The Brazilian João FonsecaCurrent 42nd ATP ranking will make its debut at Laver Cup 2025 defending the World team. The 19 -year -old Brazilian will face the Italian Flavio Cobollinumber 25 of the world, representative of Team Europe. The duel will be the first of the night session this Friday (19/09), at 23h (Brasília time), at Chase Center, in San Francisco, which receives the competition for three days.
This will be the third match of the day and marks the debut of a Brazilian in the history of Laver Cup. Fonseca was called by Captain André Agassi, an icon of world tennis, to join the World team. Already the Europa team has the Frenchman Yannick Noah ahead.
Played since 2017 in different cities, Laver Cup reaches its eighth edition. The competition was created from a partnership between Roger Federer, businessman and former tennis player Jorge Paulo Lemann and the Australian Tennis Federation. So far, Time Europa has won five titles in seven editions.
João Fonseca x Flavio Cobolli: Where to watch
The match between João Fonseca and Flavio Cobolli will be broadcast on ESPN (closed TV) and streaming Disney +which has a promotional price until the end of 2025.
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How does laver cup work?
Each match is played at better than three sets, the last set always in the 10-point tie-break format. There are three games a day, two simple and one doubles.
The victories on Friday are worth a point on Saturday, two points and on Sunday, three points-ensuring that no team becomes champion before the last day.
Win the Laver Cup the team that adds 13 points. If the competition is tied the 12 games, a final double match is played to decree the champion.
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LAVER CUP SCORE TABLE
| Is | Games | Score by victory |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Three simple games and one doubles | 1 point |
| Saturday | Three simple games and one doubles | 2 points |
| Domingo | A double game and three simple games (inverted order) | 3 points |
| Domingo | Extra double game if necessary for tiebreaker | — |
Embies are defined by the captains, following the following rules:
- Each tennis player can play up to 2 simple games;
- At least four of the six team members play pairs; A team player, a double expert, can play the three matches with a different partner.
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