2017 Laver Cup

The 2017 Laver Cup was the first 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 O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 22 until 24 September.

2017 Laver Cup
Date22–24 September 2017
Edition1st
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueO2 Arena (Prague)
Champions
Team Europe
 15 – 9 

Team Europe won the inaugural tournament 15–9.[1]

Player selection

On 24 August 2016, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first of six players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. On 15 May 2017, more than eight months later, Milos Raonic was the first of six players to confirm his participation for Team World. By 24 August 2017, all six players from each team had been chosen: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Marin Čilić, Dominic Thiem, and Tomáš Berdych for Team Europe, and Milos Raonic, John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, Juan Martín del Potro, and Denis Shapovalov for Team World.[2] Shortly afterwards Raonic withdrew and was replaced by Nick Kyrgios.[3] Later Frances Tiafoe took the place of del Potro who had also withdrawn.[4]

Former rivals Björn Borg of Sweden (Europe) and John McEnroe of the United States (World) were serving as captains for the 2017 edition.

Participants

The O2 Arena in Prague during the first day of the event.
Team Europe
Captain: Björn Borg
Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist
Player Rank*
Rafael Nadal 1
Roger Federer 2
Alexander Zverev 4
Marin Čilić 5
Dominic Thiem 7
Tomáš Berdych 19
Fernando Verdasco 40

Team World
Captain: John McEnroe
Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe
Player Rank*
Milos Raonic 11
Sam Querrey 16
John Isner 17
Nick Kyrgios 20
Jack Sock 21
Juan Martín del Potro 24
Denis Shapovalov 51
Frances Tiafoe 72
Thanasi Kokkinakis 215
Captain's Pick
Withdrew
Replacement
Alternate

* Singles rankings as of 18 September 2017

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.[5] 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 22 Sep Singles Marin Čilić Frances Tiafoe 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–0) 1–0
Dominic Thiem John Isner 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–2), [10–7] 2–0
Alexander Zverev Denis Shapovalov 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) 3–0
Doubles Tomáš Berdych / Rafael Nadal Nick Kyrgios / Jack Sock 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [7–10] 3–1
2 23 Sep Singles Roger Federer Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–2 5–1
Rafael Nadal Jack Sock 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] 7–1
Tomáš Berdych Nick Kyrgios 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] 7–3
Doubles Roger Federer / Rafael Nadal Sam Querrey / Jack Sock 6–4, 1–6, [10–5] 9–3
3 24 Sep Doubles Tomáš Berdych / Marin Čilić John Isner / Jack Sock 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) 9–6
Singles Alexander Zverev Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–4 12–6
Rafael Nadal John Isner 5–7, 6–7(1–7) 12–9
Roger Federer Nick Kyrgios 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9] 15–9

Player statistics

Nat. Player Team Matches Win–Loss Points
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total
Nick Kyrgios World 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–3
Dominic Thiem Europe 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Denis Shapovalov World 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Marin Čilić Europe 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3
Tomáš Berdych Europe 3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–6
Alexander Zverev Europe 2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 4–0
Rafael Nadal Europe 4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 4–4
Roger Federer Europe 3 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 7–0
John Isner World 3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 6–1
Sam Querrey World 3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–2 0–7
Jack Sock World 4 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 4–2 4–4
Frances Tiafoe World 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1

References

  1. "Laver Cup 2017: Team Europe beat Team World 15-9 in inaugural competition". BBC Sport. 24 September 2017.
  2. "Laver on a high in Manhattan". Laver Cup. 2017-08-24.
  3. "Kyrgios adds firepower to Team World". Laver Cup. 2017-08-26.
  4. @LaverCup (2017-09-19). "Rising American star Frances Tiafoe is a late addition" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "How Laver Cup Works". Laver Cup. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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