2023 Laver Cup

2023 Laver Cup
Date	22–24 September 2023
Edition	6th
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Vancouver, Canada
Venue	Rogers Arena
Champions
Team World  13 – 2

The 2023 Laver Cup was the sixth 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 Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada from 22 until 24 September.

Team World won their second consecutive title after winning the Laver Cup for the first time last year.^[1]

In the 2023 Laver Cup, Team World achieved a dominant 13-2 victory over Team Europe.^[2]

Player selection

On 2 February 2023, Félix Auger-Aliassime was the first player to confirm his participation for Team World.^[3] On 17 April 2023, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe were the next players to announce their participation for this team,^[4] as well as Nick Kyrgios on 24 April,^[5] who however withdrew on 11 August.

On 20 April 2023, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and, on 25 April, Holger Rune were the first players confirmed for Team Europe.^[6][7] On 14 June 2023, Casper Ruud announced that he would also join this team.^[8]

On 23 August 2023, both teams announced their final line-ups. As their final picks, Team Europe captain Björn Borg chose Hubert Hurkacz and Gaël Monfils while Team World captain John McEnroe named Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerúndolo and Ben Shelton.^[9] On 14 September 2023, it was announced that Milos Raonic would be joining Team World as an alternate.^[10] Shortly before the start of the tournament, Rune and Tsitsipas withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Arthur Fils.^[11][12]

Participants

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Holger Rune 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 Andrey Rublev 6 Casper Ruud 9 Hubert Hurkacz 16 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 25 Gaël Monfils 35^PR(142) Arthur Fils 44

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Taylor Fritz 8 Frances Tiafoe 11 Tommy Paul 13 Félix Auger-Aliassime 14 Ben Shelton 19 Francisco Cerúndolo 21 Nick Kyrgios 21^PR(472) Christopher Eubanks 32 Milos Raonic 33^PR(322)

• Singles rankings as of 18 September 2023
• PR = Protected ranking

	Withdrew
	Alternate

Team Europe

Rublev

Ruud

Hurkacz

Davidovich Fokina

Monfils

Fils

Team World

Fritz

Tiafoe

Paul

Auger-Aliassime

Shelton

Cerúndolo

Matches

Each match win on day 1 is worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points will win.^[13]

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score	Team points after match
1	22 Sep	Singles	Arthur Fils	Ben Shelton	6–7^(4–7), 1–6	0–1
			Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	Francisco Cerúndolo	3–6, 5–7	0–2
			Gaël Monfils	Félix Auger-Aliassime	4–6, 3–6	0–3
		Doubles	A Fils / A Rublev	T Paul / F Tiafoe	3–6, 6–4, [6–10]	0–4
2	23 Sep	Singles	Andrey Rublev	Taylor Fritz	2–6, 6–7^(3–7)	0–6
			Casper Ruud	Tommy Paul	7–6^(8–6), 6–2	2–6
			Hubert Hurkacz	Frances Tiafoe	5–7, 3–6	2–8
		Doubles	H Hurkacz / G Monfils	F Auger-Aliassime / B Shelton	5–7, 4–6	2–10
3	24 Sep	Doubles	H Hurkacz / A Rublev	B Shelton / F Tiafoe	6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(5–7)	2–13
		Singles	Casper Ruud	Taylor Fritz	not played
			Andrey Rublev	Frances Tiafoe
			Hubert Hurkacz	Félix Auger-Aliassime

Player statistics

Player	Team	Nat	Matches	Matches win–loss			Points win–loss
				Singles	Doubles	Total	Singles	Doubles	Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime	World		2	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	3–0
Francisco Cerúndolo	World		1	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–0
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	Europe		1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1
Arthur Fils	Europe		2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	0–2
Taylor Fritz	World		1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–0
Hubert Hurkacz	Europe		3	0–1	0–2	0–3	0–2	0–5	0–7
Gaël Monfils	Europe		2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–2	0–3
Tommy Paul	World		2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–2
Andrey Rublev	Europe		3	0–1	0–2	0–3	0–2	0–4	0–6
Casper Ruud	Europe		1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–0
Ben Shelton	World		3	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–0	5–0	6–0
Frances Tiafoe	World		3	1–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	4–0	6–0

Post-tournament exhibition doubles match

As only one match was required on Day 3 of the 2023 Laver Cup, an exhibition match was played following the trophy ceremony.

Day	Date	Match type	Team Europe	Team World	Score
3	24 Sep	Exhibition doubles	A Davidovich Fokina / A Fils	C Eubanks / M Raonic	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]

References

1. "Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World". ATP Tour. 25 September 2022.
2. "Laver Cup 2023: Team World Crushes Team Europe 13-2". Vancouver Page. 24 September 2023.
3. "Félix Auger-Aliassime to help defend Laver Cup title in Vancouver". Montreal Gazette. 2 February 2023.
4. "Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe return to Team World for Laver Cup Vancouver". Laver Cup. 17 April 2023.
5. "Nick Kyrgios back for Team World". Laver Cup. 24 April 2023.
6. "Tsitsipas and Rublev first to line up for Team Europe". Laver Cup. 20 April 2023.
7. "Holger Rune will make Laver Cup debut in Vancouver". Laver Cup. 25 April 2023.
8. "Ruud returns to Team Europe for Laver Cup Vancouver 2023". Laver Cup. 14 June 2023.
9. "Teams finalized for Laver Cup Vancouver". Laver Cup. 23 August 2023.
10. "Milos Raonic Joins Team World As Alternate At 2023 Laver Cup In Vancouver". Yardbarker. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
11. "Davidovich Fokina to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup Vancouver 2023". Laver Cup. 17 September 2023.
12. "Tsitsipas Withdraws From Laver Cup". Laver Cup. 19 September 2023.
13. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

• Official website