[Iblis]

i wanna see a 3v1 futures vs top 20 player letsgoooo BE BRAVE

3vs1 means three players together on court at the same time?
It wouldn't be competitive lol.

 

[Fogmeister]

/thread

 

[RNW]

I hate both from the bottom of my cold heart.
It destroys the calendar and undermines the ATP tour.

 

[zakopinjo]

The Team World vs Team Europe dynamic at Laver Cup makes it a 1000x more interesting watch imo. These players are competitive and you can tell they really care about the rivalry and winning

Lol, Team World, what the heck is that?

Isn't Europa the World or maybe they are playing against Jupiter's moon Europa?

 

[jfclams]

Couldnt care less but have a suggestion here...

I used to never miss NBA All-Star Weekend for years and think tennis is really missing a big oppourtunity with these exhos. I propose Laver Cup be redone into a tennis all-star throwdown. Men and women. Singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and whatever weird events you can come up with. Fastest serve competition. Oldies match. Shit like that. Invite all the greats to join in and celebrate. Wtf. Cant do any worse than whats on now and btw I cant even watch 6 Kings because I wont pay for Netflix! End rant

 

[USATP]

Love team tennis. United Cup, Davis Cup, & Laver Cup. Even BJKC, at times.

The pressure of playing for team / country is a different kind of intangible stakes. A more overt form of soft power. A person's ability to rise and represent matters. In general and in terms of the HoF. They look at that metric when voting.

Team tennis requires mental toughness & clutch play. As such, it often shows who is truly in form, who isn't, & who can find it when they need it most. Team tennis also serves as a harbinger for younger, emerging stars finding a new level of form.

Williams sisters gold medals aside, the Olympics, for me, are more about watching all the other truly niche sports I don't typically see. I still don't know where to watch fencing, speed climbing, or water polo. Apparently, volleyball has a subscription platform like tennis, but the price was more than TC, so I passed.

2024 Paris Olympics were great! Thanks to the women, USA did very well, so there was a lot for me to watch. As for tennis, Shelton wasn't playing and it was on clay which is a very rare OG occurrence, so I barely watched.

 

[USATP]

Lol, Team World, what the heck is that?

Isn't Europa the World or maybe they are playing against Jupiter's moon Europa?

Seriously? You've never heard of Eurocentrism...

Inspired by golf's Ryder Cup which is New World (USA) vs Old World (Europe), Laver Cup is funny in that way. Honoring and naming the event after an Aussie (Laver, Team World) whilst also managing to have Europe as its own entity pitted against the World.

A shady, soft power re-imaginging of Old World, colonialist bragging rights. This is why it's so annoying when TE wins and why the sloppiness of TW in LC24 isn't easily forgiven.

You can have one player who flops, but you can't have three (Tiafail, Tabillow, Cockynotkiss) & still expect to win. JMac failed hard with the lineup. Shelton & Fritz were let down. Cerundolo gets a pass.

 

[SetSampras]

this one

 

[USATP]

Both boring as, and never watched either.

Laver Cup is anything but boring. It is known for its striking aesthetic, lively atmosphere, and profanity-laced sit down exchanges. You want to know what the players really think of the game? Watch them advise each other during Laver Cup. It's fascinating. You could see the respect for Ben Shelton increase in real time on both teams. It's a shame he's injured this year.

 

[Johnny Groove]

With @OilTrader this was expected.
Maybe Novak will share his appearance fee with @talicnitom.
But why in the hell does @Johnny Groove support it? Is it because he counts six kings slam with pro slams?

It does give pro slam vibes for sure haha

6 Kings Slam is great because they really go into it from a marketing perspective firstly

That hype video last year was off the charts

Then, the level I thought was very high last year due to the massive amount of prize money on the line

I know they are all millionaires but still. If you watch those matches, especially Sinner-Djoker and Sinner-Alcaraz, the game was very good

I guess being a Dumpublican you're attracted to big hype events with pompous names in a similar way to how Trump hypes himself and hia actions.

Life is about sales and marketing

 

[Johnny Groove]

this one

Old Pete was still pretty good in 2007, only 36

Still think he retired too early

But he had no idea how unsafe his record was

 

[The Hero Cop Mark]

Neither
Both are pointless from my pespective

 

[zjtennis]

I will say I'm a bit hypocrital catching Laver Cup as it's available in my streaming service...just watching Fonseca-Cobolli now.

 

[Boogalo]

The Laver Cup is more entertaining, even if the drama is totally fake and over the top.

It's nice to see the team interaction between top players who are usually rivals. One can compare their acting skills.

 

[MWW]

no love for Boodles?

 

[Boogalo]

Where else would you get this comedy gem?

Captain Agassi to his players during the doubles

 

[Rod_Laver Slam]

I mean, is this even a question? Laver Cup is an obvious answer. Better format, more players, more matches, more drama. Six Kings Slam is overrated af, and overprized as well.

What drama? The same players every year in the most stupid format ever taken from Golf,.that is Laver cup. Money grabbing for stupid people. The Six Kings last year was ok,.but it will become boring because again of the same players.

 

[Rod_Laver Slam]

I preferred the Hopman Cup.

This was one of the best exhibition tournaments and they destroyed it!

 

[Rod_Laver Slam]

My sentiments exactly, apart from having other sports alternatives than those.

I have yet to watch my first Laver Cup match and I have no intention of ever putting Six or any other number of kings on.

Same here!

 

[Rod_Laver Slam]

Laver Cup for sure, tennis needs more team competitions. They bring something new & different to a sport that's 99% 1v1

Davis cup is far more interesting in that matter because it's real. Laver cup is an exhibition tournaments with artificial PR "friendships" and fake smiles.