2019 Laver Cup

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2019 Laver Cup
Laver Cup black court before match.jpg
Date20–22 September 2019
Edition3rd
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
VenuePalexpo
Champions
Team Europe
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg  13 – 11  Laver-Cup-Globe.svg
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The 2019 Laver Cup was the third 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 Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.

Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11.[1]

Player selection[]

On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.[2] During the 2019 Madrid Open, Stan Wawrinka expressed interest in participating in the event with Federer, but he instead played at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia.[3] On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.[4] On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.[5] Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019.[6] As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.[7]

Participants[]

2019 Laver Cup teams, with Team Europe in blue and Team World in red. Opening ceremony with the event's namesake Rod Laver.
Roger Federer being introduced.
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Spain Rafael Nadal 2
Switzerland Roger Federer 3
Austria Dominic Thiem 5
Germany Alexander Zverev 6
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 7
Italy Fabio Fognini 11
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 10
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Vice-captain: United States Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
South Africa Kevin Anderson 18
United States John Isner 20
Canada Milos Raonic 24
Australia Nick Kyrgios 27
United States Taylor Fritz 30
Canada Denis Shapovalov 33
United States Jack Sock 210
Australia Jordan Thompson 53
Withdrew
Replacement
Alternate
  • Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019.

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.[8] Since four matches are played each day, there were a total of 24 points available. However, since 12 of the total points were earned on day 3, neither team could win prior to the final day of play.

Day /
Points
Date Match type Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World Score Team points
after match
1 20 Sep Singles Austria Dominic Thiem Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 5–7, [13–11] 1–0
Italy Fabio Fognini United States Jack Sock 1–6, 6–7(3–7) 1–1
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas United States Taylor Fritz 6−2, 1−6, [10−7] 2−1
Doubles Switzerland Roger Federer / Germany Alexander Zverev Canada Denis Shapovalov / United States Jack Sock 6−3, 7−5 3−1
2 21 Sep Singles Germany Alexander Zverev United States John Isner 7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10] 3−3
Switzerland Roger Federer Australia Nick Kyrgios 6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7] 5−3
Spain Rafael Nadal Canada Milos Raonic 6−3, 7−6(7−1) 7−3
Doubles Spain Rafael Nadal / Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas Australia Nick Kyrgios / United States Jack Sock 4−6, 6−3, [6−10] 7−5
3 22 Sep Doubles Switzerland Roger Federer / Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas United States John Isner / United States Jack Sock 7−5, 4−6, [8−10] 7−8
Singles Austria Dominic Thiem United States Taylor Fritz 5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10] 7−11
Switzerland Roger Federer United States John Isner 6−4, 7−6(7−3) 10−11
Germany Alexander Zverev Canada Milos Raonic 6−4, 3−6, [10−4] 13−11

Player statistics[]

Player Team Nat. Matches Win–Loss Points
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Roger Federer Europe Switzerland 4 2–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 6–3
Fabio Fognini Europe Italy 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Taylor Fritz World United States 2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–1
John Isner World United States 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 5–3
Nick Kyrgios World Australia 2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2
Rafael Nadal Europe Spain 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2
Milos Raonic World Canada 2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–5 0–0 0–5
Denis Shapovalov World Canada 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2
Jack Sock World United States 4 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 6–1
Dominic Thiem Europe Austria 2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–3
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe Greece 3 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–5 1–5
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2

References[]

  1. ^ "Laver Cup: Team Europe clinch dramatic 13-11 win over Team World". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Nadal to team up with Federer for Laver Cup in Geneva". 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ "Roger Federer reveals disappointed feelings Stan Wawrinka's Laver Cup snub". 2019-05-10.
  4. ^ "Zverev, Thiem & Fognini To Play For Team Europe In 2019 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 2019-06-14.
  5. ^ "Anderson, Isner, Raonic, Shapovalov Confirmed For 2019 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tsitsipas and Kyrgios set to renew rivalry at the Laver Cup". Laver Cup. 2019-08-13.
  7. ^ "Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz round out Team World". Laver Cup. 2019-09-10.
  8. ^ "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

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