Federev
G.O.A.T.
Fed had a lot to do with it.
laver cup is officially dead
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Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
If you could point me to where I said 50%, that would be great.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
The inaugural Laver Cup in Prague didn't make a profit. Later, they probably found more sponsors.Lol I have no idea about the exact breakdown.
In this post @BeatlesFan says Roger makes all the money from Lavers cup
The Laver Cup - Money Maker for Federer?
I had been under the impression that after the prize money to the victors and participation fees the remaining funds went to charitable organizations. Today a poster on the board said that this was a money making venture for Federer. I didn't believe it and I've been researching and can't find...tt.tennis-warehouse.com
Fed's agent Godstick on Laver Cup: "Over the first year in Prague we lost money, in Chicago we were already up and we expect it in Geneva too ":
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accidental
Hall of Fame
The very first event where Djokovic and Nadal aren’t there will probably tank this event
Holmes
Hall of Fame
Mental too?
Holmes
Hall of Fame
There are probably many, many easier ways to set Rod up with a trust fund than to create an entire ATP tournament for him
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Right,
Maybe if the get Alcaraz in and he remains healthy, he can keep it afloat.
What I do like is that it brings big stars to cities that don't have a big tennis event.
Just wish there was a way to make it less goofy.
Even in the 2000's it seemed like players still cared about it.
NAS
Hall of Fame
I think till 2016-17 it was still big
vex
Legend
I’m sure there is a legit tourney out there that would love to Brand with Fed… makes way more sense
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
The Laver Cup would have been a great charity exhibition tournament in the 2000s when we could have had some real stars taking part.
Not just the big four of Europe with Roger, Rafa, Novak, and Murray, but also Ferrer, Tsonga, Santoro, Monfils, Safin etc.
Team World could have had Hewitt, Roddick, Del Potro, Blake, Nalbandian, Gonzales etc etc.
In other words real popular crowd favourites who knew how to whip a crowd into a frenzy and had grit and tenacity in spades.
Unfortunately it started about 10-15 years too late, and without Fedal playing doubles together there's no real reason to watch it aside from "ooh is there tennis on?"
Last year I made sure to tune in to see Federer's final match, and I'll forever kick myself for not tuning in to see the Fedal doubles a few years ago, but this year for I've got no desire to watch it at all.
I don't want to spend my free time watching a bunch of bored looking athletes not caring about what they're doing or making any effort to interact with each other, especially when you've got Federer and McEnroe on the sidelines who despite having a broken knee and a bus pass between them, could still put on a better show than anyone else there.
Not just the big four of Europe with Roger, Rafa, Novak, and Murray, but also Ferrer, Tsonga, Santoro, Monfils, Safin etc.
Team World could have had Hewitt, Roddick, Del Potro, Blake, Nalbandian, Gonzales etc etc.
In other words real popular crowd favourites who knew how to whip a crowd into a frenzy and had grit and tenacity in spades.
Unfortunately it started about 10-15 years too late, and without Fedal playing doubles together there's no real reason to watch it aside from "ooh is there tennis on?"
Last year I made sure to tune in to see Federer's final match, and I'll forever kick myself for not tuning in to see the Fedal doubles a few years ago, but this year for I've got no desire to watch it at all.
I don't want to spend my free time watching a bunch of bored looking athletes not caring about what they're doing or making any effort to interact with each other, especially when you've got Federer and McEnroe on the sidelines who despite having a broken knee and a bus pass between them, could still put on a better show than anyone else there.
Holmes
Hall of Fame
Fun watching Fed coach Zverev with Rafa too while iirc Borg sat beside not even bothering to act like he caredthe only interesting matches i remember were fedr v kyrgios, and the fedr/rafa/djoko doubles matches
Mainad
Bionic Poster
On the other hand, the Laver Cup is one of the very few tournaments where he feels motivated to play.
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big ted
Legend
thats actually sad on kyrgios lol
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
Probably the only place where he gets to rub shoulders with the big boys while maintaining his current effort level.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
If posible, of course.
TennisXpert@2023
Semi-Pro
The teams are not selected arbitrarily. The four players are selected by ranking and the captain for each team gets two captains picks. This ATP event has been around long enough to know how the teams are selected. You guys don't even try understand the rules, just want discredit it because of your own bias. John McEnroe selected Nick as Captain's pick.
jl809
Legend
the captain’s picks are the definition of arbitrary…
TennisXpert@2023
Semi-Pro
I don’t see the problem. Each team gets four ranked players then the captain gets to pick two players that may not highly ranked but can help position the team to win. Just because you guys want to discredit the event as a mere exhibition, it’s not. The ranked players who want to play will play, those who don’t will not, simple as that.
