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2018 Laver Cup

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2018 Laver Cup
Date21–23 September 2018
Edition2nd
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationChicago, United States
VenueUnited Center
Champions
Team Europe
 13 – 8 
← 2017 · Laver Cup · 2019 →

The 2018 Laver Cup was the second 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 United Center in Chicago, United States from 21 until 23 September.

Team Europe successfully defended their title, winning the tournament 13–8.[1] The attendance was 93,584 over the three days.[2]

Player selection

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On 19 March 2018, Roger Federer for Team Europe and Nick Kyrgios for Team World were the first players to confirm their participation.[3][4]

On 28 June 2018, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro committed to this event,[5] as well as Kevin Anderson, John Isner and Diego Schwartzman on 26 July 2018.[6]

On 13 August 2018, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin announced their participation for Team Europe.[7] As their final picks, the team captains Björn Borg and John McEnroe chose Kyle Edmund and Jack Sock, respectively.[8] As in 2017, del Potro withdrew shortly before the tournament started and was replaced by Frances Tiafoe.

Prize money

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The total prize money for the 2018 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[9][10]

Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2017.

Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

Participants

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Team Europe
Captain: Sweden Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank
Switzerland Roger Federer 2
Serbia Novak Djokovic 3
Germany Alexander Zverev 5
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 7
Belgium David Goffin 11
United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 16
France Jérémy Chardy 41
Team World
Captain: United States John McEnroe
Vice-captain: United States Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 4
South Africa Kevin Anderson 9
United States John Isner 10
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 14
United States Jack Sock 17
Australia Nick Kyrgios 27
United States Frances Tiafoe 40
Chile Nicolás Jarry 46
  • Singles rankings as of 17 September 2018
Captain's pick
Withdrew
Replacement
Alternate

Matches

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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.[11]

Day Date Match
type
Team Europe Team World Score Team points
after match
1 21 Sep Singles Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov United States Frances Tiafoe 6–1, 6–4 1–0
United Kingdom Kyle Edmund United States Jack Sock 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] 2–0
Belgium David Goffin Argentina Diego Schwartzman 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] 3–0
Doubles Serbia N Djokovic / Switzerland R Federer South Africa K Anderson / United States J Sock 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [6–10] 3–1
2 22 Sep Singles Germany Alexander Zverev United States John Isner 3–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–7] 5–1
Switzerland Roger Federer Australia Nick Kyrgios 6–3, 6–2 7–1
Serbia Novak Djokovic South Africa Kevin Anderson 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10] 7–3
Doubles Bulgaria G Dimitrov / Belgium D Goffin Australia N Kyrgios / United States J Sock 3–6, 4–6 7–5
3 23 Sep Doubles Switzerland R Federer / Germany A Zverev United States J Isner / United States J Sock 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11] 7–8
Singles Switzerland Roger Federer United States John Isner 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7] 10–8
Germany Alexander Zverev South Africa Kevin Anderson 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–7] 13–8
Serbia Novak Djokovic Australia Nick Kyrgios not played

Player statistics

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Player Team Nat. Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Kevin Anderson World South Africa 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–3
Grigor Dimitrov Europe Bulgaria 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2
Novak Djokovic Europe Serbia 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–3
Kyle Edmund Europe United Kingdom 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Roger Federer Europe Switzerland 4 2–0 0–2 2–2 5–0 0–4 5–4
David Goffin Europe Belgium 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2
John Isner World United States 3 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–5 3–0 3–5
Nick Kyrgios World Australia 2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2
Diego Schwartzman World Argentina 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Jack Sock World United States 4 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–1 6–0 6–1
Frances Tiafoe World United States 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Alexander Zverev Europe Germany 3 2–0 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–3 5–3

References

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  1. ^ "Laver Cup: Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev win as Team Europe retain title in Chicago". BBC Sport. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Federer, Zverev Lead Team Europe to Laver Cup Victory". New York Times. 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Roger Federer and friends launch Laver Cup in Chicago". Laver Cup. 2018-03-19.
  4. ^ "McEnroe names Kyrgios for Team World". Laver Cup. 2018-03-19.
  5. ^ "Del Potro and Kyrgios to be Federer and Djokovic's rivals at Laver Cup". Tennis World USA. 2018-06-30.
  6. ^ "Anderson, Isner and Schwartzman join Team World". Laver Cup. 2018-07-26.
  7. ^ "Zverev, Dimitrov and Goffin join Team Europe". Laver Cup. 2018-08-13.
  8. ^ "Sock and Edmund round out Laver Cup teams". Laver Cup. 2018-08-21.
  9. ^ John Crim. "Laver Cup Prize Money | 2022 Breakdown & Historicals". TennisCompanion. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.
  10. ^ 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 2022-09-24.
  11. ^ "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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