Rodger Federer ‘disappointed’ as Laver Cup is postponed to 2021 after the French Open was rescheduled to clash with the Swiss’ event
- The Laver Cup will no longer take place in 2020 after it was delayed by a year
- Roland Garros had been rescheduled to clash with the September tournament
- The Europe vs World tournament was co-created by Rodger Federer in 2017
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The Laver Cup has been postponed until 2021 after the French Open was rescheduled to clash with the event co-created by tennis icon Rodger Federer.
The coronavirus has caused chaos on the calendar, with Wimbledon 2020 already cancelled.
Roland Garros was initially scheduled to kick-off in May, but was called into question as the sporting world went on lockdown.
The Laver Cup won’t take place this year, with the 2020 edition being postponed by a year
The tournament co-created by Rodger Federer will now take place in September 2021
The Paris tournament’s new date between September 20th and October 4th clashes with the Laver Cup, forcing the delay.
‘It’s unfortunate that the Laver Cup has to be pushed back a year, but at this stage it’s the right thing to do for everyone concerned,’ 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer explained in a statement.
‘Although disappointing, the good news is that TD Garden will still be able to host the event next year and I really look forward to finally playing in Boston for the first time at Laver Cup 2021.’
The event brings together icons of the sport in a Ryder Cup format, starting in 2017
The tournament will now take place between September 24th and 26th next year, when tennis will hope to return to normality.
The 2021 event with be the competition’s fourth edition after being founded in 2017 intending to become the Ryder Cup of tennis.
The Team Europe vs Team World format has seen the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Federer team up to face Nick Kyrgios, Kevin Anderson and Co.
Europe are yet to lose in the tournament, a somewhat unsurprising outcome considering the sport’s ‘Big Three’ are Swiss, Spanish and Serbian.