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The Laver Cup, named after twice calendar-year grand slam
champion Rod Laver, is a three-day team competition modeled on
golf's Ryder Cup, pitting a team of six top players from Europe
against six of their counterparts from the rest of the world.
For the first three years, Bjorn Borg will captain Europe and
John McEnroe will lead The World in matches comprised of two
singles and a doubles match each day.
Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have committed to compete
for Europe in the inaugural Laver Cup, which will take place
from Sept. 22-24, 2017, at the O2 arena, in Prague, Czech
Republic.
"Sports truly transcends borders," USTA Chairman of the Board
and President Katrina Adams said in a statement.
"We believe the Laver Cup will become one of the pre-eminent
tennis events in the sport and will bring an exciting new tennis
competition to U.S. fans."
The event, to be staged in 2018 at a yet-to-be-determined U.S.
site, will return to the United States on a rotating basis.
(Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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