{"id":2169348,"date":"2026-09-29T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2169348"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:00:32","slug":"rennae-stubbs-calls-for-major-laver-cup-change-after-admitting-she-doesnt-care-about-the-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2169348","title":{"rendered":"Rennae Stubbs calls for major Laver Cup change after admitting she doesn\u2019t care about the event"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Rennae Stubbs calls for major Laver Cup change after admitting she doesn\u2019t care about the event<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span 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class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Team Europe celebrating their 2026 Laver Cup win with an inset of Rennae Stubbs.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The Laver Cup came under intense scrutiny ahead of the 2026 event, but that was largely washed away after an entertaining three days of tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Many were critical of the weak lineups, particularly on Team World, while many questioned whether the tournament was the right idea after so many complaints about the tennis schedule.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was hard not to be entertained by London event, as Team Europe swept aside Team World to win the event for the seventh time since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Taylor Fritz massively bought into the format of the tournament and the camaraderie between the players off the court was just as entertaining as the matches on it.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rennae Stubbs has criticised the format, dubbing the Laver Cup as an \u2018exhibition\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2>More Laver Cup news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/taylor-fritz-atp-rule-change-laver-cup\">Taylor Fritz warns the ATP against making a rule change similar to the Laver Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-laver-cup-teammates\">What Carlos Alcaraz has really been like at the Laver Cup according to his teammates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on her <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-rennae-stubbs-tennis-podcast\/id1393881115\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a>, the former Grand Slam champion said: \u201cOne of the reasons why I don\u2019t necessarily like watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Laver-Cup\">Laver Cup<\/a> is because I don\u2019t care. It\u2019s like, it\u2019s truly an exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, they \u2018want to win\u2019, because they like to have that little moment at the end, but it\u2019s more like I don\u2019t care who wins because it doesn\u2019t mean anything. That is why I don\u2019t watch it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they want to keep doing it and it\u2019s making all this money and the players are making money, whatever. But I don\u2019t want to talk about it on the pod, because I just don\u2019t think it matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stubbs believes there is one change the Laver Cup could made in order to make her interested in the format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was thinking if this had women\u2026 what was one of the most exciting things at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>? It was the mixed doubles. So I was thinking about that and I was thinking surely someone from the TV to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/WTA-Tour\">WTA<\/a> have to get together,\u201d said Stubbs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hopman Cup was so popular in Australia. So imagine if you had the greatest singles players on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s side going head to head in America vs Europe. You would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco Gauff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\">Jessica Pegula<\/a> and you would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Rybakina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka<\/a> on the same team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hopman Cup was a team tournament which saw nations pitted against each other with both men and women competing. It was transformed into the United Cup in 2022, which is essentially the same format.<\/p>\n<p>There has also been multiple calls for a women\u2019s Laver Cup, but without the men competing at the same event.<\/p>\n<p>With so many top American stars on the WTA Tour right now, it would arguably be more competitive than the men\u2019s version to.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rennae Stubbs calls for major Laver Cup change after admitting she doesn\u2019t care about the event Liam McMillen 29 Sep 2026 2:00 PM Team Europe celebrating their 2026 Laver Cup win with an inset of Rennae Stubbs. 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