2021 Laver Cup

Fourth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

2021 Laver Cup

Date| 24–26 September 2021
Edition| 4th
Surface| Hard indoor
Location| Boston, United States
Venue| TD 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

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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

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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

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|  Team Europe

Captain: Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist
Player  | Rank
Daniil Medvedev | 2
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3
Alexander Zverev | 4
Andrey Rublev | 5
Matteo Berrettini | 7
Casper Ruud | 10
Feliciano López | 110
Cameron Norrie | 28
|  |  Team World

Captain: John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe
Player  | Rank
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 11
Denis Shapovalov | 12
Diego Schwartzman | 15
Reilly Opelka | 19
John Isner | 22
Nick Kyrgios | 95
Jack Sock | 164
Lloyd Harris | 31

* Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021

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## Matches

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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
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1  | 24 Sep  | Singles  |  Casper Ruud |  Reilly Opelka  | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | 1–0
Matteo Berrettini |  Félix Auger-Aliassime  | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8]  | 2–0
Andrey Rublev |  Diego Schwartzman  | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]  | 3–0
Doubles  |  M Berrettini /  A Zverev  |  J Isner /  D Shapovalov | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [1–10]  | 3–1
2  | 25 Sep  | Singles  |  Stefanos Tsitsipas |  Nick Kyrgios  | 6–3, 6–4  | 5–1
Alexander Zverev |  John Isner  | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–5]  | 7–1
Daniil Medvedev |  Denis Shapovalov  | 6–4, 6–0  | 9–1
Doubles  |  A Rublev /  S Tsitsipas |  J Isner /  N Kyrgios  | 6–7(8–10), 6–3, [10–4]  | 11–1
3  | 26 Sep  | Doubles  |  A Rublev /  A Zverev |  R Opelka /  D Shapovalov  | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]  | 14–1
Singles  |  Alexander Zverev  |  Félix Auger-Aliassime  | not played
Daniil Medvedev  |  Diego Schwartzman
Stefanos Tsitsipas  |  John Isner

## Player statistics

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Player  | Team  | Nat. | Matches  | Matches win–loss  | Points win–loss

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Singles  | Doubles  | Total  | Singles  | Doubles  | Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime | World  |  | 1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1
Matteo Berrettini | Europe  |  | 2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1
John Isner | World  |  | 3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–4
Nick Kyrgios | World  |  | 2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–4
Daniil Medvedev | Europe  |  | 1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0
Reilly Opelka | World  |  | 2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 0–4
Andrey Rublev | Europe  |  | 3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 6–0
Casper Ruud | Europe  |  | 1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
Diego Schwartzman | World  |  | 1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1
Denis Shapovalov | World  |  | 3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–5
Stefanos Tsitsipas | Europe  |  | 2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–0
Alexander Zverev | Europe  |  | 3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–1

## Post-tournament exhibition doubles match

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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

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3  | 26 Sep  | Exhibition doubles  |  D Medvedev /  C Ruud  |  F Auger-Aliassime /  D Schwartzman | 3–6, 3–6

## References

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1. ^ "Laver Cup Boston 2020 moved to 2021". Laver Cup. April 17, 2020.
2. ^ "2020 Laver Cup To Be Held In Boston". ATP Tour. September 23, 2019.
3. ^ "Roger Federer to headline the fourth Laver Cup in Boston in September". Tennis World. February 28, 2020.
4. ^ "Roger Federer sidelined for 'many months' due to further knee surgery". Sky Sports. August 16, 2021.
5. ^ "Roger Federer got a standing ovation at the Laver Cup 2021". Tennis World. September 25, 2021.
6. ^ "How will the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic affect the 2021 Laver Cup in Boston?". First Sportz. August 22, 2021.
7. ^ "Thiem To Compete In 2021 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. November 24, 2020.
8. ^ "Thiem To Miss Remainder Of 2021 Season". ATP Tour. August 18, 2021.
9. ^ "Berrettini to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup 2021". Laver Cup. July 16, 2021.
10. ^ "Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman line up for Team World at Laver Cup Boston". Laver Cup. July 21, 2021.
11. ^ "Team Europe is set to defend the title". Laver Cup. August 18, 2021.
12. ^ "Opelka, Isner and Kyrgios complete Team World line up for Laver Cup 2021". August 19, 2021.
13. ^ John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022.
14. ^ Nathan Evans (September 21, 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022.
15. ^ "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
16. ^ "Team Europe earns dominant victory at 2021 Laver Cup". www.usta.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

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