2021 Laver Cup
{{short description|Fourth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2021|Laver Cup
|date=24–26 September 2021
|edition=4th
|surface=Hard indoor
|location=Boston, United States
|venue=TD Garden
|champ=Team Europe
17px 14 – 1 17px
|before_year=2019
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2020/04/17/laver-cup-boston-2020-moved-to-2021|title=Laver Cup Boston 2020 moved to 2021|website=Laver Cup|date=17 April 2020}}
Team Europe captain Björn Borg and Team World captain John McEnroe reprised their roles from 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/2020-laver-cup-to-be-held-in-boston|title=2020 Laver Cup To Be Held In Boston|website=ATP Tour|date=23 September 2019}}
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,{{cite news|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/84617/roger-federer-to-headline-the-fourth-laver-cup-in-boston-in-september/|title=Roger Federer to headline the fourth Laver Cup in Boston in September|website=Tennis World|date=28 February 2020}} but withdrew on 15 August 2021 due to a right knee injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12382678/roger-federer-sidelined-for-many-months-due-to-further-knee-surgery|title=Roger Federer sidelined for 'many months' due to further knee surgery|publisher=Sky Sports|date=16 August 2021}} However, he still attended the tournament to great fanfare.{{cite news|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/videos/Roger_Federer/102897/roger-federer-got-a-standing-ovation-at-the-laver-cup-2021/|title=Roger Federer got a standing ovation at the Laver Cup 2021|website=Tennis World|date=25 September 2021}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://firstsportz.com/tennis-how-will-the-absence-of-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-and-novak-djokovic-affect-the-2021-laver-cup-in-boston/|title=How will the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic affect the 2021 Laver Cup in Boston?|website=First Sportz|date=22 August 2021}}
Dominic Thiem announced his participation on 24 November 2020,{{cite news|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thiem-laver-cup-announcement-november-2020|title=Thiem To Compete In 2021 Laver Cup|website=ATP Tour|date=24 November 2020}} but withdrew on 18 August 2021 due to a wrist injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/thiem-to-miss-remainder-of-2021-season|title=Thiem To Miss Remainder Of 2021 Season|website=ATP Tour|date=18 August 2021}}
On 16 July 2021, Matteo Berrettini announced he was joining Team Europe.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2021/07/16/berrettini-to-represent-team-europe-at-laver-cup-2021|title=Berrettini to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup 2021|website=Laver Cup|date=16 July 2021}} Five days later, Denis Shapovalov, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2021/07/21/denis-shapovalov-felix-auger-aliassime-and-diego-schwartzman-line-up-for-team-world-at-laver-cup-boston|title=Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman line up for Team World at Laver Cup Boston|website=Laver Cup|date=21 July 2021}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2021/08/18/team-europe-is-set-to-defend-the-title|title=Team Europe is set to defend the title|website=Laver Cup|date=18 August 2021}} Team World captain John McEnroe chose Reilly Opelka, John Isner and Nick Kyrgios as his final picks the following day.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2021/08/19/opelka-isner-and-kyrgios-complete-team-world-line-up-for-laver-cup-2021|title=Opelka, Isner and Kyrgios complete Team World line up for Laver Cup 2021|date=19 August 2021}}
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2021 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 compared to $125,000 each for the losing team.
