San Francisco-Vaciando the notebook after a fictitious three-day laver cup, an event other than anything else in the tennis calendar. The eighth edition had no shortage of drama, emotion and accumulation and takes more impulse to 2026 when he will take care of the 02 sand in London.
Taylor Fritz ended things with a dramatic 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday night in the final game. Team World took home the Cup for the third time in eight years with a 15-9 victory despite being heavy against a European team led by Carlos Alcaraz.
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Laver Cup to Grand Slam sites?
The president of the Laver Cup, Tony Godsick, discussed future sites for the Laver Cup, and revealed an interesting concept that Roger Federer argued once. He said it would be interesting that the four Grand Slam places receive a four -year cycle, with two world sites (US Open, Australian Open) and two European sites (open from France, Wimbledon).
Godsick said the facilities are already prepared for large tennis events, unlike multipurpose sands that Laver Cup has been using. And with the four sites that now have retractable roofs, the weather would not affect the three -day tight schedule. Rod Laver, of course, won the Grand Slam calendar in 1962 and 1969, which would make another logical link.
Godsick also got excited about the experience of San Francisco, and did not rule out the idea of ​​turning it into a permanent area of ​​the ‘world’ home or at least one frequent. Some players have tournaments in Asia the week after the Laver Cup, which makes San Francisco a relatively convenient launch point. The sale of tickets was energetic, the sand is avant -garde and the city has a lot to offer.
The Laver Cup will return to the O2 Arena in London next year, which is where the Laver 2022 Cup was held and presented Roger Federer’s last match. It is the first time that he will return to a city.
“Obviously we can do anything with him,” said Godsick. “We can do what we want. We are building this.”
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Steph Curry sighting
There was an electricity shake through the sand before the confrontation of Taylor Fritz-Carlos Alcaraz on Friday night, when Steph Curry and Roger Federer went to the court for the launch of the currency.
After the draw, Curry, Federer and the two players became a photo inn on the network, and both teams rushed to enter the photo with the two icons.
“He’s quite sick,” said Fritz. “It is quite difficult not to be really excited to play a game when that is the introduction to the game. There is definitely no adrenaline shortage for this.”
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Chatting with Johnny Mac
John Mcenroe provided the highlights of the black tie gala on Thursday night opening at the Bill Graham auditorium (outside the four songs of Matchbox Twenty Rob Thomas) with a moving tribute to Rod Laver, 87 years old. He grabbed today’s players about how important it was essentially to create the ‘open era’, allowing professional players to compete in the four Grand Slams, and then win a calendar as a professional after doing so as an amateur.
On Friday among the sessions, Mcenroe sat down with a small group of reports and made a sinuous session of ‘Ama’ that deviated from music to study 54, Billy Joel’s documentary of HBO, the format of the Laver Cup, the sites and his wife, the music Patty Smyth.
Some outstanding aspects:
“When I met my wife, I said:” We should be together in a band. ‘
“(Andre) called me a couple of years ago, and asked me about (being a captain), and I said: ‘Look, you would be great for that.’ I wanted it to get involved in tennis.
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“I know this because of my experience, this was never an exhibition. You can win $ 250,000 if you want this, to start, not to mention the prestige of being part of the Laver Cup.”
“Some (people) you know, there is an aura about them. Yes, (Joao Fonseca) has it.
Alex de Minour responds to the call
The Australian Alex de Minaur initially rejected the opportunity to play for the world of the team after a difficult travel calendar that took him to the road for almost four months. He returned to Australia for a Davis Cup event, so a return trip to the United States was a great question.
When the injuries reach the world of Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton team, in addition to an ignorance of Francis Tiafoe, Team World communicated again, and from Minaur decided to come.
He ended up ensuring five individual points and won two as a double combo with Alex Michelsen.
“Without him, we would have fought seriously,” said Vice President of the World Pat Rafter. “Singles and doubles, he offered a lot. We saw him today to play clutch. We would have lost without him.”
Joao Fonseca does not disappoint
After Carlos Alcaraz and Jannick Sinner, the player who generated most tennis holders during the past year has been Joao Fonseca in Brazil, a adolescent phenomenon that captured the imagination of his native country when he reached the World Juniors No. 1, turning Pro and immediately to Buenos Aires about the local favorite (and the future world team of the team) Francisco Cerundolo. His discomfort of Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open was electric and raised the expectations even more.
Fonseca did not shoot in the Top 10 as some predicted, but has raised its ranking from the 120s to No. 42 and remains a hero almost as a cult in Brazil.
On Friday night, he became the youngest Laver Cup player, and then the youngest laver cup player to win a game, while sending the world No. 25 of the world Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-3. Fonseca exhibited his right -wing lever, an explosive service and some maturity has to meet and when to go for the big shots. He had the support of the multitude of capacity of Chase Center and played strong under the bright lights.
“I mean, it’s crazy. It’s literally a show,” Fonseca said after his game. “You know, it’s a great atmosphere. Being with the team is incredible. Tennis is an individual game, and being there with our team out of the court and on the court, it is just an incredible experience.”
Fonseca did not see any action on Saturday or Sunday, but he had to get away from his first experience of the Laver Cup full of newly discovered trust.
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Doubles are different
Taylor Fritz occupies the number 5 in the world and is one of the best beating in the world, according to John Mcenroe during a conversation with some reporters on Friday. He has a great service and has learned to move better as his career developed. But he showed Friday night, it is not easy to add another player to the court and enjoy the same success.
Fritz fought sometimes playing the network, an area in which he is rarely found during a singles game. Alex Michelsen, whose classification number 32 of singles was the ninth best among the participants of the Laver Cup, was clearly the best double player of the group, showing a scandalous network game and a strange ability to attribute the player of the opponent’s network.
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