The Grand Slam season is over, but this weekend will see some of tennis’s greatest talents square off in London for the ninth annual Laver Cup. Founded by Roger Federer as a tribute to the great Rod Laver, the tournament pits six top players from Europe against six from the rest of the world for bragging rights and a $1.5 million pot. (The event is sanctioned by men’s tennis’s governing body, the ATP Tour, but ranking points are not rewarded.) This year’s European squad includes Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Flavio Cobolli, while Team World’s lineup includes Taylor Fritz, Alexander Bublik, and Alex de Minaur.
Taylor Fritz
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Ahead of the weekend’s hardcourt showdown, both teams assembled at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, where god-tier stylist and GQ legend Jim Moore decked them out for an editorial-style shoot in a selection of earth-toned tailoring from some of the world’s most auspicious brands and a grip of Oliver Peoples eyewear. “I always feel good in a suit,” said Cobolli, currently ranked seventh in the world, who appears in a grey pinstriped suit by Brunello Cucinelli over a buttoned-up white polo. “I always feel like a model. Maybe in another life, I’d be a model, because I like wearing different things. I love moda.”
Taylor Fritz and Patrick Rafter
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Alexander Zverev, Flavio Cobolli, and Casper Ruud
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