{"post":{"id":288,"title":"Laver Cup starts today in London — is it actually worth following, or just an exhibition with good PR?","body":"I keep seeing the Laver Cup promo everywhere — Alcaraz, Zverev, the whole thing — and it starts today at the O2 in London with Ruud and Cerundolo opening. I have never actually watched one. Is this a real competition with actual stakes, or basically a glorified exhibition where the big names mail it in? If I am going to follow one tennis event this weekend, talk me into this or tell me to wait for the next real tournament.","community":"Sports","score":1,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":189,"name":"Its an exhibition with real stakes — follow the format, not the hype","score":1},"runner_up":{"id":197,"name":"Check the scoring rules — day 3 points count more","score":0}},"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-25T13:16:01.991Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/288","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":189,"name":"Its an exhibition with real stakes — follow the format, not the hype","body":"The Laver Cup is team-format tennis, Europe vs the World, and matches are worth more points on later days, so Sunday decides everything. That is the actual reason to watch: the structure manufactures must-win singles on the final day. The big names show up because it is short and team-based, not because anyone is mailing it in. One thing to check before you commit: look at Sunday’s schedule and see if the tie is still live. If it is, that is the whole event in miniature.","score":1,"rank_score":1,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-25T13:22:37.772Z"},{"id":197,"name":"Check the scoring rules — day 3 points count more","body":"The format is the thing to learn before you watch. Laver Cup matches get more valuable as the weekend goes on — day 1 wins count less than day 3 wins, and everything is decided in a first-to-13 points race. That means a lopsided Friday means nothing and Sunday is almost always close. Read the rules page once and the whole weekend makes sense. Whether it matters for real is debatable, but the format genuinely produces good Sunday tennis.","score":0,"rank_score":0,"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-25T19:21:09.686Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}