2022 Laver Cup

2022 Laver Cup
Date23–25 September 2022
Edition5th
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationLondon, England
VenueThe O2 Arena
Champions
Team World
 13 – 8 
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The 2022 Laver Cup was the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on an indoor hard court at The O2 Arena in London, England from 23 until 25 September.

This tournament marked the retirement of 20-time singles major champion and former singles world No. 1, Roger Federer.[1] The former champion alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal was narrowly defeated in the third-set super tiebreak against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.[2]

Team World won the title for the first time.[3]

Player selection

On 3 February 2022, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.[4]

On 17 June 2022, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.[5] On 29 June 2022, Andy Murray announced he would make his Laver Cup debut for Team Europe.[6]

Novak Djokovic was announced as the fourth player for Team Europe on 22 July 2022, completing the Big Four lineup for the event.[7]

On 2 August 2022, organizers announced that Jack Sock would join Team World.[8] On 10 August 2022, Team Europe announced its final line-up with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud also taking part.[9] Team World captain John McEnroe chose John Isner and Alex de Minaur as his final picks on 25 August 2022.[10] However, Isner withdrew due to injury. As a result, he was replaced by Frances Tiafoe.[11]

Federer played his 1750th (singles and doubles combined) and last match on the ATP Tour in doubles partnering Nadal on Day 1, and was replaced by alternate Matteo Berrettini from Day 2.[12] Nadal also withdrew after Day 1; his place was taken by Cameron Norrie.[13]

Prize money

The total prize money for 2022 Laver Cup was set at $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[14][15]

Each winning team member pocketed $250,000, the same amount as in the 2021 Laver Cup. Each losing team member received $125,000.

Participants

Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Norway Casper Ruud 2
Spain Rafael Nadal 3
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
Serbia Novak Djokovic 7
Switzerland Roger Federer 9PR(NR)
United Kingdom Andy Murray 43
Italy Matteo Berrettini 15
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 8
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Vice-captain: United States Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
United States Taylor Fritz 12
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 13
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 17
United States Frances Tiafoe 19
Australia Alex de Minaur 22
United States John Isner 42
United States Jack Sock 128
United States Tommy Paul 29
Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements)
Replacement
Withdrew after Day 1 of tournament (substituted by alternates)
Alternate (substituted)
Alternate (not substituted)
  • Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • NR = Not ranked

Matches

Each match win on day 1 was worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points won.[16]

Day Date Match
type
Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 23 Sep Singles Norway Casper Ruud United States Jack Sock 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] 1–0
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas Argentina Diego Schwartzman 6–2, 6–1 2–0
United Kingdom Andy Murray Australia Alex de Minaur 7–5, 3–6, [7–10] 2–1
Doubles Switzerland R Federer / Spain R Nadal United States J Sock / United States F Tiafoe 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11] 2–2
2 24 Sep Singles Italy Matteo Berrettini Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–6(13–11), 4–6, [10–7] 4–2
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie United States Taylor Fritz 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] 4–4
Serbia Novak Djokovic United States Frances Tiafoe 6–1, 6–3 6–4
Doubles Italy M Berrettini / Serbia N Djokovic Australia A de Minaur / United States J Sock 7–5, 6–2 8–4
3 25 Sep Doubles Italy M Berrettini / United Kingdom A Murray Canada F Auger-Aliassime / United States J Sock 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] 8–7
Singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 3–6, 6–7(3–7) 8–10
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas United States Frances Tiafoe 6–1, 6–7(11–13), [8–10] 8–13
Norway Casper Ruud United States Taylor Fritz not played

Player statistics

Player Team Nat. Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime World Canada 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–0 6–2
Matteo Berrettini Europe Italy 3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 4–3
Alex de Minaur World Australia 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2
Novak Djokovic Europe Serbia 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 4–3
Roger Federer Europe Switzerland 1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Taylor Fritz World United States 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Andy Murray Europe United Kingdom 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–4
Rafael Nadal Europe Spain 1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Cameron Norrie Europe United Kingdom 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2
Casper Ruud Europe Norway 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Diego Schwartzman World Argentina 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Jack Sock World United States 4 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 4–3
Frances Tiafoe World United States 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Greece 2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–3

References

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  2. ^ "Roger Federer bids emotional farewell in doubles defeat alongside Rafael Nadal". The Guardian. 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World". ATP Tour. 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Roger Federer set for London return after being named in Laver Cup side along with Rafael Nadal". Evening Standard. 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman first to line up for Team World". Laver Cup. 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Andy Murray to join Team Europe at Laver Cup London 2022". Laver Cup. 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Novak Djokovic joins dream lineup for Team Europe at Laver Cup 2022". Laver Cup. 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Jack Sock locked in for Team World". Laver Cup. 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Tsitsipas and Ruud round out Team Europe". Laver Cup. 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Isner & De Minaur complete Team World's lineup". Laver Cup. 25 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Frances Tiafoe Returns to Team World". Laver Cup. 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Roger Federer names dream doubles partner for final match after confirming he won't play singles at Laver Cup". The Independent. 21 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Double Duty as Djokovic Returns to Action". Laver Cup. 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ Nathan Evans (21 September 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
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