The stage is set for Laver Cup London 2026 after Team Europe Captain Yannick Noah, alongside Vice Captain Tim Henman, named World No.13 Casper Ruud as the sixth and final member of his team for the competition to be held at The O2 in London from September 25-27, 2026.<\/p>\n
Ruud joins World No.2 Alexander Zverev, World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz, World No.9 Flavio Cobolli, World No.17 Jakub Mensik and World No.24 Rafael Jodar to complete a formidable Team Europe lineup for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
Having narrowly missed out on the title in San Francisco last year, Noah has retained the core of his side, with rising Spaniard Jodar the only new face for Team Europe as they look to reclaim the Laver Cup in London.<\/p>\n
Ruud will make his sixth straight Laver Cup appearance, having previously represented Team Europe in Boston (2021), London (2022), Vancouver (2023), Berlin (2024) and San Francisco (2025). The three-time Grand Slam finalist will bring invaluable experience to Noah\u2019s team. He boasts a 6-3 win-loss record in the competition and has enjoyed doubles success alongside Alcaraz, with the pair unbeaten in two Laver Cup matches together.<\/p>\n
\u201cCasper is exactly the type of player you want on your team,\u201d said Noah. \u201cHe\u2019s a fantastic competitor, a great teammate and someone who really embraces what the Laver Cup is all about. I\u2019m really happy to have him back on Team Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a great balance of experience and young talent and more importantly, players who know one another well and genuinely enjoy competing together. We were disappointed not to win last year, but that\u2019s given us more motivation. We know how good Team World will be and we\u2019re ready for the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruud said he was relishing the opportunity to once again represent Team Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Laver Cup is one of the highlights of my season,\u201d said Ruud. \u201cThere\u2019s simply nothing else like it in tennis. The team atmosphere is incredible, and representing Europe always means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came up short last year, so there\u2019s definitely extra motivation to put that right in London. Playing at The O2 again, with the British fans creating such a fantastic atmosphere, will make it even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Team World Captain Andre Agassi and Vice Captain Pat Rafter will lead the defending champions, whose side features World No.6 Alex de Minaur, World No.8 Ben Shelton, World No.10 Taylor Fritz, World No.11 Alexander Bublik, World No.16 Learner Tien and World No.21 Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n
The Laver Cup returns to London and The O2 in 2026, the venue for one of the most iconic moments in tennis history, when Roger Federer played the final competitive match of his career alongside his great rival Rafael Nadal and fellow \u201cBig Four\u201d members Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in 2022.<\/p>\n
With both teams now confirmed and Team World having claimed three of the last four Laver Cup titles, the stage is set for another thrilling chapter in the rivalry between Europe and the World. Fans can expect world-class matchups, never-before-seen doubles pairings and the unique spectacle of rivals becoming teammates on the Laver Cup\u2019s signature black court.<\/p>\n
Tickets, hospitality packages, and premium experiences are available now via\u00a0AXS<\/a>, the official ticketing partner of The O2. For further event news and ticket information, fans are encouraged to register as a \u2018Laver Cup Insider\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The stage is set for Laver Cup London 2026 after Team Europe Captain Yannick Noah, alongside Vice Captain…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[22635,101,10823,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-715733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-casper-ruud","tag-sports","tag-team-europe","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}