The Laver Cup is an entertaining team tennis event that pits Team World against Team Europe.
It has a bit of a Davis Cup feel, but with the black court and red and blue lights, there is more glamour and glitz involved with it including a red carpet event that precedes the event.
How many points would you give to Team Europe Boys for their style? 🔥
📷Laver Cup#HubertHurkacz #AndreyRublev #GaelMonfils #LaverCup #Tennis pic.twitter.com/WnDVEQxczG
— Sportskeeda Tennis (@SK__Tennis) September 22, 2023
That’s why it is not completely surprising that French tennis star Gael Monfils’s approach to his match against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassame was to view it as entertainment for a stadium full of fans.
Monfils is a showman on the court, and he never played Laver Cup before.
During his singles match with FAA, it was obvious that there was tension between the two players.
FAA was approaching it as a serious match, and Monfils treated it like an exhibition.
This is the underlying issue with the Laver Cup; it has an identity crisis.
I see this Laver Cup thing still has an identity crisis. “Am I an exhibition? Am I a proper ATP tournament? What am I?”,,,
— Del🇪🇺 (@Stroppa_Del) September 23, 2023
In this particular case, FAA was competing at home; he was more intense because there was more personally at stake for him.
Gael Force Wind: Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime (with Team World’s Patrick McEnroe) in media room after 6-4, 6-3 dispatching of agitated Gael Monfils (Team Europe) at @LaverCup Friday. “I let my racquet do the talking,” FAA said. “I‘m here to compete.” Monfils? Hard to tell. pic.twitter.com/F01MFCoWIk
— Mike Beamish (@sixbeamers) September 23, 2023
That was an interesting exchange last night between @felixtennis and @Gael_Monfils at the @LaverCup. Turned out Gael didn’t realize this was real tennis. Everything worked out in the end. Two good dudes.
— Bears Hoops and Aces – Matt Hill (@hoops83657) September 23, 2023
Pros And Cons Of The Laver Cup
The biggest pros of this event are Roger Federer who is behind the creation of the event and Rod Laver who the event is named after.
The cons of this event are twofold.
- The time of year it is played is after the U.S. Open when players are either tired, injured, or gearing up for year-end events.
- Ranking points are not gained by wins and losses, but the head-to-head wins and losses are recorded on a player’s record.
Now that Federer is retired, it will be interesting to see how this event evolves or even if it continues in the future.
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