STEPHANIE LIVAUDAIS
Editor and reporter for TENNIS.com
It’s indeed hard to bet against a stacked Team Europe, which arrives in San Francisco with five Top 20 players—including newly crowned US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, world No. 1, and Laver Cup stalwart Alexander Zverev, No. 3. Team World, on the other hand, has been hit with a number of high-profile withdrawals, losing Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe. It’s now leaning on No. 5 Taylor Fritz and No. 8 Alex de Minaur—with debutant Joao Fonseca waiting in the wings as the ultimate wild card.
STEVE WEISSMAN
Tennis Channel Analyst
Team World will reclaim the Laver Cup on home soil. Like the team that usually occupies the Chase Center, this group of Warriors has the balance and firepower to overcome Team Europe. Captain Andre Agassi is a tennis savant that will do more than just cheer from the sideline and newcomers Joao Fonseca and Alex Michelson will play key roles in victory. Warriors guard Steph Curry has the NBA record for 3-pointers, and on Sunday, it’ll be Team World making a splash with 3-point wins in San Francisco!
JOEL DRUCKER
TENNIS.com writer and author of multiple books on the sport
Team Europe’s got the goods to take this title for the sixth time in Laver Cup’s eight years. While Team World’s top players, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur, are likely at least somewhat worn out from an arduous mix of US Open and Davis Cup efforts, such Team Europe mainstays as Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, and Holger Rune exited the US Open early and should be quite fresh and eager to compete.
