what is the laver cup in tennis

The Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court mens team tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World, the latter of which is composed of players from all other continents except Europe. The tournament is named after Australian Rod Laver, a tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. The event is comprised of six of the best men’s tennis players from Europe against six of their best counterparts from the rest of the world over three days of intense team competition. Each team is captained by a legend of the sport, with Björn Borg as the captain of Team Europe and John McEnroe as the captain of Team World. The location of the Laver Cup rotates between Europe and the rest of the world cities each year. The first team to reach 13 points out of a total 24 points available wins the Laver Cup. If the points are tied at 12:12 at the end of all matches, a fifth match (Decider) on Sunday is played to determine the winner. The event takes place every year, the second week after the US Open. Laver Cup 2023 will take place in Vancouver at Rogers Arena from September 22-24, 2023, while Laver Cup 2024 will take place in Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena from September 20-22, 2024.