2023 Laver Cup

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2023 Laver Cup
Date22–24 September 2023
Edition6th
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Vancouver, Canada
Venue Rogers Arena
Champions
Team World
Laver-Cup-Globe.svg  13 – 2  Laver-Cup-Europe.svg
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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.

Contents

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

Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe
Captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
PlayerRank
Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 4
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 5
Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 6
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 9
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 16
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 25
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 35PR(142)
Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils 44
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 the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 8
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 11
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 14
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton 19
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo 21
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 21PR(472)
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks 32
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 33PR(322)
Withdrew
Alternate

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]

DayDateMatch
type
Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team WorldScoreTeam points
after match
122 SepSingles Flag of France.svg Arthur Fils Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton6–7(4–7), 1–60–1
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cerúndolo3–6, 5–70–2
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime4–6, 3–60–3
Doubles Flag of France.svg A Fils / Flag placeholder.svg A Rublev Flag of the United States.svg T Paul / Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe3–6, 6–4, [6–10]0–4
223 SepSinglesFlag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz2–6, 6–7(3–7)0–6
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul7–6(8–6), 6–22–6
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe5–7, 3–62–8
Doubles Flag of Poland.svg H Hurkacz / Flag of France.svg G Monfils Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Auger-Aliassime / Flag of the United States.svg B Shelton5–7, 4–62–10
324 SepDoubles Flag of Poland.svg H Hurkacz /Flag placeholder.svg A Rublev Flag of the United States.svg B Shelton / Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)2–13
Singles Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritznot played
Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime

Player statistics

PlayerTeamNatMatchesMatches win–lossPoints win–loss
SinglesDoublesTotalSinglesDoublesTotal
Félix Auger-Aliassime World Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 21–01–02–01–02–03–0
Francisco Cerúndolo World Flag of Argentina.svg 11–00–01–01–00–01–0
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Europe Flag of Spain.svg 10–10–00–10–10–00–1
Arthur Fils Europe Flag of France.svg 20–10–10–20–10–10–2
Taylor Fritz World Flag of the United States.svg 11–00–01–02–00–02–0
Hubert Hurkacz Europe Flag of Poland.svg 30–10–20–30–20–50–7
Gaël Monfils Europe Flag of France.svg 20–10–10–20–10–20–3
Tommy Paul World Flag of the United States.svg 20–11–01–10–21–01–2
Andrey Rublev Europe30–10–20–30–20–40–6
Casper Ruud Europe Flag of Norway.svg 11–00–01–02–00–02–0
Ben Shelton World Flag of the United States.svg 31–02–03–01–05–06–0
Frances Tiafoe World Flag of the United States.svg 31–02–03–02–04–06–0

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.

DayDateMatch type Laver-Cup-Europe.svg Team Europe Laver-Cup-Globe.svg Team WorldScore
324 SepExhibition doubles Flag of Spain.svg A Davidovich Fokina / Flag of France.svg A Fils Flag of the United States.svg C Eubanks / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Raonic3–6, 6–3, [8–10]

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