Participants
| valign=top
| {| class="wikitable nowrap" !colspan=2|17px Team Europe |
| colspan=2|Captain: {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg |
| colspan=2|Vice-captain: {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist |
| width=180|Player
!Rank |
|---|
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Medvedev
|align=center|2 |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
|align=center|3 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev
|align=center|4 |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rublev
|align=center|5 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini
|align=center|7 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud
|align=center|10 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff"
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Feliciano López |align=center|110 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff"
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Cameron Norrie |align=center|28 |
{{col-break|gap=2em}}
|
| class="wikitable nowrap"
!colspan=2|17px Team World |
| colspan=2|Captain: {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe |
| colspan=2|Vice-captain: {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick McEnroe |
| width=180|Player
!Rank |
|---|
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime
|align=center|11 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov
|align=center|12 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman
|align=center|15 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Reilly Opelka
|align=center|19 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner
|align=center|22 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios
|align=center|95 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff"
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock |align=center|164 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff"
|{{flagicon|RSA}} Lloyd Harris |align=center|31 |
|}
- {{small|Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|width=10px bgcolor=eaf3ff| | Alternate |
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|website=Laver Cup|access-date=19 August 2021}}
| 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| 24 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud | {{flagicon|USA}} Reilly Opelka | align=left|6–3, 7–6(7–4) | 1–0 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime | align=left|6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8] | 2–0 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rublev
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman | align=left|4–6, 6–3, [11–9] | 3–0 |
| Doubles
| {{flagicon|ITA}} M Berrettini / {{flagicon|GER}} A Zverev | bgcolor="ffd1dc"|{{flagicon|USA}} J Isner / {{flagicon|CAN}} D Shapovalov | align=left|6–4, 6–7(2–7), [1–10] | 3–1 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 2 | rowspan=4| 25 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios | align=left|6–3, 6–4 | 5–1 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev
| {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner | align=left|7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–5] | 7–1 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Medvedev
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov | align=left|6–4, 6–0 | 9–1 |
| Doubles
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|RUS}} A Rublev / {{flagicon|GRE}} S Tsitsipas | {{flagicon|USA}} J Isner / {{flagicon|AUS}} N Kyrgios | align=left| 6–7(8–10), 6–3, [10–4] | 11–1 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 3 | rowspan=4| 26 Sep | Doubles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|RUS}} A Rublev / {{flagicon|GER}} A Zverev | {{flagicon|USA}} R Opelka / {{flagicon|CAN}} D Shapovalov | align=left| 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3] | 14–1 |
| rowspan=3| Singles
| {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Zverev | {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime | rowspan=3 colspan=2| not played |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Medvedev
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
| {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner |
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|Félix|Auger-Aliassime}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |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|Matteo|Berrettini}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ITA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |1–0 |0–1 |1–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|John|Isner}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |0–1 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–2 |0–2 |1–2 |1–4 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Nick|Kyrgios}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–1 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–2 |0–2 |0–2 |0–4 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Daniil|Medvedev}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1–0 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–0 |2–0 |0–0 |2–0 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Reilly|Opelka}}
| bgcolor="FFD1DC" |World | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–1 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–2 |0–1 |0–3 |0–4 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Andrey|Rublev}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe | align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–0 |2–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3–0 |1–0 |5–0 |6–0 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Casper|Ruud}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe | align=center|{{flagicon|NOR}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1–0 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–0 |1–0 |0–0 |1–0 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Diego|Schwartzman}}
| bgcolor="FFD1DC" |World | align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}} |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|Denis|Shapovalov}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |0–1 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–2 |0–2 |1–3 |1–5 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Stefanos|Tsitsipas}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GRE}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–0 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–0 |2–0 |2–0 |4–0 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Alexander|Zverev}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GER}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–0 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|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.{{Cite web |title=Team Europe earns dominant victory at 2021 Laver Cup |url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/team-europe-earns-dominant-victory-at-2021-laver-cup.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=www.usta.com |language=en}}
| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align: center"
! Day ! width=60| Date ! Match type ! width=300| 17px Team Europe ! width=300| 17px Team World ! Score |
| 3
| 26 Sep | Exhibition doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} D Medvedev / {{flagicon|NOR}} C Ruud | bgcolor="ffd1dc"|{{flagicon|CAN}} F Auger-Aliassime / {{flagicon|ARG}} D Schwartzman | align=left|3–6, 3–6 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|lavercup.com}}
{{Laver Cup}}
{{2021 ATP Tour}}
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