2022 Laver Cup | |
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Date | 23–25 September 2022 |
Edition | 5th |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | London, England |
Venue | The O2 Arena |
Champions | |
Team World 13 – 8 |
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 from top-level tennis of 20-time singles major champion and former singles world No. 1, Roger Federer. [1] 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. [2]
Team World won the title for the first time. [3]
On 3 February 2022, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. [4]
On 17 June 2022, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World. [5] On 29 June 2022, Andy Murray announced he would make his Laver Cup debut for Team Europe. [6]
Novak Djokovic was announced as the fourth player for Team Europe on 22 July 2022, completing the Big Four lineup for the event. [7]
On 2 August 2022, organizers announced that Jack Sock would join Team World. [8] On 10 August 2022, Team Europe announced its final line-up with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud also taking part. [9] Team World captain John McEnroe chose John Isner and Alex de Minaur as his final picks on 25 August 2022. [10] However, Isner withdrew due to injury. As a result, he was replaced by Frances Tiafoe. [11]
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. [12] Nadal also withdrew after Day 1; his place was taken by Cameron Norrie. [13]
The total prize money for 2022 Laver Cup was set at $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players. [14] [15]
Each winning team member pocketed $250,000, the same amount as in the 2021 Laver Cup. Each losing team member received $125,000.
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Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements) | |
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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. [16]
Player | Team | Nat. | Matches | Matches win–loss | Points win–loss | ||||
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Singles | Doubles | Total | Singles | Doubles | Total | ||||
Félix Auger-Aliassime | World | 3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | |
Matteo Berrettini | Europe | 3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
Alex de Minaur | World | 2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
Novak Djokovic | Europe | 3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
Roger Federer | Europe | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Taylor Fritz | World | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
Andy Murray | Europe | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |
Rafael Nadal | Europe | 1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Cameron Norrie | Europe | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
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 | |
Jack Sock | World | 4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | |
Frances Tiafoe | World | 3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | Europe | 2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.
Frances Tiafoe Jr. is an American professional tennis player. Tiafoe won his first of three ATP titles at the 2018 Delray Beach Open, becoming the youngest American man to win a tournament on the ATP Tour since Andy Roddick in 2002. He won his second title on clay at the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston and his third on grass in 2023 Stuttgart. He reached his career high at world No. 10 in singles on June 19, 2023, and world No. 160 in doubles on November 1, 2021. On June 19, 2023, he became the first Sierra Leonean American and only the third African-American man to be ranked in the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), after Arthur Ashe and James Blake.
Taylor Harry Fritz is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on February 27, 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 104, achieved on July 26, 2021. Fritz has won six ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. His best results at the majors are reaching the quarterfinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, the 2023 US Open and the 2024 Australian Open. He is currently the No. 1 American in men's singles.
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