{{short description|Fifth edition of the Laver Cup, a men's tennis tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|2022|Laver Cup |logo=Laver Cup 2022 Final.jpg |date=23–25 September 2022 |edition=5th |surface=[[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (indoor)]] |location=[[London]], [[England]] |venue=[[The O2 Arena]] |champ=<big>'''Team World''' <br> [[File:Laver-Cup-Globe.svg|17px]] &nbsp;'''13 – 8'''&nbsp; [[File:Laver-Cup-Europe.svg|17px]]</big> }}

The '''2022 Laver Cup''' was the fifth 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 O2 Arena]] in [[London]], [[England]] from 23 until 25 September.

This tournament marked the retirement of 20-time [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] singles champion and former singles world No. 1, [[Roger Federer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/15/roger-federer-announces-retirement-from-tennis-after-stellar-career|title=Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis after stellar career|website=The Guardian|date=15 September 2022}}</ref> The former champion partnered longtime rival [[Rafael Nadal]] in the opening doubles match, and was narrowly defeated in a third-set super tiebreak against [[Jack Sock]] and [[Frances Tiafoe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/24/roger-federer-tennis-laver-cup-rafael-nadal-sock-tiafoe|title=Roger Federer bids emotional farewell in doubles defeat alongside Rafael Nadal|website=The Guardian|date=24 September 2022}}</ref>

[[Team World]] won the title for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/laver-cup-2022-sunday|title=Tiafoe Captures Laver Cup For Team World|website=ATP Tour|date=25 September 2022}}</ref>

==Player selection== On 3 February 2022, [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Roger Federer]] were the first players to confirm their participation for Team Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/roger-federer-rafael-nadal-laver-cup-2022-london-b980376.html|title=Roger Federer set for London return after being named in Laver Cup side along with Rafael Nadal|website=Evening Standard|date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

On 17 June 2022, [[Félix Auger-Aliassime]], [[Taylor Fritz]] and [[Diego Schwartzman]] were the first players confirmed for Team World.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/06/17/felix-auger-aliassime-taylor-fritz-and-diego-schwartzman-first-to-line-up-for-team-world|title=Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman first to line up for Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=17 June 2022}}</ref> On 29 June 2022, [[Andy Murray]] announced he would make his Laver Cup debut for Team Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/06/29/andy-murray-to-join-team-europe-at-laver-cup-london-2022|title=Andy Murray to join Team Europe at Laver Cup London 2022|website=Laver Cup|date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

[[Novak Djokovic]] was announced as the fourth player for Team Europe on 22 July 2022, completing the [[Big Three (tennis)|Big Four]] lineup for the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/07/22/novak-djokovic-joins-dream-lineup-for-team-europe-at-laver-cup-2022|title=Novak Djokovic joins dream lineup for Team Europe at Laver Cup 2022|website=Laver Cup|date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

On 2 August 2022, organizers announced that [[Jack Sock]] would join Team World.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/02/jack-sock-locked-in-for-team-world|title=Jack Sock locked in for Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=2 August 2022}}</ref> On 10 August 2022, Team Europe announced its final line-up with [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] and [[Casper Ruud]] also taking part.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/10/tsitsipas-and-ruud-round-out-team-europe|title=Tsitsipas and Ruud round out Team Europe|website=Laver Cup|date=10 August 2022}}</ref> Team World captain John McEnroe chose [[John Isner]] and [[Alex de Minaur]] as his final picks on 25 August 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/08/25/isner-de-minaur-complete-team-worlds-lineup|title=Isner & De Minaur complete Team World's lineup|website=Laver Cup|date=25 August 2022}}</ref> However, Isner withdrew due to injury. As a result, he was replaced by [[Frances Tiafoe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/09/13/frances-tiafoe-returns-to-team-world|title=Frances Tiafoe Returns to Team World|website=Laver Cup|date=13 September 2022}}</ref>

Federer played his 1750th (singles and doubles combined) and last match on the [[ATP Tour]] in doubles partnering Nadal on Day 1, and was replaced by alternate [[Matteo Berrettini]] from Day 2.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/roger-federer-laver-cup-final-match-doubles-b2171930.html|title=Roger Federer names dream doubles partner for final match after confirming he won't play singles at Laver Cup|website=The Independent|date=21 September 2022}}</ref> Nadal also withdrew after Day 1; his place was taken by [[Cameron Norrie]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/news/2022/09/24/double-duty-as-djokovic-returns-to-action|title=Double Duty as Djokovic Returns to Action|website=Laver Cup|date=24 September 2022}}</ref>

== Prize money == The total prize money for 2022 Laver Cup was set at $2,250,000 for all 12 participating players.<ref>{{Cite web |last=John Crim |title=Laver Cup Prize Money {{!}} 2022 Breakdown & Historicals |url=https://tenniscompanion.org/prize-money/laver-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220924192249/https://tenniscompanion.org/prize-money/laver-cup/ |archive-date=2022-09-24 |access-date= |website=TennisCompanion |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nathan Evans |title=Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn? |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/laver-cup-2022-prize-money-how-much-winners/hdhmf53mld836ccukrxsiw0q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220924192725/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/laver-cup-2022-prize-money-how-much-winners/hdhmf53mld836ccukrxsiw0q |archive-date=2022-09-24 |access-date= |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=21 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Each winning team member pocketed $250,000, the same amount as in the 2021 Laver Cup. Each losing team member received $125,000.

