2025 Laver Cup

The 2025 Laver Cup was a men’s tennis tournament that took place from September 19 to September 21, 2025, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, United States. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, which pits six of Europe’s top men’s tennis players against six players from the rest of the world. Named in honor of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, the Laver Cup is a certified event on the ATP Tour calendar.

In a dramatic final day, Team World clinched its third title in the tournament’s history with a final score of 15–9, under the leadership of new captain Andre Agassi. They achieved the victory by winning four consecutive matches on Saturday and securing the final win on Sunday, with Taylor Fritz defeating Alexander Zverev to seal the championship.

Tournament Format and Scoring

The Laver Cup is a three-day tournament with five sessions in total: a day session and a night session on Friday and Saturday, and a final day session on Sunday. The local times for the sessions were 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. PDT on Friday and Saturday, and 12:00 p.m. PDT on Sunday.

Each day, the competition included both singles and doubles matches. On Friday, the day session featured two singles matches, while the night session had one singles and one doubles match. Saturday followed a similar format, with two singles matches during the day session and a single singles and doubles match at night. Sunday’s schedule started with a doubles match, followed by singles matches as needed to reach the winning score. The match lineups for each day were determined by the team captains and were announced the day before.

The scoring system is unique and designed to create increasing pressure as the tournament progresses. Each match win on Friday was worth one point, a win on Saturday was worth two points, and a win on Sunday was worth three points. The first team to accumulate 13 points out of a total of 24 available points wins the Laver Cup. If the points are tied at 12–12 after all 12 matches, a final overtime doubles match is played to decide the champion. All matches were a best-of-three-sets format with ad scoring. If the sets were split, a 10-point match tiebreaker was used to decide the winner. Every player had to compete in at least one singles match during the first two days. No player could play singles more than twice, and at least four of the six players had to play doubles during the three-day event.

An interesting aspect of the player compensation is that each player receives an appearance fee based on their ATP singles ranking. Additionally, each of the six players on the winning team receives a prize of $250,000 USD. No prize money is awarded to the losing team.

Team Captains and Rosters

This year marked a new era for the Laver Cup, as the event introduced new team captains for the first time since its inception in 2017. Legendary tennis player Yannick Noah took over as the captain for Team Europe, while another icon of the sport, Andre Agassi, took the helm for Team World. Supporting them were their respective vice-captains: Tim Henman for Team Europe and Patrick Rafter for Team World. The captains play a crucial role, not only in selecting players but also in determining the daily lineups, providing on-court coaching, and formulating strategies to help their team accumulate the 13 points needed to win the cup.

The team rosters were comprised of six players each. The three highest-ranked players from each region, based on their ATP singles rankings as of the Monday following Roland-Garros, automatically received an invitation. The remaining three spots on each team are “Captain’s Picks,” which could be announced anytime before the start of the US Open.

Team Europe

• Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
• Alexander Zverev (GER)
• Holger Rune (DEN)
• Casper Ruud (NOR)
• Jakub Menšík (CZE)
• Flavio Cobolli (ITA)

Team World

• Taylor Fritz (USA)
• Alex de Minaur (AUS)
• Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG)
• João Fonseca (BRA)
• Alex Michelsen (USA)
• Reilly Opelka (USA)

Results

The competition began on Friday, September 19, and concluded with Team World’s victory on Sunday, September 21.

Day 1 (Friday, September 19)

Each win was worth one point. Team Europe took an early lead, ending the day with a 3–1 advantage.

• Match 1 (Singles): Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Reilly Opelka (USA) 6–4, 7–6(4)
• Match 2 (Singles): Jakub Menšík (CZE) def. Alex Michelsen (USA) 6–1, 6–7(3), [10–8]
• Match 3 (Singles): João Fonseca (BRA) def. Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 6–4, 6–3
• Match 4 (Doubles): Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) / Jakub Menšík (CZE) def. Taylor Fritz (USA) / Alex Michelsen (USA) 7–6(7), 6–4

Day 1 Score: Team Europe 3 – 1 Team World

Day 2 (Saturday, September 20)

Each win was worth two points. Team World made a historic comeback, sweeping all four matches to take a commanding 9–3 lead.

• Match 5 (Singles): Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6–1, 6–4
• Match 6 (Singles): Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) def. Holger Rune (DEN) 6–3, 7–6(5)
• Match 7 (Singles): Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6–3, 6–2
• Match 8 (Doubles): Alex de Minaur (AUS) / Alex Michelsen (USA) def. Holger Rune (DEN) / Casper Ruud (NOR) 6–3, 6–4

Day 2 Score: Team Europe 3 – 9 Team World

Day 3 (Sunday, September 21)

Each win was worth three points. Team Europe mounted a comeback, but it was not enough as Team World’s strong performance on Saturday proved to be the decisive factor.

• Match 9 (Doubles): Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) / Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Alex Michelsen (USA) / Reilly Opelka (USA) 7–6(4), 6–1
• Match 10 (Singles): Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. Jakub Menšík (CZE) 6–3, 6–4
• Match 11 (Singles): Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def. Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) 6–2, 6–1
• Match 12 (Singles): Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6–3, 7–6(4)

Final Score: Team World 15 – 9 Team Europe

With his victory in Match 12, Taylor Fritz clinched the title for Team World, securing the final three points and bringing their total to an insurmountable 15. The win marked the third time Team World has lifted the Laver Cup trophy.