The left-hander will make his debut this Friday against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, becoming the first national tennis player to play a match in the tournament created by Roger Federer.
THE Wash Cup The competition, which will be held in Berlin from September 20 to 22, already has its schedule. We notice the presence of Alexander Tabilo who will be part of the Rest of the World team.
The Chilean was chosen by John McEnroe to participate in a tournament that will bring together the best tennis players in the world, in recognition of his great year.Tabilo has proven he can beat the best players in the sport on all surfaces this year. Should inject new energy into an experienced and successful team ” said the American, captain of Team World.
The national team includes Americans Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndulo (who replaced Tommy Paul) and Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis (who replaced his compatriot Alex De Miñaur). The European team, meanwhile, is made up of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Norway’s Casper Ruud, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov.
The latter replaced Rafael Nadal and it will be against him that Tabilo will make his debut. Both will face each other this Friday from 2:00 p.m. in Chile.
Meanwhile, Ruud and Cerúndolo will open the fire. Then comes the crossing between Tsitsipas and Kokkinakis. After the debut of Tabilo, the first day will close with the doubles match between the pairs of Alcaraz and Zverev against Fritz and Shelton.
Tabilo, in the elite
Tabilo will look to bounce back, regain confidence and adjust details His goal? To be competitive again at the highest level of tennis, as he did in the first half of the year, where He won the first two titles of his career (Auckland and Mallorca) and reached the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Rome, a competition in which he also beat Novak Djokovic. . He will thus try to get out of an irregularity marked by the disaster of the Davis Cup and his early elimination from the US Open.
“Oh, it was unbelievable. I was with my family and I told them. We couldn’t believe it. “, he noted in the previous conference, referring to the moment he learned of his call-up to the tournament.I’m very happy to be here, with all these guys. I hope we can win, we will all support each other. ” he added
His participation in the competition not only positions him among the tennis elite, but will also secure him a large sum of money. . Both in terms of sponsorship and payments to its figures, the Laver Cup has positioned itself as one of the most powerful events on the tennis calendar, even when it does not award ATP points.
In 2022, The New York Times revealed in a report that players’ contracts with the organization are concluded via a performance-based payment. For example, If the Rest of the World team loses overall to Europe, each of its players will receive a check for $125,000. A figure close to 115 million pesos.
In the event that Alejandro Tabilo and his team manage to surpass the Europeans (as has already happened in 2022 and 2023), the Chilean will win $250,000, or approximately $231 million in the national currency.
There are also bonuses for each tennis player based on their wins and ATP ranking, but these figures have not been revealed. Neither the organization nor the international media has provided any clarity on the additional increase in players’ income for the three days of competition.
But how does the Laver Cup work?
The competition originated from Roger Federer’s desire and his company Team 8 to organize a tournament similar to golf’s Ryder Cup, where the European team and the United States team play each other every two years. In this case, it’s by invitation and instead of just the North Americans, it’s extended to the entire planet. It is named after Australian legend Rod Laver and its first edition took place in 2017. From that date until today, the captains are Björn Borg (Europe) and John McEnroe (Rest of the World). This will be the last edition, yes. From next year, Andre Agassi and Yanick Noah will lead the teams.
In fact, it was precisely in this tournament that His Majesty retired as a professional, in 2022. An episode that aroused great emotion, since the Swiss said goodbye in a duet with Rafael Nadal, against Tiafoe and Jack Sock, at the O2 Arena in London. This occasion was the only one in which the Big 4 coincided in the competition, since in addition to FedEx and Rafa, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray participated. In the meantime, this year’s version could mark the last participation of the Manacorí.
The Laver Cup has a special format that includes 12 matches in three days. . Of these, nine are singles and three are doubles. Each victory on the first day gives one point to the winner; if it occurs in the second, it grants two; and if it is in the last competition, the victories give three units. Thus, the first team to reach 13 points wins the championship. If there is a tie at 12, a duel called The Decider is played, which consists of a single set.
All matches are played in the best of three sets, with the peculiarity that the third in case of a tie in the two previous rounds is a super tie-break at 10 points. If everything is decided in the first match on Sunday, an exhibition will take place after the trophy presentation, in order to guarantee the public their hours of entertainment.
Source: Latercera
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