By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 8, 2024
A house hero goals to carry blue increase to Berlin.
German No. 1 Alexander Zverev and former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will be a part of Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz on Group Europe for the 2024 Laver Cup on the Mercedes-Benz Area in Berlin September 20-Twenty second.
Group Europe captain Bjorn Borg named Medvedev an Zverev to the squad at the moment, becoming a member of Alcaraz who will probably be making his Laver Cup debut in Berlin.
“Group Europe is tremendous motivated to win again the Cup in Berlin,” Borg mentioned. “With Daniil, Sascha and Carlos on my group, I believe we have now a good chance of constructing that occur.
“The fellows have had an unbelievable begin to the 12 months, and it is a actually robust first half of our lineup. I’m thrilled to have these champions within the fold for 2024.”
Zverev, who defeated Alcaraz in final month’s Australian Open quarterfinals, gained the Olympic gold medal for Germany on the Tokyo Olympic Video games. Medvedev roared again from a two-set deficit to topple Zverev within the Australian Open semifinals en path to his third AO ultimate.
This will probably be Zverev’s fifth Laver Cup look.
The German-born Zverev has performed on 4 Group Europe championship squads and goals to assist the blues reclaim the Cup in Berlin.
“I’m so enthusiastic about returning to Laver Cup,” mentioned Zverev. “The ambiance is at all times electrical and for the Laver Cup to be at residence in Germany, for me particularly, goes to be a once-in-a-lifetime expertise.
“Group World has gained the final two Laver Cups so we’re extremely motivated to carry the Cup again to Europe and hopefully, with the assist of the native followers, we are able to do it on residence soil.”
Corridor of Famer John McEnroe has led Group World to 2 successive Laver Cup championships in London in 2022 and final September when World dominated in Vancouver.
“They wish to win this one badly,” McEnroe instructed the Laver Cup web site. “However guess what? So can we. That is going to be one of many greatest showdowns in tennis this 12 months.”
Every group consists of six gamers, who should all compete in a single singles match in the course of the first two days, and not more than two in the course of the three-day competitors. A minimum of 4 of the six gamers should play doubles. Every match win is value one level on Friday, two factors on Saturday, and three factors on Sunday, with the primary group to achieve 13 factors successful the Laver Cup.
Zverev mentioned he is pumped for first ball and to recapture the Cup earlier than residence followers.
“Usually we play towards one another all 12 months lengthy, so having us come collectively on the identical group, teaching, and serving to each other is actually uncommon,” Zverev mentioned. “For a change we’re all chasing the identical objective collectively, we’re making an attempt to win the Laver Cup and I believe that alone could be very particular.”
Photograph credit score: Laver Cup
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