The 2026 Laver Cup returns for its ninth edition as the world’s best tennis players head to London, with Team Europe taking on Team World once again.
Team Europe are out for revenge on home soil having suffered a 15-9 defeat in San Francisco last year, but Team World have only won on three occasions compared to their rivals winning five times.
This year’s event is stacked with big names with Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Jodor, Jakub Mensik, Flavio Cobolli and Carlos Alcaraz representing Team Europe. Looking to defend their title, Team World consists of Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton, Learner Tien, Tommy Paul, Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz.
The Sporting News has all the details on the 2026 Laver Cup.
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When is the Laver Cup?
The Laver Cup begins on Friday, September 25, with four matches.
It concludes on Sunday, September 27 with up to four matches if required to decide a winner.
Laver Cup 2026 schedule, dates
The Laver Cup is a three-day event, this year taking place from Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27, all at London’s O2 Arena.
Below is a look at the tournament schedule.
| Date | Round | Match | Local time (BST) |
| Fri., Sept. 25 | Match 1 | Singles | 1 p.m. |
| Match 2 | Singles | After previous match | |
| Match 3 | Singles | 7 p.m. | |
| Match 4 | Doubles | After previous match | |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Match 5 | Singles | 1 p.m. |
| Match 6 | Singles | After previous match | |
| Match 7 | Singles | 7 p.m. | |
| Match 8 | Doubles | After previous match | |
| Sun., Sept. 27 | Match 9 | Doubles | Noon |
| Match 10* | Singles | After previous match | |
| Match 11* | Singles | After previous match | |
| Match 12* | Singles | After previous match |
*If necessary
Each day, three singles matches and one doubles match are played, to the best of three sets, with the last being disputed as a 10-point tie-break match format.
A team wins by reaching 13 points. Friday’s wins are worth one point, Saturday’s two points and Sunday’s three points — which ensures that no team can become champion before the last day.
If the competition is tied after 12 matches, a final overtime doubles match is played.
All players play at least one singles match between Friday and Saturday, and at least four of them participate in doubles.
If only one match is required to win on Sunday, an exhibition match will be played following the trophy ceremony.
Where is the Laver Cup being played?
The Laver Cup returns to London’s O2 Arena for the 2026 edition.
The indoor venue is known for hosting sporting events, gigs and musical performances and can hold up to 20,000 people.
It will be the second time the O2 has hosted the Laver Cup. Most notably, it gave the tournament one of its most iconic moments as Roger Federer played out his final competitive match alongside rival Rafael Nadal in 2022.
Laver Cup winners, past locations
| Year | Result | Site |
| 2025 | Team World 15, Team Europe 9 | San Francisco, USA |
| 2024 | Team Europe 13, Team World 11 | Berlin, Germany |
| 2023 | Team World 13, Team Europe 2 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2022 | Team World 13, Team Europe 8 | London, United Kingdom |
| 2021 | Team Europe 14, Team World 1 | Boston, USA |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | Team Europe 13, Team World 11 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2018 | Team Europe 13, Team World 8 | Chicago, USA |
| 2017 | Team Europe 15, Team World 9 | Prague, Czechia |
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