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.

2022 Laver Cup
Date23–25 September 2022
Edition5th
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationLondon, England
VenueThe O2 Arena
Champions
Team World
 13 – 8 
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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]

Player selection edit

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]

Prize money edit

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.

Participants edit

  Team Europe
Captain:   Björn Borg
Vice-captain:   Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
  Casper Ruud 2
  Rafael Nadal 3
  Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
  Novak Djokovic 7
  Roger Federer 9PR(NR)
  Andy Murray 43
  Matteo Berrettini 15
  Cameron Norrie 8
  Team World
Captain:   John McEnroe
Vice-captain:   Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
  Taylor Fritz 12
  Félix Auger-Aliassime 13
  Diego Schwartzman 17
  Frances Tiafoe 19
  Alex de Minaur 22
  John Isner 42
  Jack Sock 128
  Tommy Paul 29
Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements)
Replacement
Withdrew after Day 1 of tournament (substituted by alternates)
Alternate (substituted)
Alternate (not substituted)
  • Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • NR = Not ranked

Matches edit

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]

Day Date Match
type
  Team Europe   Team World Score Team points
after match
1 23 Sep Singles   Casper Ruud   Jack Sock 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] 1–0
  Stefanos Tsitsipas   Diego Schwartzman 6–2, 6–1 2–0
  Andy Murray   Alex de Minaur 7–5, 3–6, [7–10] 2–1
Doubles   R Federer /   R Nadal   J Sock /   F Tiafoe 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11] 2–2
2 24 Sep Singles   Matteo Berrettini   Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–6(13–11), 4–6, [10–7] 4–2
  Cameron Norrie   Taylor Fritz 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] 4–4
  Novak Djokovic   Frances Tiafoe 6–1, 6–3 6–4
Doubles   M Berrettini /   N Djokovic   A de Minaur /   J Sock 7–5, 6–2 8–4
3 25 Sep Doubles   M Berrettini /   A Murray   F Auger-Aliassime /   J Sock 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] 8–7
Singles   Novak Djokovic   Félix Auger-Aliassime 3–6, 6–7(3–7) 8–10
  Stefanos Tsitsipas   Frances Tiafoe 6–1, 6–7(11–13), [8–10] 8–13
  Casper Ruud   Taylor Fritz not played

Player statistics edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis after stellar career". The Guardian. 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Roger Federer bids emotional farewell in doubles defeat alongside Rafael Nadal". The Guardian. 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World". ATP Tour. 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Roger Federer set for London return after being named in Laver Cup side along with Rafael Nadal". Evening Standard. 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman first to line up for Team World". Laver Cup. 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Andy Murray to join Team Europe at Laver Cup London 2022". Laver Cup. 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Novak Djokovic joins dream lineup for Team Europe at Laver Cup 2022". Laver Cup. 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Jack Sock locked in for Team World". Laver Cup. 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Tsitsipas and Ruud round out Team Europe". Laver Cup. 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Isner & De Minaur complete Team World's lineup". Laver Cup. 25 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Frances Tiafoe Returns to Team World". Laver Cup. 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Roger Federer names dream doubles partner for final match after confirming he won't play singles at Laver Cup". The Independent. 21 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Double Duty as Djokovic Returns to Action". Laver Cup. 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ 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 24 September 2022.
  16. ^ "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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