# 2019 Laver Cup

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.
Team Europe successfully defended their title for a third consecutive year, winning the tournament 13−11.

## Player selection

On 13 December 2018, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe. 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.
On 14 June 2019, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini announced their participation for Team Europe.
On 3 July 2019, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov were announced for Team World.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios were both confirmed for the event on 13 August 2019. As his final picks, Team World captain John McEnroe chose Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz, with Fritz replacing the injured Anderson.

## Prize money

The total prize money for the 2019 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.
Each winning team member earned $250,000, which marks no increase in prize money compared to 2018.
Whereas, each of the losing team members earned $125,000 each.

## Participants

Team Europe :
| Captain: Björn Borg ||
| Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist ||
| Player | Rank |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 |
| Roger Federer | 3 |
| Dominic Thiem | 5 |
| Alexander Zverev | 6 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7 |
| Fabio Fognini | 11 |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | 10 |
Team World :
| Captain: John McEnroe ||
| Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe ||
| Player | Rank |
| Kevin Anderson | 18 |
| John Isner | 20 |
| Milos Raonic | 24 |
| Nick Kyrgios | 27 |
| Taylor Fritz | 30 |
| Denis Shapovalov | 33 |
| Jack Sock | 119$^{PR(210)}$ |
| Jordan Thompson | 53 |
* 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.
| 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 |
| 1 | 20 Sep | Singles | Fabio Fognini | Jack Sock | 1–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | 1–1 |
| 1 | 20 Sep | Singles | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Taylor Fritz | 6−2, 1−6, [10−7] | 2−1 |
| 1 | 20 Sep | 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 |
| 2 | 21 Sep | Singles | Roger Federer | Nick Kyrgios | 6−7$^{(5−7)}$, 7−5, [10−7] | 5−3 |
| 2 | 21 Sep | Singles | Rafael Nadal | Milos Raonic | 6−3, 7−6$^{(7−1)}$ | 7−3 |
| 2 | 21 Sep | 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 |
| 3 | 22 Sep | Singles | Dominic Thiem | Taylor Fritz | 5−7, 7−6$^{(7−3)}$, [5−10] | 7−11 |
| 3 | 22 Sep | Singles | Roger Federer | John Isner | 6−4, 7−6$^{(7−3)}$ | 10−11 |
| 3 | 22 Sep | Singles | Alexander Zverev | Milos Raonic | 6−4, 3−6, [10−4] | 13−11 |

## Player statistics

| Player | Team | Nat. | Matches | Matches win–loss | Matches win–loss | Matches win–loss | Points win–loss | Points win–loss | Points win–loss |
| Player | Team | Nat. | Matches | 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 |