Good news from the Laver Cup as the organization had the sensible idea of postponing the 2020 edition to 2021. The competition was originally scheduled to take place in Boston the 25-27 of September. However, the Coronavirus pandemic disrupted all schedules and the French Open made the aggressive move of unilaterally deciding that its event would take place form the 20th of September to the 4th of October.
The decision and the behavior of the Roland Garros was heavily criticized and considered as arrogant as it disrupted 9 other tournaments with the Laver Cup included. Eventually, it was decided to postpone the Laver Cup of 1 year and the good news for the American fans is that Boston will still be the place. The Laver Cup takes place every year, and the idea is to alternate the event in Europe and in the Rest of the World every year. Therefore, it was nice to see that Boston was still the chosen city in 2021.
The Laver Cup attacks the Roland Garros after the “schedule aggression”
The Statement
This was the official statement:
“Event organizers today announced that the Laver Cup will not be held in 2020, but will return to Boston in 2021, a move prompted by changes to the international tennis calendar which created a scheduling conflict with other major international tennis events.
The fourth edition of the Laver Cup will now be held at TD Garden in Boston from September 24-26,2021.”
Laver Cup Boston 2020 moved to 2021. Will be held September 24-26, 2021 @tdgarden. Read the full media release on https://t.co/NXSOiFKDXQ. pic.twitter.com/AcIvnRk67S
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) April 17, 2020
The decision was applauded
The decision was widely considered as a good one from the journalists and the fans as there was no point to wage a pointless war with the Roland Garros that it may very well happen with the progressive improvement of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Laver Cup gets postponed for 2021. Looks like a smart decision. https://t.co/ZZZSVGFqDg
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) April 17, 2020
Laver Cup in Boston won't happen this year. It's moved to 2021. Logical choice.
— Carole Bouchard 💜💛 (@carole_bouchard) April 17, 2020
The @LaverCup has moved itself back a year. Still in Boston. 24-26 September 2021.
Sensible decision.
— David Law (@DavidLawTennis) April 17, 2020
Laver Cup has been postponed until 2021 and it will remain in Boston next year.
A good decision. The event may be enjoyable but it is a luxury event. If there is any tennis this year, there are greater priorities.
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) April 17, 2020
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently ranked no.4, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
