2021 Laver Cup

The 2021 Laver Cup was the fourth 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 TD Garden in Boston, United States from 24 until 26 September.

See also: Laver Cup
2021 Laver Cup
Date24–26 September 2021
Edition4th
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationBoston, United States
VenueTD Garden
Champions
Team Europe
 14 – 1 

It was originally scheduled for September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid overlapping with the 2020 French Open, which was rescheduled for 20 September to 4 October.[1]

Team Europe captain Björn Borg and Team World captain John McEnroe reprised their roles from 2019.[2]

Team Europe won the title for a fourth consecutive edition.

Player selection

Roger Federer was originally the first player to confirm his participation for Team Europe on 28 February 2020,[3] but withdrew on 15 August 2021 due to a right knee injury.[4] However, he still attended the tournament to great fanfare.[5] Rafael Nadal also opted out due to a foot injury and Novak Djokovic opted out due to his busy schedule, having played the Olympics and US Open.[6] Dominic Thiem announced his participation on 24 November 2020,[7] but withdrew on 18 August 2021 due to a wrist injury.[8] On 16 July 2021, Matteo Berrettini announced he was joining Team Europe.[9] Five days later, Denis Shapovalov, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman were the first players confirmed for Team World.[10] On 13 August 2021, organizers announced that Olympic champion Alexander Zverev would join Team Europe. The next day, Daniil Medvedev was also announced. Team Europe then announced its final line-up on 18 August 2021 with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud also taking part.[11] Team World captain John McEnroe chose Reilly Opelka, John Isner and Nick Kyrgios as his final picks the following day.[12]

Participants
Team Europe
Captain: Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Daniil Medvedev 2
Stefanos Tsitsipas 3
Alexander Zverev 4
Andrey Rublev 5
Matteo Berrettini 7
Casper Ruud 10
Feliciano López (Alt) 110
Team World
Captain: John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
Félix Auger-Aliassime 11
Denis Shapovalov 12
Diego Schwartzman 15
Reilly Opelka 19
John Isner 22
Nick Kyrgios 95
Jack Sock (Alt) 164
  • Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021
  • Alt = 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.[13] Since four matches were played each day, there were a total of 24 points available. However, since 12 of the total points are earned on day 3, neither team could win prior to the final day of play.

Day /
Points		 Date Match type Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 24 Sep Singles Casper Ruud Reilly Opelka 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 1–0
Matteo Berrettini Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8] 2–0
Andrey Rublev Diego Schwartzman 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] 3–0
Doubles Matteo Berrettini / Alexander Zverev John Isner / Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [1–10] 3–1
2 25 Sep Singles Stefanos Tsitsipas Nick Kyrgios 6–3, 6–4 5–1
Alexander Zverev John Isner 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–5] 7–1
Daniil Medvedev Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–0 9–1
Doubles Andrey Rublev / Stefanos Tsitsipas John Isner / Nick Kyrgios 6–7(8–10), 6–3, [10–4] 11–1
3 26 Sep Doubles Andrey Rublev / Alexander Zverev Reilly Opelka / Denis Shapovalov 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3] 14–1
Singles Alexander Zverev Félix Auger-Aliassime Not played
Daniil Medvedev Diego Schwartzman
Stefanos Tsitsipas John Isner

Player statistics
Player Team Nat. Matches Win–loss Points
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Félix Auger-Aliassime World 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Matteo Berrettini Europe 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
John Isner World 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–4
Nick Kyrgios World 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4
Daniil Medvedev Europe 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Reilly Opelka World 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–4
Andrey Rublev Europe 3 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 6–0
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
Denis Shapovalov World 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–5
Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe 2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0
Alexander Zverev Europe 3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1

References
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  2. "2020 Laver Cup To Be Held In Boston". ATP Tour. 23 September 2019.
  3. "Roger Federer to headline the fourth Laver Cup in Boston in September". Tennis World. 28 February 2020.
  4. "Roger Federer sidelined for 'many months' due to further knee surgery". Sky Sports. 16 August 2021.
  5. "Roger Federer got a standing ovation at the Laver Cup 2021". Tennis World. 25 September 2021.
  6. "How will the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic affect the 2021 Laver Cup in Boston?". First Sportz. 22 August 2021.
  7. "Thiem To Compete In 2021 Laver Cup". ATP Tour. 24 November 2020.
  8. "Thiem To Miss Remainder Of 2021 Season". ATP Tour. 18 August 2021.
  9. "Berrettini to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup 2021". Laver Cup. 16 July 2021.
  10. "Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Diego Schwartzman line up for Team World at Laver Cup Boston". Laver Cup. 21 July 2021.
  11. "Team Europe is set to defend the title". Laver Cup. 18 August 2021.
  12. "Opelka, Isner and Kyrgios complete Team World line up for Laver Cup 2021". 19 August 2021.
  13. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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