==Participants== {| |- valign=top | {| class="wikitable nowrap" !colspan=2|[[File:Laver-Cup-Europe.svg|17px]] Team Europe |- |colspan=2|'''Captain:''' {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] |- |colspan=2|'''Vice-captain:''' {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]] |- !width=180|Player !Rank |- |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Casper Ruud]] |align=center|2 |-style="background:#ffd7b3" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] |align=center|3 |- |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] |align=center|6 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novak Djokovic]] |align=center|7 |-style="background:#ffd7b3" |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] |align=center|9<sup>PR(NR)</sup> |- |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]] |align=center|43 |-style="background:#e0ffff" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Berrettini]] |align=center|15 |-style="background:#e0ffff" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cameron Norrie]] |align=center|8 |} {{col-break|gap=2em}} | {| class="wikitable nowrap" !colspan=2|[[File:Laver-Cup-Globe.svg|17px]] Team World |- |colspan=2|'''Captain:''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] |- |colspan=2|'''Vice-captain:''' {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick McEnroe]] |- !width=180|Player !Rank |-style="border-top:2px solid gray;"

|- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Fritz]] |align=center|12 |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Félix Auger-Aliassime]] |align=center|13 |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Schwartzman]] |align=center|17 |-style="background:#eee8aa" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frances Tiafoe]] |align=center|19 |- |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alex de Minaur]] |align=center|22 |- |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flagicon|USA}} <s>[[John Isner]]</s> |align=center|42 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Sock]] |align=center|128 |-style="background:#eaf3ff" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Paul (tennis)|Tommy Paul]] |align=center|29 |} |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |width=10px bgcolor=#ffcccc| ||Withdrew prior to tournament (substituted by replacements) |- |width=10px bgcolor=#eee8aa| ||Replacement |- |width=10px bgcolor=#ffd7b3| || Withdrew after Day 1 of tournament (substituted by alternates) |- |width=10px bgcolor=#e0ffff| || Alternate (substituted) |- |width=10px bgcolor=#eaf3ff| || Alternate (not substituted) |}

*{{small|Singles rankings as of 19 September 2022}} *{{small|PR <nowiki>=</nowiki> Protected ranking}} *{{small|NR <nowiki>=</nowiki> Not ranked}}

{{multiple image|perrow=8|align=left|total_width=800 | caption_align = center | header = [[File:Laver-Cup-Europe.svg|15px]] Team Europe | image1 = Ruud RG21 (19) (51376795709).jpg | caption1 = [[Casper Ruud|Ruud]] | image2 = Nadal RG21 (22) (51377101885).jpg | caption2 = [[Rafael Nadal|Nadal]] | image3 = Tsitsipas S. MCM22 (20) (52036915350).jpg | caption3 = [[Stefanos Tsitsipas|Tsitsipas]] | image4 = Djokovic MCM22 (52035377907).jpg | caption4 = [[Novak Djokovic|Djokovic]] | image5 = Federer WM16 (37) (28136155830).jpg | caption5 = [[Roger Federer|Federer]] | image6 = Murray1 (32105307736).jpg | caption6 = [[Andy Murray|Murray]] | image7 = Berrettini WM19 (4) (48522037542).jpg | caption7 = [[Matteo Berrettini|Berrettini]] | image8 = Norrie RG21 (4) (51375330282).jpg | caption8 = [[Cameron Norrie|Norrie]] }}

{{multiple image|perrow=8|align=left|total_width=700 | caption_align = center | header = [[File:Laver-Cup-Globe.svg|15px]] Team World | image1 = Fritz RG22 (3) (52144327859).jpg | caption1 = [[Taylor Fritz|Fritz]] | image2 = Auger Aliassime RG21 (91) (51377187345).jpg | caption2 = [[Félix Auger-Aliassime|Auger-Aliass.]] | image3 = Schwartzman WM19 (24) (48521748281).jpg | caption3 = [[Diego Schwartzman|Schwartzman]] | image4 = Frances Tiafoe US Open 2022 (cropped).jpg | caption4 = [[Frances Tiafoe|Tiafoe]] | image5 = De Minaur MCM22 (45) (52036416536).jpg | caption5 = [[Alex de Minaur|de Minaur]] | image6 = Sock BOR22 (52083960616).jpg | caption6 = [[Jack Sock|Sock]] | image7 = Paul RG21 (2) (51376841649).jpg | caption7 = [[Tommy Paul (tennis)|Paul]] }} {{clear}}

