2018 Laver Cup

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2018 Laver Cup
Date21–23 September 2018
Edition2nd
Surface Hard indoor
Location Chicago, United States
Venue United Center
Champions
Team Europe
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg  13 – 8  Laver-Cup-Globe.svg
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The 2018 Laver Cup was the second 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 United Center in Chicago, United States from 21 until 23 September.

Contents

Team Europe successfully defended their title, winning the tournament 13–8. [1] The attendance was 93,584 over the three days. [2]

Player selection

On 19 March 2018, Roger Federer for Team Europe and Nick Kyrgios for Team World were the first players to confirm their participation. [3] [4]

On 28 June 2018, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro committed to this event, [5] as well as Kevin Anderson, John Isner and Diego Schwartzman on 26 July 2018. [6]

On 13 August 2018, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin announced their participation for Team Europe. [7] As their final picks, the team captains Björn Borg and John McEnroe chose Kyle Edmund and Jack Sock, respectively. [8] As in 2017, del Potro withdrew shortly before the tournament started and was replaced by Frances Tiafoe.

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2018 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players. [9] [10]

Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2017.

Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

Participants

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
PlayerRank
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 2
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 3
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund 16
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy 41
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team World
Captain: Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
PlayerRank
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 9
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 10
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 14
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 27
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 40
Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry 46
Captain's pick
Withdrew
Replacement
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. [11]

DayDateMatch
type
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team WorldScoreTeam points
after match
121 SepSingles Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe6–1, 6–41–0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock6–4, 5–7, [10–6]2–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman6–4, 4–6, [11–9]3–0
Doubles Flag of Serbia.svg N Djokovic / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer Flag of South Africa.svg K Anderson / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock7–6(7–5), 3–6, [6–10]3–1
222 SepSingles Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of the United States.svg John Isner3–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–7]5–1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios6–3, 6–27–1
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10]7–3
Doubles Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock3–6, 4–67–5
323 SepDoubles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer / Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev Flag of the United States.svg J Isner / Flag of the United States.svg J Sock6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]7–8
Singles Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United States.svg John Isner6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]10–8
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–7]13–8
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgiosnot played

Player statistics

PlayerTeamNat.MatchesMatches win–lossPoints win–loss
SinglesDoublesTotalSinglesDoublesTotal
Kevin Anderson World Flag of South Africa.svg 31–11–02–12–31–03–3
Grigor Dimitrov Europe Flag of Bulgaria.svg 21–00–11–11–00–21–2
Novak Djokovic Europe Flag of Serbia.svg 20–10–10–20–20–10–3
Kyle Edmund Europe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 11–00–01–01–00–01–0
Roger Federer Europe Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 42–00–22–25–00–45–4
David Goffin Europe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 21–00–11–11–00–21–2
John Isner World Flag of the United States.svg 30–21–01–20–53–03–5
Nick Kyrgios World Flag of Australia (converted).svg 20–11–01–10–22–02–2
Diego Schwartzman World Flag of Argentina.svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Jack Sock World Flag of the United States.svg 40–13–03–10–16–06–1
Frances Tiafoe World Flag of the United States.svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Alexander Zverev Europe Flag of Germany.svg 32–00–12–15–00–35–3

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