Laver Cup: Start date, how to watch, past winners, history & more

The 2024 Laver Cup will be the seventh edition of the men’s tennis tournament which sees Team Europe lock horns with Team World, who are bidding to make it a hat-trick of wins in Berlin, Germany.

Team Europe won the first four renewals but Team World have hit back in the last two years, with John McEnroe’s side easing to a 13-2 success in Vancouver, Canada, 12 months ago.

But Bjorn Borg, captain of Team Europe, will believe his side has the right resources to avenge that defeat, with Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev part of his strong six-man team.

Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas complete Team Europe, which makes for a pretty formidable line-up.

Team World have also assembled a competitive side with American aces Taylor Fritz,  Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton spearheading their team.

However, Alex de Minaur and Tommy Paul have withdrawn so they have been replaced by late additions Francisco Cerundolo and Thanasi Kokkinakis. Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo completes their sextet.

Laver Cup Dates

This year’s Laver Cup takes place over three days from Friday 20th September until Sunday 22nd September and play consists of singles and doubles.

Each match win on day one is worth one point, day two is worth two points while day three is worth three points. The first team to get to 13 points will be crowned champions.

Laver Cup Venue

The Laver Cup venue changes every year, with the teams taking it in turns to host the event. Last year was hosted by Team World in Vancouver, Canada, but it is Team Europe’s turn this time around, with the tournament taking place at the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany.

Laver Cup How to watch

All Laver Cup matches will be available to watch on bet365's Sports Live Streaming service. Eurosport will also broadcast the Laver Cup across Europe.

Laver Cup Favourites

Team Europe are likely to be the favourites to come out on top. Not only are they on home soil in Germany, where world number two Zverev will receive a hero’s welcome, but they are also represented by Alcaraz, Medvedev, Ruud, Dimitrov and Tsitsipas.

That means Team Europe’s six players are all housed inside the world’s top 12, whereas Team World have only one player in that bracket in world number seven Fritz.

In fact, three of Team World’s players, Tabilo, Cerundolo and Kokkinakis, are not even inside the world’s top 20. Much of that is down to the withdrawals of De Minaur and Paul.

Laver Cup History & Past Winners

Team Europe dominated the early exchanges of the Laver Cup, winning the first four renewals and 2021’s success was an emphatic 14-1 victory.

That said, Team World have won in each of the last two seasons and it was they who recorded an emphatic 13–2 victory last time around.

But Team Europe have added Zverev, Alcaraz and Medvedev to their ranks this season, all of whom were missing last year, and that means their fortunes are likely to change against a weakened Team World outfit.

Team World had Paul and Felix Auger-Aliassime in their line-up last season but both players are missing this year. With the injured De Minaur also a notable omission, Team Europe should hold the aces.

The closest contest came back in 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland when Team Europe edged to a 13-11 victory, with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer proving vital in that slender success.