2019 Laver Cup
Third edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament
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The 2019 Laver Cup was the third 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 Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland from 20 until 22 September.
| 2019 Laver Cup | |
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| Date | 20–22 September 2019 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Surface | Hard indoor |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Venue | Palexpo |
| Champions | |
Team Europe  13 – 11  | |
Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11.[1]
Player selection
On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.[2] During the 2019 Madrid Open, Stan Wawrinka expressed interest in participating in the event with Federer, but he instead played at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia.[3]
On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.[4]
On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.[5]
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019.[6] As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.[7]
Prize money
Participants
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| Withdrew | |
| Replacement | |
| Alternate |
- Singles rankings as of 16 September 2019.
- PR = Protected ranking
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.[10]
| Day | Date | Match type |
Team Europe |
Team World |
Score | Team points after match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Sep | Singles |  Dominic Thiem |
 Denis Shapovalov |
6–4, 5–7, [13–11] | 1–0 |
 Fabio Fognini |
 Jack Sock |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) | 1–1 | |||
 Stefanos Tsitsipas |
Taylor Fritz |
6−2, 1−6, [10−7] | 2−1 | |||
| Doubles |  R Federer /  A Zverev |
D Shapovalov / J Sock |
6−3, 7−5 | 3−1 | ||
| 2 | 21 Sep | Singles | Alexander Zverev |
John Isner |
7−6(7−2), 4−6, [1−10] | 3−3 |
| Roger Federer |
 Nick Kyrgios |
6−7(5−7), 7−5, [10−7] | 5−3 | |||
 Rafael Nadal |
Milos Raonic |
6−3, 7−6(7−1) | 7−3 | |||
| Doubles | R Nadal / S Tsitsipas |
N Kyrgios / J Sock |
4−6, 6−3, [6−10] | 7−5 | ||
| 3 | 22 Sep | Doubles | R Federer / S Tsitsipas |
J Isner / J Sock |
7−5, 4−6, [8−10] | 7−8 |
| Singles | Dominic Thiem |
Taylor Fritz |
5−7, 7−6(7−3), [5−10] | 7−11 | ||
| Roger Federer |
John Isner |
6−4, 7−6(7−3) | 10−11 | |||
| Alexander Zverev |
Milos Raonic |
6−4, 3−6, [10−4] | 13−11 |
Player statistics
| Player | Team | Nat. | Matches | Matches win–loss | Points win–loss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Total | Singles | Doubles | Total | ||||
| Roger Federer | Europe | |
4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 6–3 |
| Fabio Fognini | Europe | |
1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Taylor Fritz | World | |
2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| John Isner | World | |
3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–3 |
| Nick Kyrgios | World | |
2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Rafael Nadal | Europe | |
2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Milos Raonic | World | |
2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Denis Shapovalov | World | |
2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Jack Sock | World | |
4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 |
| Dominic Thiem | Europe | |
2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | Europe | |
3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 |
| Alexander Zverev | Europe | |
3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
