2022 Laver Cup#Matches
{{short description|Fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2022|Laver Cup
|logo=Laver Cup 2022 Final.jpg
|date=23–25 September 2022
|edition=5th
|surface=Hard (indoor)
|venue=The O2 Arena
|champ=Team World
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}}
The 2022 Laver Cup was the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on an indoor hard court at The O2 Arena in London, England from 23 until 25 September.
This tournament marked the retirement of 20-time major singles champion and former singles world No. 1, Roger Federer.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/15/roger-federer-announces-retirement-from-tennis-after-stellar-career|title=Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis after stellar career|website=The Guardian|date=15 September 2022}} The former champion partnered longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the opening doubles match, and was narrowly defeated in a third-set super tiebreak against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/24/roger-federer-tennis-laver-cup-rafael-nadal-sock-tiafoe|title=Roger Federer bids emotional farewell in doubles defeat alongside Rafael Nadal|website=The Guardian|date=24 September 2022}}
Team World won the title for the first time.{{cite news|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/laver-cup-2022-sunday|title=Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World|website=ATP Tour|date=25 September 2022}}
Player selection
On 3 February 2022, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-laver-cup-2022-london-b980376.html|title=Roger Federer set for London return after being named in Laver Cup side along with Rafael Nadal|website=Evening Standard|date=3 February 2022}}
On 17 June 2022, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/06/17/felix-auger-aliassime-taylor-fritz-and-diego-schwartzman-first-to-line-up-for-team-world|title=Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman first to line up for Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=17 June 2022}} On 29 June 2022, Andy Murray announced he would make his Laver Cup debut for Team Europe.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/06/29/andy-murray-to-join-team-europe-at-laver-cup-london-2022|title=Andy Murray to join Team Europe at Laver Cup London 2022|website=Laver Cup|date=29 June 2022}}
Novak Djokovic was announced as the fourth player for Team Europe on 22 July 2022, completing the Big Four lineup for the event.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/07/22/novak-djokovic-joins-dream-lineup-for-team-europe-at-laver-cup-2022|title=Novak Djokovic joins dream lineup for Team Europe at Laver Cup 2022|website=Laver Cup|date=22 July 2022}}
On 2 August 2022, organizers announced that Jack Sock would join Team World.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/02/jack-sock-locked-in-for-team-world|title=Jack Sock locked in for Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=2 August 2022}} On 10 August 2022, Team Europe announced its final line-up with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud also taking part.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/10/tsitsipas-and-ruud-round-out-team-europe|title=Tsitsipas and Ruud round out Team Europe|website=Laver Cup|date=10 August 2022}} Team World captain John McEnroe chose John Isner and Alex de Minaur as his final picks on 25 August 2022.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/25/isner-de-minaur-complete-team-worlds-lineup|title=Isner & De Minaur complete Team World's lineup|website=Laver Cup|date=25 August 2022}} However, Isner withdrew due to injury. As a result, he was replaced by Frances Tiafoe.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/09/13/frances-tiafoe-returns-to-team-world|title=Frances Tiafoe Returns to Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=13 September 2022}}
Federer played his 1750th (singles and doubles combined) and last match on the ATP Tour in doubles partnering Nadal on Day 1, and was replaced by alternate Matteo Berrettini from Day 2.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/roger-federer-laver-cup-final-match-doubles-b2171930.html|title=Roger Federer names dream doubles partner for final match after confirming he won't play singles at Laver Cup|website=The Independent|date=21 September 2022}} Nadal also withdrew after Day 1; his place was taken by Cameron Norrie.{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/09/24/double-duty-as-djokovic-returns-to-action|title=Double Duty as Djokovic Returns to Action|website=Laver Cup|date=24 September 2022}}
Prize money
The total prize money for 2022 Laver Cup was set at $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 pocketed $250,000, the same amount as in the 2021 Laver Cup. Each losing team member received $125,000.
