2019 Laver Cup
{{short description|Third edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2019|Laver Cup
|logo=Laver Cup black court before match.jpg
|date=20–22 September 2019
|edition=3rd
|surface=Hard indoor
|location=Geneva, Switzerland
|venue=Palexpo
|champ=Team Europe
17px 13 – 11 17px
|after_year=2021
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49789208|title=Laver Cup: Team Europe clinch dramatic 13-11 win over Team World|publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2019}}
Player selection
On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.{{Cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2018/12/13/nadal-to-team-with-federer-for-laver-cup-in-geneva|title=Nadal to team up with Federer for Laver Cup in Geneva|date=2018-12-13}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1125420/Roger-Federer-Stan-Wawrinka-Laver-Cup-snub|title=Roger Federer reveals disappointed feelings Stan Wawrinka's Laver Cup snub|date=2019-05-10}}
On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.{{Cite news|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thiem-zverev-fognini-laver-cup-2019-announcement|title=Zverev, Thiem & Fognini To Play For Team Europe In 2019 Laver Cup|work=ATP Tour|date=2019-06-14}}
On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.{{cite news |title=Anderson, Isner, Raonic, Shapovalov Confirmed For 2019 Laver Cup |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/anderson-isner-raonic-shapovalov-laver-cup-2019 |access-date=4 July 2019 |work=ATP Tour |date=3 July 2019}}
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2019/08/13/tsitsipas-and-kyrgios-set-to-renew-rivalry-at-the-laver-cup|title=Tsitsipas and Kyrgios set to renew rivalry at the Laver Cup|work=Laver Cup|date=2019-08-13}} As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.{{Cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2019/09/10/jack-sock-and-taylor-fritz-round-out-team-world|title=Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz round out Team World|work=Laver Cup|date=2019-09-10}}
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2019 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.{{Cite web |last=John Crim |title=Laver Cup Prize Money {{!}} 2022 Breakdown & Historicals |url=https://tenniscompanion.org/prize-money/laver-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220924192249/https://tenniscompanion.org/prize-money/laver-cup/ |archive-date=2022-09-24 |access-date= |website=TennisCompanion |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nathan Evans |title=Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn? |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/laver-cup-2022-prize-money-how-much-winners/hdhmf53mld836ccukrxsiw0q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220924192725/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/laver-cup-2022-prize-money-how-much-winners/hdhmf53mld836ccukrxsiw0q |archive-date=2022-09-24 |access-date= |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=21 September 2022 |language=en}}
Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2018.
Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.
Participants
File:Laver Cup opening with Laver.jpg.]]
File:Laver Cup Roger Federer intro.jpg being introduced.]]
| valign=top
| {| class="wikitable" !colspan=2|17px Team Europe |
| colspan=2|Captain: {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg |
| colspan=2|Vice-captain: {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist |
| Player
!Rank |
|---|
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal
|align=center|2 |
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer
|align=center|3 |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem
|align=center|5 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev
|align=center|6 |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
|align=center|7 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini
|align=center|11 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff;"
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut |align=center|10 |
{{col-break|gap=2em}}
|
| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|17px Team World |
| colspan=2|Captain: {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe |
| colspan=2|Vice-captain: {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick McEnroe |
| Player
!Rank |
|---|
| style="background:#fcc;"
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} |align=center|18 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner
|align=center|20 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic
|align=center|24 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios
|align=center|27 |
| style="background:#eee8aa;"
|{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz |align=center|30 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov
|align=center|33 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock
|align=center|119PR(210) |
| style="background:#eaf3ff;"
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson |align=center|53 |
|}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|width=10px bgcolor=#ffcccc| | Withdrew |
| width=10px bgcolor=#eee8aa| | Replacement |
| width=10px bgcolor=#eaf3ff| | Alternate |
- {{small|Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019.}}
- {{small|PR
= Protected ranking}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/how-it-works|title=How Laver Cup Works|work=Laver Cup|access-date=2019-08-14}}
| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align: center"
! Day ! width=60| Date ! width=60| Match ! width=250| 17px Team Europe ! width=250| 17px Team World ! Score ! Team points |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 1 | rowspan=4| 20 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem | {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov | align=left| 6–4, 5–7, [13–11] | 1–0 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini
| bgcolor=ffd1dc|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock | align=left| 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | 1–1 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz | align=left| 6−2, 1−6, [10−7] | 2−1 |
| Doubles
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|SUI}} R Federer / {{flagicon|GER}} A Zverev | {{flagicon|CAN}} D Shapovalov / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | align=left| 6−3, 7−5 | 3−1 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 2 | rowspan=4| 21 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev | bgcolor=ffd1dc|{{flagicon|USA}} John Isner | align=left| 7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10] | 3−3 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios | align=left| 6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7] | 5−3 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic | align=left| 6−3, 7−6(7−1) | 7−3 |
| Doubles
|{{flagicon|ESP}} R Nadal / {{flagicon|GRE}} S Tsitsipas | bgcolor=ffd1dc|{{flagicon|AUS}} N Kyrgios / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | align=left| 4−6, 6−3, [6−10] | 7−5 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 3 | rowspan=4| 22 Sep | Doubles | {{flagicon|SUI}} R Federer / {{flagicon|GRE}} S Tsitsipas | bgcolor=ffd1dc|{{flagicon|USA}} J Isner / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | align=left| 7−5, 4−6, [8−10] | 7−8 |
| rowspan=3| Singles
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem | bgcolor=ffd1dc|{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz | align=left| 5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10] | 7−11 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer
| {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner | align=left| 6−4, 7−6(7−3) | 10−11 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic | align=left| 6−4, 3−6, [10−4] | 13−11 |
Player statistics
{{mw-datatable}}
| class="wikitable mw-datatable sortable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|Player !rowspan=2 width=40|Team !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Nat.|Nationality}} !rowspan=2 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Matches !class="unsortable" colspan=3 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Matches win–loss !class="unsortable" colspan=3|Points win–loss |
| Singles
!Doubles !width=60 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Total !Singles !Doubles !width=60|Total |
|---|
| align="left" |{{sortname|Roger|Federer}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|4 |2–0 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3–1 |5–0 |1–3 |6–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Fabio|Fognini}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ITA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Taylor|Fritz}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |3–1 |0–0 |3–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|John|Isner}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |2–3 |3–0 |5–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Nick|Kyrgios}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |0–2 |2–0 |2–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Rafael|Nadal}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ESP}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |2–0 |0–2 |2–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Milos|Raonic}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–2 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–2 |0–5 |0–0 |0–5 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Denis|Shapovalov}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–1 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–2 |0–1 |0–1 |0–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Jack|Sock}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|4 |1–0 |2–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3–1 |1–0 |5–1 |6–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Dominic|Thiem}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|AUT}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |1–3 |0–0 |1–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Stefanos|Tsitsipas}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GRE}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–0 |0–2 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–2 |1–0 |0–5 |1–5 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Alexander|Zverev}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GER}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |3–2 |1–0 |4–2 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
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- {{Official website|lavercup.com}}
{{Laver Cup}}
{{2019 ATP Tour}}
{{2019 in tennis}}
{{Portalbar|Tennis|Switzerland|Europe|Sports}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laver Cup, 2019}}
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