Laver Cup is the latest attempt in tennis at creating a new premium event, inspired by Ryder Cup in golf. The inaugural edition became a roaring success. When I first heard about Laver Cup I can admit I was skeptical. The Ryder Cup has been around since 1979 and to make an individual sport into a relevant team tournament isn’t an easy feat. It takes time and hard work. But the organizers had surely worked hard around the Laver Cup. The setting was spectacular, the court and surroundings were dramatically blacked-out, the scoring system carefully selected and the teams, who looked kind …
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