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|NOR}} Casper Ruud
|align=center|2 |
| style="background:#ffd7b3"
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal |align=center|3 |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
|align=center|6 |
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic
|align=center|7 |
| style="background:#ffd7b3"
|{{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer |align=center|9PR(NR) |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray
|align=center|43 |
| style="background:#e0ffff"
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini |align=center|15 |
| style="background:#e0ffff"
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Cameron Norrie |align=center|8 |
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|
| 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 |
|---|
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;" |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz
|align=center|12 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime
|align=center|13 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman
|align=center|17 |
| style="background:#eee8aa"
|{{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe |align=center|19 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex de Minaur
|align=center|22 |
| style="background:#fcc;"
|{{flagicon|USA}} |align=center|42 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock
|align=center|128 |
| style="background:#eaf3ff"
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Paul |align=center|29 |
|}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|width=10px bgcolor=#ffcccc| | Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements) |
| width=10px bgcolor=#eee8aa| | Replacement |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ffd7b3| | Withdrew after Day 1 of tournament (substituted by alternates) |
| width=10px bgcolor=#e0ffff| | Alternate (substituted) |
| width=10px bgcolor=#eaf3ff| | Alternate (not substituted) |
- {{small|Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022}}
- {{small|PR
= Protected ranking}} - {{small|NR
= Not ranked}}
{{multiple image|perrow=8|align=left|total_width=800
| caption_align = center
| header = 15px Team Europe
| image1 = Ruud RG21 (19) (51376795709).jpg
| caption1 = Ruud
| image2 = Nadal RG21 (22) (51377101885).jpg
| caption2 = Nadal
| image3 = Tsitsipas S. MCM22 (20) (52036915350).jpg
| caption3 = Tsitsipas
| image4 = Djokovic MCM22 (52035377907).jpg
| caption4 = Djokovic
| image5 = Federer WM16 (37) (28136155830).jpg
| caption5 = Federer
| image6 = Murray1 (32105307736).jpg
| caption6 = Murray
| image7 = Berrettini WM19 (4) (48522037542).jpg
| caption7 = Berrettini
| image8 = Norrie RG21 (4) (51375330282).jpg
| caption8 = Norrie
}}
{{multiple image|perrow=8|align=left|total_width=700
| caption_align = center
| header = 15px Team World
| image1 = Fritz RG22 (3) (52144327859).jpg
| caption1 = Fritz
| image2 = Auger Aliassime RG21 (91) (51377187345).jpg
| caption2 = Auger-Aliass.
| image3 = Schwartzman WM19 (24) (48521748281).jpg
| caption3 = Schwartzman
| image4 = Frances Tiafoe US Open 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption4 = Tiafoe
| image5 = De Minaur MCM22 (45) (52036416536).jpg
| caption5 = de Minaur
| image6 = Sock BOR22 (52083960616).jpg
| caption6 = Sock
| image7 = Paul RG21 (2) (51376841649).jpg
| caption7 = Paul
}}
{{clear}}
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=20 September 2022}}
| 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| 23 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock | style="text-align:left"|6–4, 5–7, [10–7] | 1–0 |
| bgcolor=lightblue| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman | style="text-align:left"|6–2, 6–1 | 2–0 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray
| bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex de Minaur | style="text-align:left"|7–5, 3–6, [7–10] | 2–1 |
| Doubles
| {{flagicon|SUI}} R Federer / {{flagicon|ESP}} R Nadal | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock / {{flagicon|USA}} F Tiafoe | style="text-align:left"|6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11] | 2–2 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 2 | rowspan=4| 24 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Berrettini | {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime | style="text-align:left"|7–6(13–11), 4–6, [10–7] | 4–2 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cameron Norrie
| bgcolor="ffd1dc"|{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz | style="text-align:left"| 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] | 4–4 |
| bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic
| {{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe | style="text-align:left"| 6–1, 6–3 | 6–4 |
| Doubles
| bgcolor=lightblue| {{flagicon|ITA}} M Berrettini / {{flagicon|SRB}} N Djokovic | {{flagicon|AUS}} A de Minaur / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | style="text-align:left"| 7–5, 6–2 | 8–4 |
| style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| rowspan=4| 3 | rowspan=4| 25 Sep | Doubles | {{flagicon|ITA}} M Berrettini / {{flagicon|GBR}} A Murray | bgcolor="ffd1dc"|{{flagicon|CAN}} F Auger-Aliassime / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | style="text-align:left"| 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] | 8–7 |
| rowspan=3| Singles
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime | style="text-align:left"| 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | 8–10 |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas
| bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe | style="text-align:left"| 6–1, 6–7(11–13), [8–10] | 8–13 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud
| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz | colspan=2| not played |
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"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |3–2 |3–0 |6–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Matteo|Berrettini}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ITA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–0 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |2–0 |2–3 |4–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Alex|de Minaur}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |1–0 |0–2 |1–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Novak|Djokovic}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|SRB}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |2–3 |2–0 |4–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Roger|Federer}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe | align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Taylor|Fritz}}
| bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |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|Andy|Murray}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GBR}} |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|Rafael|Nadal}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ESP}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Cameron|Norrie}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GBR}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–2 |0–0 |0–2 |
| 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|Jack|Sock}}
| bgcolor="FFD1DC" |World | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|4 |0–1 |2–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–2 |0–1 |4–2 |4–3 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Frances|Tiafoe}}
| 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 |3–2 |1–0 |4–2 |
| align="left" |{{sortname|Stefanos|Tsitsipas}}
| bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GRE}} |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 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|lavercup.com}}
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