The second edition of Laver Cup, an exhibition tournament involving top men's tennis players from across the globe, is underway in Chicago from September 21 to 23.
What to expect from Laver Cup
After battling out for Grand Slam glory throughout the season, top male tennis stars have teamed up to play the Laver Cup, the annual hard court tournament in Chicago.
World number two Roger Federer and number three NovakDjokovic are among the top stars in Team Europe, which is led by non-playing captain Bjorn Borg.
On the other hand, Kevin Anderson and John Isner will lead Team World's (non-playing captain John McEnroe) challenge in the three-day tournament.
Teams
Team Europe: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin, Kyle Edmund, Jeremy Chardy.
Captain: Bjorn Borg
Team World: Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Diego Schwartzman, Jack Sock, Nick Kyrgios, Frances Tiafoe, Nicolas Jarry.
Captain: John McEnroe
Result Summary of Day 1
Bulgaria's Dimitrov opened the campaign for Team Europe against Team World's United States' Tiafoe on Friday in Chicago. The former hit 10 aces during his 6-1, 6-4 decimation of the latter and gave his team a 1-0 lead on the opening day.
Great Britain's Edmund made it 2-0 in favour of Europe by winning a hard-fought battle against USA's Sock. After clinching the first set 6-4, Edmund allowed his opponent to claw back as he lost the second 5-7.
In the deciding tie-breaker, Edmund maintained his cool and edged out Sock 10-6.
The third singles rubber of the day between Belgium's Goffin and Argentina's Schwartzman was a similarly hard-fought affair as the former clinched a 6-4, 4-6 [11-9] win and put Europe in the driver's seat.
In the biggest match-up of the day, Federer and Djokovic have paired up for the first doubles rubber of Laver Cup 2018 to take on Team World's Kevin Anderson and Jack Sock.
Notably, Federer, the world number two, had paired up with numero uno Rafael Nadal for Team Europe in the inaugural edition of Laver Cup in 2017.
Full schedule of Laver Cup 2018
Day 1, Friday (September 21)
- Dimitrov beats Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4
- Edmund beats Sock 6-4, 5-7, [10-6]
- Goffin beats Schwartzman 6-4, 5-7, [11-9]
- Djokovic/Federer leads Anderson/Sock 7-6(5) after the first set.
Day 2, Saturday (September 22)
- Match 5: Singles
- Match 6: Singles
- Match 7: Singles
- Match 8: Doubles
Day 3, Sunday (September 23)
- Match 9: Singles
- Match 10: Singles
- Match 11: Singles
- Match 12: Doubles
Laver Cup 2018: TV channels
Singapore/ Indonesia/ Malaysia: Fox Sports Asia
India: D Sport
UK: Sky Sports & Eurosport
USA: Tennis Channel
Live result will be available at LAVERCUP.COM
