The teams consist of six players every tennis player must play at least one individual match. Furthermore, for doubles matches, three different lineups must be shown.

This means that usually the lowest ranked players line up on Friday, where victories are worth less, to leave the first swords for Saturday and Sunday. The tournament was played on indoor hard court for being located in that part of the season and in 2024 it will take place in Berlin.

The Laver Cup has left behind some of the most beautiful images of recent times. In the memory of all tennis fans is the 2022 edition, where Roger Federer He retired from professional tennis after playing a doubles match with his great rival and friend Rafael Nadal. The Mallorcan player is certainly one of those confirmed for the 2024 edition.

On the part of the European team it has been confirmed that they are under the command of the captain Björn Borg and the vice-captain Thomas Enqvist the player Majorcan, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, with two more players to be confirmed. Through Rest of the World or ‘Team World’ will be part of the team Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and three players who have yet to be announced. John McEnroe He continues as captain, along with his brother Patrick as vice-captain.

It is a tournament that has already held six editions and is experiencing its seventh in 2024. Europe won the first four, from 2017 to 2021 with the only absence of 2020 due to the pandemic, but the ‘Team World’ He took the last two, in 2022 and 2023.