==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lavercup.com/how-it-works|title=How Laver Cup Works|website=Laver Cup|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center" ! Day ! width=60| Date ! width=60| Match <br/> type ! width=250| [[File:Laver-Cup-Europe.svg|17px]] Team Europe ! width=250| [[File:Laver-Cup-Globe.svg|17px]] Team World ! Score ! Team points<br>after match |-style="border-top:2px solid gray;" | rowspan=4| 1 | rowspan=4| 23 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''Casper Ruud''' | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock | style="text-align:left"|6–4, 5–7, [10–7]

| '''1'''–0 |- | bgcolor=lightblue| {{flagicon|GRE}} '''Stefanos Tsitsipas''' | {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman | style="text-align:left"|6–2, 6–1 | '''2'''–0 |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Alex de Minaur''' | style="text-align:left"|7–5, 3–6, [7–10] | 2–'''1''' |- | Doubles | {{flagicon|SUI}} R Federer / {{flagicon|ESP}} R Nadal | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|USA}} '''J Sock''' / {{flagicon|USA}} '''F Tiafoe''' | style="text-align:left"|6–4, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, [9–11] | 2–'''2''' |-style="border-top:2px solid gray;" | rowspan=4| 2 | rowspan=4| 24 Sep | rowspan=3| Singles | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Matteo Berrettini''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime | style="text-align:left"|7–6<sup>(13–11)</sup>, 4–6, [10–7] | '''4'''–2 |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Cameron Norrie | bgcolor="ffd1dc"|{{flagicon|USA}} '''Taylor Fritz''' | style="text-align:left"| 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] | 4–'''4''' |- | bgcolor=lightblue|{{flagicon|SRB}} '''Novak Djokovic''' | {{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe | style="text-align:left"| 6–1, 6–3 | '''6'''–4 |- | Doubles | bgcolor=lightblue| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''M Berrettini''' / {{flagicon|SRB}} '''N Djokovic''' | {{flagicon|AUS}} A de Minaur / {{flagicon|USA}} J Sock | style="text-align:left"| 7–5, 6–2 | '''8'''–4 |-style="border-top:2px solid gray;" | rowspan=4| 3 | rowspan=4| 25 Sep | Doubles | {{flagicon|ITA}} M Berrettini / {{flagicon|GBR}} A Murray | bgcolor="ffd1dc"|'''{{flagicon|CAN}} F Auger-Aliassime''' / '''{{flagicon|USA}} J Sock''' | style="text-align:left"| 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] | 8–'''7''' |- | rowspan=3| Singles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''' Félix Auger-Aliassime''' | style="text-align:left"| 3–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup> | 8–'''10''' |- | {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Tsitsipas | bgcolor="ffd1dc"| {{flagicon|USA}} '''Frances Tiafoe''' | style="text-align:left"| 6–1, 6–7<sup>(11–13)</sup>, [8–10] | 8–'''13''' |- | {{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud | {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz | colspan=2| ''not played'' |}

==Player statistics==

{{mw-datatable}} {| class="wikitable mw-datatable sortable nowrap" style="text-align:center" !rowspan=2|Player !rowspan=2 width=40|Team !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Nat.|Nationality}} !rowspan=2 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Matches !class="unsortable" colspan=3 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Matches win–loss !class="unsortable" colspan=3|Points win–loss |- !Singles !Doubles !width=60 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|Total !Singles !Doubles !width=60|Total |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Félix|Auger-Aliassime}} | bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |3–2 |3–0 |6–2 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Matteo|Berrettini}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ITA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–0 |1–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |2–0 |2–3 |4–3 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Alex|de Minaur}} | bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |1–0 |0–2 |1–2 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Novak|Djokovic}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|SRB}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |2–3 |2–0 |4–3 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Roger|Federer}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe | align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Taylor|Fritz}} | bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1–0 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–0 |2–0 |0–0 |2–0 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Andy|Murray}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GBR}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |0–1 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–2 |0–1 |0–3 |0–4 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Rafael|Nadal}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|ESP}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–0 |0–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Cameron|Norrie}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GBR}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–2 |0–0 |0–2 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Casper|Ruud}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe | align=center|{{flagicon|NOR}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1–0 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–0 |1–0 |0–0 |1–0 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Diego|Schwartzman}} | bgcolor="FFD1DC" |World | align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0–1 |0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Jack|Sock}} | bgcolor="FFD1DC" |World | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|4 |0–1 |2–1 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–2 |0–1 |4–2 |4–3 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Frances|Tiafoe}} | bgcolor="ffd1dc" |World |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1–1 |1–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2–1 |3–2 |1–0 |4–2 |- | align="left" |{{sortname|Stefanos|Tsitsipas}} | bgcolor="lightblue" |Europe |align=center|{{flagicon|GRE}} |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1–1 |0–0 |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1–1 |1–3 |0–0 |1–3 |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|lavercup.com}}

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