2021 Laver Cup

2021 Laver Cup
Date	24–26 September 2021
Edition	4th
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Boston, United States
Venue	TD Garden
Champions
Team Europe  14 – 1

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

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

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

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

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.^[15]

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
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

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

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

References

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2. "2020 Laver Cup To Be Held In Boston". ATP Tour. 23 September 2019.
3. "Roger Federer to headline the fourth Laver Cup in Boston in September". Tennis World. 28 February 2020.
4. "Roger Federer sidelined for 'many months' due to further knee surgery". Sky Sports. 16 August 2021.
5. "Roger Federer got a standing ovation at the Laver Cup 2021". Tennis World. 25 September 2021.
6. "How will the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic affect the 2021 Laver Cup in Boston?". First Sportz. 22 August 2021.
7. "Thiem To Compete In 2021 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 24 November 2020.
8. "Thiem To Miss Remainder Of 2021 Season". ATP Tour. 18 August 2021.
9. "Berrettini to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup 2021". Laver Cup. 16 July 2021.
10. "Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman line up for Team World at Laver Cup Boston". Laver Cup. 21 July 2021.
11. "Team Europe is set to defend the title". Laver Cup. 18 August 2021.
12. "Opelka, Isner and Kyrgios complete Team World line up for Laver Cup 2021". 19 August 2021.
13. John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
14. Nathan Evans (21 September 2022). "Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn?". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
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External links

• Official website