By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, September 19, 2024
Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty for the Laver Cup
It’s Laver Cup weekend and Tennis Channel is your ticket to live coverage.
Tennis Channel announces it will broadcast 22 hours of live Laver Cup coverage beginning Friday, September 20 at 7 a.m. ET from the Uber Arena in Berlin.
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Tennis Channel’s Laver Cup 2024 Live
- Friday, September 20 Day session at 7am (two singles) and night session at 1pm (singles, doubles)
- Saturday, September 21 Day session at 7am (two singles) and night session at 1pm (singles, doubles)
- Sunday, September 22 Daily session at 6 am (doubles*)
The Laver Cup Berlin will be played on Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22.
Among the many headliners taking part in the event are three Americans who recently thrilled US Open audiences at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York and on televisions around the planet: finalist Taylor Fritz, semifinalist Frances Tiafoe and young phenom Ben Shelton.
The American stars and the rest of the World Team will face an all-European squad that includes four-time major singles champion Carlos Alcarez, 2021 US Open winner Daniil Medvedev and world No. 2 singles player Alexander Zverev. This is the seventh Laver Cup competition, held annually since 2017, with the exception of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event rotates annually between countries in Europe and the rest of the world.
Tennis Channel will devote 22 hours live to the Laver Cup in 2024 and close to 60 overall with doubles replays each day. The on-air team features several former players, including Hall of Famer Jim Courier, Jason Goodall, Mark Petchey, Leif Shiras and Mark Knowles.
The Laver Cup, named after legendary Australian player Rod Laver, features teams once again captained by stars in one of sport’s most legendary rivalries. John McEnroe will lead Team World against his long-time rival, friend and Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg. Both Hall of Famers are leading their respective teams for the seventh and final time.
McEnroe’s vice-captain is his brother, Patrick, while Borg’s is Thomas Enqvist. Fritz, Tiafoe and Shelton are joined on Team World by Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo and Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway’s Casper Ruud round out Team Europe’s roster.
