Tsitsipas, Kyrgios to play in Laver Cup
World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas is set to make his debut at the Laver Cup in Geneva in September for Team Europe while Australia’s Nick Kyrgios was named to Team World, the organizers said on Tuesday.
The Laver Cup, a three-day team event between Europe and the rest of the world, became an official part of the ATP Tour in May this year following its runaway success in its first two editions in Prague and Chicago.
The event, named after Australian great Rod Laver, who won 11 Grand Slams from 1960-69, drew sellout crowds last year as a number of top-ranked players such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic took part with the Europeans winning 13-8.
“It’s like a dream come true to be part of this incredible team, with Roger and Rafa (Nadal), who I’ve looked up to since I was a little kid, along with Dominic (Thiem), Sascha (Alexander Zverev) and Fabio (Fognini),” Tsitsipas said in a statement.
“… It’s going to be a new experience for me to play on a team, especially this team of unbelievable champions.”
Tsitsipas and Kyrgios put on a show in the Citi Open in Washington earlier this month where the Australian outlasted the young Greek in an enthralling semifinal that was decided by a final set tiebreak.
Kyrgios played for Team World in the first two editions.
“I’ve always said the Laver Cup is my favourite week of the year, and how much it means to me to get around the team and play for something bigger than just myself,” Kyrgios said. The other members of Team World are Kevin Anderson, John Isner, along with Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov.
The Laver Cup will run from Sept. 20-22.