# 2021 Laver Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Laver_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Laver_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Laver_Cup > Source revision: 1272790530 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Fourth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament Tennis tournament 2021 Laver Cup Date 24–26 September 2021 Edition 4th Surface Hard indoor Location Boston, United States Venue TD Garden Champions Team Europe 14 – 1 ← 2019 · Laver Cup · 2022 → The **2021 Laver Cup** was the fourth edition of the [Laver Cup](/source/Laver_Cup), a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament between teams from Europe and the rest of the world. It was held on indoor hard courts at the [TD Garden](/source/TD_Garden) in [Boston](/source/Boston), United States from 24 until 26 September. It was originally scheduled for September 2020, but was postponed due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) to avoid overlapping with the [2020 French Open](/source/2020_French_Open), which was rescheduled for 20 September to 4 October.[1] [Team Europe](/source/Team_Europe) captain [Björn Borg](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg) and Team World captain [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe) reprised their roles from [2019](/source/2019_Laver_Cup).[2] Team Europe won the title for a fourth consecutive edition. ## Player selection [Roger Federer](/source/Roger_Federer) was originally the first player to confirm his participation for Team Europe on 28 February 2020,[3] but withdrew on 15 August 2021 due to a right knee injury.[4] However, he still attended the tournament to great fanfare.[5] [Rafael Nadal](/source/Rafael_Nadal) also opted out due to a foot injury and [Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic) opted out due to [his busy schedule](/source/2021_Novak_Djokovic_tennis_season), having played the [Olympics](/source/Tennis_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) and [US Open](/source/2021_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles).[6] [Dominic Thiem](/source/Dominic_Thiem) announced his participation on 24 November 2020,[7] but withdrew on 18 August 2021 due to a wrist injury.[8] On 16 July 2021, [Matteo Berrettini](/source/Matteo_Berrettini) announced he was joining Team Europe.[9] Five days later, [Denis Shapovalov](/source/Denis_Shapovalov), [Félix Auger-Aliassime](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Auger-Aliassime) and [Diego Schwartzman](/source/Diego_Schwartzman) were the first players confirmed for Team World.[10] On 13 August 2021, organizers announced that Olympic champion [Alexander Zverev](/source/Alexander_Zverev) would join Team Europe. The next day, [Daniil Medvedev](/source/Daniil_Medvedev) was also announced. Team Europe then announced its final line-up on 18 August 2021 with [Stefanos Tsitsipas](/source/Stefanos_Tsitsipas), [Andrey Rublev](/source/Andrey_Rublev) and [Casper Ruud](/source/Casper_Ruud) also taking part.[11] Team World captain [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe) chose [Reilly Opelka](/source/Reilly_Opelka), [John Isner](/source/John_Isner) and [Nick Kyrgios](/source/Nick_Kyrgios) as his final picks the following day.[12] ## Prize money The total prize money for the 2021 Laver Cup was $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.[13][14] Each winning team member earned $250,000 compared to $125,000 each for the losing team. ## Participants Team Europe Captain: Björn Borg Vice-captain: Thomas Enqvist Player Rank Daniil Medvedev 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 Alexander Zverev 4 Andrey Rublev 5 Matteo Berrettini 7 Casper Ruud 10 Feliciano López 110 Cameron Norrie 28 Team World Captain: John McEnroe Vice-captain: Patrick McEnroe Player Rank Félix Auger-Aliassime 11 Denis Shapovalov 12 Diego Schwartzman 15 Reilly Opelka 19 John Isner 22 Nick Kyrgios 95 Jack Sock 164 Lloyd Harris 31 - Singles rankings as of 20 September 2021 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.[15] Day Date Match type Team Europe Team World Score Team points after match 1 24 Sep Singles Casper Ruud Reilly Opelka 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 1–0 Matteo Berrettini Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8] 2–0 Andrey Rublev Diego Schwartzman 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] 3–0 Doubles M Berrettini / A Zverev J Isner / D Shapovalov 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [1–10] 3–1 2 25 Sep Singles Stefanos Tsitsipas Nick Kyrgios 6–3, 6–4 5–1 Alexander Zverev John Isner 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–5] 7–1 Daniil Medvedev Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–0 9–1 Doubles A Rublev / S Tsitsipas J Isner / N Kyrgios 6–7(8–10), 6–3, [10–4] 11–1 3 26 Sep Doubles A Rublev / A Zverev R Opelka / D Shapovalov 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3] 14–1 Singles Alexander Zverev Félix Auger-Aliassime not played Daniil Medvedev Diego Schwartzman Stefanos Tsitsipas John Isner ## Player statistics Player Team Nat. Matches Matches win–loss Points win–loss Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles Total Félix Auger-Aliassime World 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 Matteo Berrettini Europe 2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 John Isner World 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–4 Nick Kyrgios World 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 Daniil Medvedev Europe 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 Reilly Opelka World 2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–4 Andrey Rublev Europe 3 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 6–0 Casper Ruud Europe 1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 Diego Schwartzman World 1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 Denis Shapovalov World 3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–5 Stefanos Tsitsipas Europe 2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 Alexander Zverev Europe 3 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 ## Post-tournament exhibition doubles match As only one match was required on Day 3 of the 2021 Laver Cup, an exhibition match was played following the trophy ceremony.[16] Day Date Match type Team Europe Team World Score 3 26 Sep Exhibition doubles D Medvedev / C Ruud F Auger-Aliassime / D Schwartzman 3–6, 3–6 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Laver Cup Boston 2020 moved to 2021"](https://lavercup.com/news/2020/04/17/laver-cup-boston-2020-moved-to-2021). *Laver Cup*. 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Retrieved September 26, 2022. ## External links - [Official website](http://lavercup.com) v t e Laver Cup Current champion (2025): Team World Editions / winners 2017: Team Europe 2018: Team Europe 2019: Team Europe 2020: no competition 2021: Team Europe 2022: Team World 2023: Team World 2024: Team Europe 2025: Team World Venues O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (2017) United Center, Chicago, United States (2018) Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland (2019) TD Garden, Boston, United States (2021) The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom (2022, 2026) Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada (2023) Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany (2024) Chase Center, San Francisco, United States (2025) Rod Laver Statistics v t e 2021 ATP Tour « 2020 2022 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X)† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP Tour Masters 1000 Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D)† Shanghai† Paris (S, D) ATP Tour 500 Rotterdam (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing† Tokyo† Vienna (S, D) Basel† ATP Tour 250 Delray Beach (S, D)† Antalya (S, D)† Melbourne 1 (S, D)* Melbourne 2 (S, D)* Montpellier (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Singapore (S, D)* Buenos Aires (S, D) Doha (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Marbella (S, D)* Cagliari (S, D)* Belgrade 1 (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Belgrade 2 (S, D)* Parma (S, D)* Stuttgart (S, D) Rosmalen† Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Umag (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) Nur-Sultan (S, D)* San Diego (S, D)* Sofia (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Team events ATP Cup† Davis Cup Finals Laver Cup † – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X) ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan v t e « 2020 2021 in tennis 2022 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Men ATP Tour ATP Finals ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's World Tennis Tour Women WTA Tour WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125 tournaments ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Team events Davis Cup Finals Billie Jean King Cup Finals ATP Cup Laver Cup World TeamTennis Other events Summer Olympics Summer Paralympics (wheelchair) [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Tennis) - [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States) - [North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:North_America) - [Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2021 Laver Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Laver_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Laver_Cup?action=history)). 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