Laver Cup 2025 Opens Friday in San Francisco as Europe faces World

The 2025 Laver Cup opens Friday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, bringing together 12 of the world’s top men’s tennis players in a three-day, Ryder Cup style team event that pits six players representing Europe against six from the rest of the world. Team Europe is led by six-time Grand Slam contender Carlos Alcaraz and first-year captain Yannick Noah, while Team World is captained by Andre Agassi with Taylor Fritz as the team’s leading player. The tournament runs from September 19 to 21.

The event will follow its customary format of nine singles and three doubles matches spread over three days, with escalating point values that make Day 3 decisive. Matches are best of three sets with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a full third set, and the first team to 13 points wins the trophy. Tournament rules require every player to appear in at least one singles match across the first two days and mandate that at least four players per team participate in doubles, a stipulation that adds tactical weight to captains’ selections.

Team Europe’s roster includes Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Jakub Mensik and Flavio Cobolli. Team World’s roster features Taylor...