Laver Cup 2025: Tennis Channel Serves Up First-Ball-to-Last-Ball Coverage, Debuts Real-Time Animated Feed on App

Laver Cup 2025: Tennis Channel Serves Up First-Ball-to-Last-Ball Coverage, Debuts Real-Time Animated Feed on AppThe feed provides animated overlays similar to the Australian Open 2025By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S.

Friday, September 19, 2025 - 7:00 am

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With the Laver Cup back in the U.S. for the first time since 2021, Tennis Channel is pulling out all the stops for its coverage of the annual team competition. As the exclusive U.S. broadcaster, Tennis Channel will produce live coverage of the entire three-day event from Chase Center in San Francisco, beginning today at 4 p.m. ET. In addition to delivering 24 live hours - and close to 40 hours overall with encore reruns each day - Tennis Channel app will simulcast the tourney's singles matches on its Laver Cup Animated feed for the first time.

When Carlos Alcaraz decided to go blond the Laver Cup production team had to quickly give his avatar a makeover.

The Laver Cup has quickly become one of the sport's premier events, says Jeff Blackburn, chairman/CEO, Tennis Channel. We're proud to deliver it exclusively across Tennis Channel's platforms. From live coverage on our networks, to streaming on our Tennis Channel app and website, to the launch of Laver Cup Animated, fans can experience every match and every point all weekend long.

Coverage of the entire event, including special editions of Tennis Channel Live, airs on Tennis Channel and streams on the Tennis Channel app and TennisChannel.com. Meanwhile, the app's Laver Cup Animated feed provides real-time overlays, offering a gamified approach to tennis coverage originally introduced at Australian Open 2025. Fans can also tune in to sibling Tennis Channel 2 for expanded event coverage, including selected matches on the Laver Cup Animated feed.

Located onsite, the on-air team features Brad Gilbert, joining the Tennis Channel desk for the first time, alongside hosts Prakash Amritraj, Steve Weissman, and Jon Wertheim.

Legendary coaches add to the excitement, with Yannick Noah guiding Team Europe and Andre Agassi leading Team World, both debuting as Laver Cup captain.

Coverage began yesterday with the premiere of the Laver Cup Line-Up Show and will be followed by three full days of action from first ball to last ball, today through Sunday. The broadcaster's Tennis Channel Live will air at 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday ahead of the evening sessions, with a special prematch edition at 2:30 p.m. Sunday leading into the final matches of the event.

Laver Cup, which is named after legendary Australian player Rod Laver, takes place every September, gathering all-star lineups with the top players in men's tennis. The competition's unique scoring format awards one point for each of the three singles and one doubles match on Friday and two points for each of the same on Saturday. Sunday's doubles match and any necessary singles matches following it are worth three points each. In this way, Laver Cup favors come-from-behind rallies by a team that begins slowly on Friday but finds its groove over the weekend. The first team to 13 points wins the event.

This year's Laver Cup follows record-breaking viewership for Tennis Channel, highlighted by milestone audiences for the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open, marking the strongest summer in the network's history.

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