Season is already over. And pretty much over until the QF/SF/F start at the Australian at this point. This generation hasn't proven themselves they even belong outside of Sinner/Carlos. Maybe if they actually start doing something when it matters most, people will gain more interest in these events. Until then, no tennis until Australian Quarters at least to see who maybe stepped up outside of Carlos/Alcaraz/326 year old Djokovic

 

No doubt, because LC has multiple winners, on both sides, whereas Holger can hardly be a winner at slams!

 

Rune is a looney

 

Holger Rune: "The Laver Cup is the favorite event for many, even more so than the Grand Slams."

The question could be, did he mean that or was his meaning "lost in translation" because of his limited Spanish?

 

So if this is his favorite event, think he could win something last night?

 

It makes sense. Tennis is such an individual sport, it's rare for players to get a chance to play in a team environment, even rarer to play as a team with people from other countries. Imagine if we could see an Alcaraz/Sinner doubles some year? Golfers take Ryder Cup very seriously, it's a prestigious event and they all want to be a part of it. Haters can hate all they want but Laver Cup plays to sell out crowds every year including this year in San Francisco. All 5 sessions sold out in the 17,000 seat arena per the Athletic, with prime seats reselling up to $1,000 or more. If you average out the tickets to $350 each just the ticket receipts is close to $30m, plus sponsorships (all those corporate signs inside the arena), TV rights, this is a profitable venture.

Players like the team atmosphere but I'm sure they also love the paycheck. Each player gets an appearance fee based on ranking and popularity. The winning team member each gets $250K. Losing team members only get appearance fee. Wouldn't surprise me if Alcaraz gets $1M in appearance fee. But many players also get appearance fee in ATP events especially the 500s and 250s.

So far I've seen the Alcaraz/Mensik doubles, Rune-Cerundulo, Alcaraz-Frits and the Rune/Ruud doubles, they are all high quality and very entertaining. I'm planning to watch all 4 matches today.

 

I keep telling Rune to STFU up as his PR manager, but he never listens to me. Sigh.

 

Is the Laver Cup still Rune's favorite tournament?

 

Makes sense. Everything GOAT touches turns to gold.