David Goffin (ATP 11) takes this coming weekend in Chicago part in the second edition of the Laver Cup, a exhibitietoernooi created by Roger Federer in which a Team Europe taking on Team World. The Swiss stated “Team Europe” for with and stylish selfie.
The European team, of which the Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg, the captain is, exists – except Goffin – Swiss Roger Federer (ATP 2), the Serb Novak Djokovic (ATP 3), the German Alexander Zverev (ATP 5), the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (ATP 7) and the Brit Kyle Edmund (ATP 16).
The team from the rest of the world is led by the American John McEnroe. His players are his compatriots John cheney, who (ATP 10), Jack Sock (ATP 17) and Frances Tiafoe (ATP 40), South African Kevin Anderson (ATP 9), the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (ATP 14), and the Australian Nick Kyrgios (ATP 27).
The event, which takes place in the United Center, the hall of the Chicago Bulls, takes three days, during which time three enkelpartijen and a dubbelmatch be finished. On the first day delivers a victory, one point, on the second day two points and on the third day three points.
Each match is played on a court made of black cement. Won two sets of mean earnings in the party, a possible third set is played to ten points. The first team to thirteen points, wins the Laver Cup.
Each player must have at least one enkelmatch play in the first two days, but no player may have more than two enkelduels play. At least four of the six players in the double-action, only two players are allowed only one time arrival. That last does not apply to a 12-12 score, when the decisive match has to be finished.
The Laver Cup last year, the first edition, was won by Team Europe with 15-9.
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