2021 Laver Cup

2021 Laver Cup
Date24–26 September 2021
Edition4th
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationBoston, United States
VenueTD Garden
Champions
Team Europe
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The 2021 Laver Cup was the fourth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at the TD Garden in Boston, United States from 24 until 26 September.

It was originally scheduled for September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overlapping with the 2020 French Open, which was rescheduled for 20 September to 4 October.[1]

Team Europe captain Björn Borg and Team World captain John McEnroe reprised their roles from 2019.[2]

Team Europe won the title for a fourth consecutive edition.

Player selection

Roger Federer was originally the first player to confirm his participation for Team Europe on 28 February 2020,[3] but withdrew on 15 August 2021 due to a right knee injury.[4] However, he still attended the tournament to great fanfare.[5] Rafael Nadal also opted out due to a foot injury and Novak Djokovic opted out due to his busy schedule, having played the Olympics and US Open.[6]

Dominic Thiem announced his participation on 24 November 2020,[7] but withdrew on 18 August 2021 due to a wrist injury.[8]

On 16 July 2021, Matteo Berrettini announced he was joining Team Europe.[9] Five days later, Denis Shapovalov, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.[10]

On 13 August 2021, organizers announced that Olympic champion Alexander Zverev would join Team Europe. The next day, Daniil Medvedev was also announced. Team Europe then announced its final line-up on 18 August 2021 with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud also taking part.[11] Team World captain John McEnroe chose Reilly Opelka, John Isner and Nick Kyrgios as his final picks the following day.[12]

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2021 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[13][14] Each winning team member earned $250,000 compared to $125,000 each for the losing team.

Participants

Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3
Germany Alexander Zverev 4
Russia Andrey Rublev 5
Italy Matteo Berrettini 7
Norway Casper Ruud 10
Spain Feliciano López 110
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 28
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Vice-captain: United States Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 11
Canada Denis Shapovalov 12
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 15
United States Reilly Opelka 19
United States John Isner 22
Australia Nick Kyrgios 95
United States Jack Sock 164
South Africa Lloyd Harris 31
  • Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021
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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.[15]

Day Date Match
type 		Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 24 Sep Singles Norway Casper Ruud United States Reilly Opelka 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 1–0
Italy Matteo Berrettini Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8] 2–0
Russia Andrey Rublev Argentina Diego Schwartzman 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] 3–0
Doubles Italy M Berrettini / Germany A Zverev United States J Isner / Canada D Shapovalov 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [1–10] 3–1
2 25 Sep Singles Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas Australia Nick Kyrgios 6–3, 6–4 5–1
Germany Alexander Zverev United States John Isner 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–5] 7–1
Russia Daniil Medvedev Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–0 9–1
Doubles Russia A Rublev / Greece S Tsitsipas United States J Isner / Australia N Kyrgios 6–7(8–10), 6–3, [10–4] 11–1
3 26 Sep Doubles Russia A Rublev / Germany A Zverev United States R Opelka / Canada D Shapovalov 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3] 14–1
Singles Germany Alexander Zverev Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime not played
Russia Daniil Medvedev Argentina Diego Schwartzman
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas United States John Isner

Player statistics

Player Team Nat. Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime World Canada 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Matteo Berrettini Europe Italy 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
John Isner World United States 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–4
Nick Kyrgios World Australia 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4
Daniil Medvedev Europe Russia 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Reilly Opelka World United States 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–4
Andrey Rublev Europe Russia 3 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 6–0
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
Denis Shapovalov World Canada 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–5
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Greece 2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1

Post-tournament exhibition doubles match

As only one match was required on Day 3 of the 2021 Laver Cup, an exhibition match was played following the trophy ceremony.[16]

Day Date Match type Team Europe Team World Score
3 26 Sep Exhibition doubles Russia D Medvedev / Norway C Ruud Canada F Auger-Aliassime / Argentina D Schwartzman 3–6, 3–6

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