Back for its fourth outing after being forced to take a couple of years off in part due to the COVID pandemic, The Laver Cup 2021 is now underway and we have yet another tennis tournament to get addicted to.

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The Laver Cup 2021 has been likened to the Ryder Cup of tennis and takes place over three days. Team Europe will be looking to build on their already impressive winning streak after claiming four successive titles - the pressure's definitely on then.

The tournament is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is broadcast live on Eurosport as they battle it out for victory.

As for how it works, well, we get nine singles matches and three doubles matches which they take place over three days of tennis-filled action. Winners get one point per match during the first day of the tournament and the points increase each day with Day 3 matches being worth three points each. The first team to 13 points wins the Laver Cup.

Each player can only feature in a maximum of two singles matches, with at least four players from each team taking part in the doubles matches.

RadioTimes.com has rounded up everything you need to know about the Laver Cup 2021 tennis tournament. You can also find out the full Laver Cup 2021 schedule with our handy guide during the three days of the tournament that you can watch in full, live, over on Eurosport.

When is the Laver Cup 2021?

The tournament began on Friday 24th September 2021 and runs until Sunday 26th September 2021.

Is Laver Cup on TV?

Yes! You can tune in to watch the Laver Cup live on Eurosport 1 in the UK, meaning you can flick on your TV and soak it all up without needing to stream.

Most ATP Tour events are shown live on Amazon Prime Video, but Eurosport boast the rights for this very special team event.

How to watch and live stream Laver Cup in the UK

As well as Eurosport 1 on TV, you can tune into Eurosport Player to watch all the action on across a range of devices.

You can also watch Eurosport coverage through Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Prime members can get a 7-day free trial to the Eurosport channel.

After the free trial, the Eurosport channel is £6.99 per month. Amazon Prime is £7.99 per month but can be accessed with a 30-day free trial.

Laver Cup 2021 schedule

The tournament is a three-day men's team event that does not count towards ATP rankings, but does come with generous prize money offerings and a fresh 'team' style of tennis. It's named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver.

  • Day 1: Friday 24th September – Three singles matches, one doubles match.
  • Day 2: Saturday 25th September – Three singles matches, one doubles match.
  • Day 3: Sunday 26th September – Three singles matches, one doubles match.

Check out the full Laver Cup 2021 schedule for our daily updated Order of Play.

Laver Cup 2021 teams

Team Europe

Non-playing captain: Bjorn Borg

  • Daniil Medvedev
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Alexander Zverev
  • Andrey Rublev
  • Matteo Berrettini
  • Casper Ruud
  • Alternate: Feliciano Lopez

Team World

Non-playing captain: John McEnroe

  • Felix Auger-Aliassime
  • Denis Shapovalov
  • Diego Schwartzman
  • Reilly Opelka
  • John Isner
  • Nick Kyrgios
  • Alternate: Jack Sock

Where is the Laver Cup 2021 held?

The tournament is held at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Crowds are back and the ATP Tour is slowly resembling its pre-COVID self, though we're not fully back to normality just yet.

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