Tennis to Launch Its Own Version Golf Ryder Cup In 2017

 

Tennis will be launching its own version of golf's Ryder Cup after announcing a new global event, the Laver Cup, named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver.

The announcement was made in Australia, where the Australian Open is currently taking place, by Roger Federer's management company Team8, Tennis Australia and and former Brazilian and Swiss Davis Cup player Brazilian businessman Jorge Paulo Lemann.

The Laver Cup is a product of a partnership between the three parties and is scheduled to get started in 2017.

The concept will be a three-day men's event that will pit Europe's best players against the top players from the rest of the world.