2018 Laver Cup

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.

2018 Laver Cup
Date	21–23 September 2018
Edition	2nd
Surface	Hard indoor
Location	Chicago, United States
Venue	United Center
Champions
Team Europe  13 – 8

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

Player selection

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.

Participants

Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Roger Federer 2 Novak Djokovic 3 Alexander Zverev 5 Grigor Dimitrov 7 David Goffin 11 Kyle Edmund 16 Jérémy Chardy 41

Team World Captain: John McEnroe Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Juan Martín del Potro 4 Kevin Anderson 9 John Isner 10 Diego Schwartzman 14 Jack Sock 17 Nick Kyrgios 27 Frances Tiafoe 40 Nicolás Jarry 46

• Singles rankings as of 17 September 2018

	Captain's Pick
	Withdrew
	Replacement
	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.[9] 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	21 Sep	Singles	Grigor Dimitrov	Frances Tiafoe	6–1, 6–4	1–0
			Kyle Edmund	Jack Sock	6–4, 5–7, [10–6]	2–0
			David Goffin	Diego Schwartzman	6–4, 4–6, [11–9]	3–0
		Doubles	Novak Djokovic / Roger Federer	Kevin Anderson / Jack Sock	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, [6–10]	3–1
2	22 Sep	Singles	Alexander Zverev	John Isner	3–6, 7–6^(8–6), [10–7]	5–1
			Roger Federer	Nick Kyrgios	6–3, 6–2	7–1
			Novak Djokovic	Kevin Anderson	6–7^(5–7), 7–5, [6–10]	7–3
		Doubles	Grigor Dimitrov / David Goffin	Nick Kyrgios / Jack Sock	3–6, 4–6	7–5
3	23 Sep	Doubles	Roger Federer / Alexander Zverev	John Isner / Jack Sock	6–4, 6–7^(2–7), [9–11]	7–8
		Singles	Roger Federer	John Isner	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), [10–7]	10–8
			Alexander Zverev	Kevin Anderson	6–7^(3–7), 7–5, [10–7]	13–8
			Novak Djokovic	Nick Kyrgios	Not played

Player statistics

Nat.	Player	Team	Matches	Win–Loss			Points
				Singles	Doubles	Total	Singles	Doubles	Total
	Diego Schwartzman	World	1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1
	Nick Kyrgios	World	2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2
	David Goffin	Europe	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–2
	Grigor Dimitrov	Europe	2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–2
	Alexander Zverev	Europe	3	2–0	0–1	2–1	5–0	0–3	5–3
	Novak Djokovic	Europe	2	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–3
	Kevin Anderson	World	3	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–3	1–0	3–3
	Roger Federer	Europe	4	2–0	0–2	2–2	5–0	0–4	5–4
	Kyle Edmund	Europe	1	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–0
	John Isner	World	3	0–2	1–0	1–2	0–5	3–0	3–5
	Jack Sock	World	4	0–1	3–0	3–1	0–1	6–0	6–1
	Frances Tiafoe	World	1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1

References

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. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

External links

• Official website