2019 Laver Cup

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.

2019 Laver Cup
Date20–22 September 2019
Edition3rd
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
VenuePalexpo
Champions
Team Europe
 13 – 11 

Team Europe successfully defended their title for a second 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 will instead play 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.
Team Europe
Captain: Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Rafael Nadal 2
Roger Federer 3
Dominic Thiem 5
Alexander Zverev 6
Stefanos Tsitsipas 7
Fabio Fognini 11
Roberto Bautista Agut 10
Team World
Captain: John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
Kevin Anderson 18
John Isner 20
Milos Raonic 24
Nick Kyrgios 27
Taylor Fritz 30
Denis Shapovalov 33
Jack Sock 210
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 Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 20 Sep Singles Dominic Thiem Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 5–7, [13–11] 1–0
Fabio Fognini Jack Sock 1–6, 6–7(3–7) 1–1
Stefanos Tsitsipas Taylor Fritz 6−2, 1−6, [10−7] 2−1
Doubles Roger Federer / Alexander Zverev Denis Shapovalov / Jack Sock 6−3, 7−5 3−1
2 21 Sep Singles Alexander Zverev John Isner 7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10] 3−3
Roger Federer Nick Kyrgios 6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7] 5−3
Rafael Nadal Milos Raonic 6−3, 7−6(7−1) 7−3
Doubles Rafael Nadal / Stefanos Tsitsipas Nick Kyrgios / Jack Sock 4−6, 6−3, [6−10] 7−5
3 22 Sep Doubles Roger Federer / Stefanos Tsitsipas John Isner / Jack Sock 7−5, 4−6, [8−10] 7−8
Singles Dominic Thiem Taylor Fritz 5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10] 7−11
Roger Federer John Isner 6−4, 7−6(7−3) 10−11
Alexander Zverev Milos Raonic 6−4, 3−6, [10−4] 13−11

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

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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