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
Date21–23 September 2018
Edition2nd
SurfaceHard indoor
LocationChicago, United States
VenueUnited 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.
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