Alcaraz and Zverev to play 2027 Laver Cup, organisers say

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev are the first players confirmed to represent Europe at the 2027 Laver ​Cup in Los Angeles, organisers announced on Tuesday, ‌as the team bids for a record-extending seventh title.

The 10th edition of the tournament will take place at the Intuit Dome ​in Los Angeles from 24-26 September.

Team World is ​made up of players from outside Europe. The ⁠annual tournament, launched in 2017, is intended to be ​tennis's equivalent of golf's Ryder Cup.

World number one Zverev will ​make a record eighth Laver Cup appearance in Los Angeles, having been part of Team Europe's six title-winning campaigns since making ​his debut at the inaugural event in Prague in ​2017.

The German delivered the decisive points in this year's 13-5 victory over ‌Team ⁠World in London and also sealed triumphs in Chicago in 2018, Geneva in 2019 and Boston in 2021, when he teamed up with Andrey Rublev in the ​doubles.

"I've been part ​of Laver ⁠Cup since the very beginning and it's become one of my favourite weeks of ​the year," Zverev said in a statement.

Alcaraz will ​make ⁠his fourth consecutive appearance after debuting in Berlin in 2024, where he beat Taylor Fritz to secure the title.

"I’m ⁠really ​happy to be coming back for ​my fourth Laver Cup and to be playing alongside Sascha again,” Alcaraz ​added.