# 2023 Laver Cup

The 2023 Laver Cup was the sixth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on an indoor hard court at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada from 22 until 24 September.
Team World won their second consecutive title after winning the Laver Cup for the first time last year.
In the 2023 Laver Cup, Team World achieved a dominant 13-2 victory over Team Europe.

## Player selection

On 2 February 2023, Félix Auger-Aliassime was the first player to confirm his participation for Team World. On 17 April 2023, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe were the next players to announce their participation for this team, as well as Nick Kyrgios on 24 April, who however withdrew on 11 August.
On 20 April 2023, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and, on 25 April, Holger Rune were the first players confirmed for Team Europe. On 14 June 2023, Casper Ruud announced that he would also join this team.
On 23 August 2023, both teams announced their final line-ups. As their final picks, Team Europe captain Björn Borg chose Hubert Hurkacz and Gaël Monfils while Team World captain John McEnroe named Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerúndolo and Ben Shelton. On 14 September 2023, it was announced that Milos Raonic would be joining Team World as an alternate. Shortly before the start of the tournament, Rune and Tsitsipas withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Arthur Fils.

## Participants

Team Europe :
| Captain: Björn Borg ||
| Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist ||
| Player | Rank |
| Holger Rune | 4 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
| Andrey Rublev | 6 |
| Casper Ruud | 9 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 16 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 25 |
| Gaël Monfils | 35$^{PR(142)}$ |
| Arthur Fils | 44 |
Team World :
| Captain: John McEnroe ||
| Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe ||
| Player | Rank |
| Taylor Fritz | 8 |
| Frances Tiafoe | 11 |
| Tommy Paul | 13 |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime | 14 |
| Ben Shelton | 19 |
| Francisco Cerúndolo | 21 |
| Nick Kyrgios | 21$^{PR(472)}$ |
| Christopher Eubanks | 32 |
| Milos Raonic | 33$^{PR(322)}$ |
* Singles rankings as of 18 September 2023
* PR = Protected ranking
* Withdrew
* Alternate

## Matches

Each match win on day 1 is worth one point, on day 2 two points, and on day 3 three points. The first team to 13 points will win.
| Day | Date | Match type | Team Europe | Team World | Score | Team points after match |
| 1 | 22 Sep | Singles | Arthur Fils | Ben Shelton | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 1–6 | 0–1 |
| 1 | 22 Sep | Singles | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Francisco Cerúndolo | 3–6, 5–7 | 0–2 |
| 1 | 22 Sep | Singles | Gaël Monfils | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–3 |
| 1 | 22 Sep | Doubles | A Fils / A Rublev | T Paul / F Tiafoe | 3–6, 6–4, [6–10] | 0–4 |
| 2 | 23 Sep | Singles | Andrey Rublev | Taylor Fritz | 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | 0–6 |
| 2 | 23 Sep | Singles | Casper Ruud | Tommy Paul | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 | 2–6 |
| 2 | 23 Sep | Singles | Hubert Hurkacz | Frances Tiafoe | 5–7, 3–6 | 2–8 |
| 2 | 23 Sep | Doubles | H Hurkacz / G Monfils | F Auger-Aliassime / B Shelton | 5–7, 4–6 | 2–10 |
| 3 | 24 Sep | Doubles | H Hurkacz / A Rublev | B Shelton / F Tiafoe | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | 2–13 |
| 3 | 24 Sep | Singles | Casper Ruud | Taylor Fritz | not played | not played |
| 3 | 24 Sep | Singles | Andrey Rublev | Frances Tiafoe | not played | not played |
| 3 | 24 Sep | Singles | Hubert Hurkacz | Félix Auger-Aliassime | not played | not played |

## 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 |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime | World | | 2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Francisco Cerúndolo | World | | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Europe | | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Arthur Fils | Europe | | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Taylor Fritz | World | | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Europe | | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
| Gaël Monfils | Europe | | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Tommy Paul | World | | 2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Andrey Rublev | Europe | | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| Casper Ruud | Europe | | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Ben Shelton | World | | 3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 |
| Frances Tiafoe | World | | 3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |

## Post-tournament exhibition doubles match

As only one match was required on Day 3 of the 2023 Laver Cup, an exhibition match was played following the trophy ceremony.
| Day | Date | Match type | Team Europe | Team World | Score |
| 3 | 24 Sep | Exhibition doubles | A Davidovich Fokina / A Fils | C Eubanks / M Raonic | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |