Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev are going to be the top players who will represent Team Europe at the upcoming Laver Cup in Boston. Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini, and Casper Ruud will complete the line-up for Team Europe.
The Laver Cup will take place at TD Garden, Boston, from September 24-26. Team Europe won the previous editions in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The competition was not staged in 2020 because of the global pandemic.
Federer
Unfortunately, Roger Federer will not be able to be part of the team since he will soon undergo his third knee surgery. Federer released the following comment: “I’m really disappointed to be missing this year’s Laver Cup. Team Europe has an incredible line-up though and I wish them all the very best as they go for their fourth Laver Cup win.”
Medvedev commented: “I’m really excited to be representing Team Europe in the Laver Cup this year. Playing as part of a team is special for us, as we don’t get the chance to do that often. I’m also looking forward to being on the same side of the net for once with some of my biggest rivals on the Tour!”
Tsitsipas added: “It is great being a part of Team Europe again and I look forward to playing in Boston.”
Zverev is overjoyed to play against the Laver Cup. He brought to Team Europe the decisive in 2019. He commented: “I feel honoured to be part of Team Europe for the Laver Cup once again. I have so many incredible memories from the event and particularly that final match in Geneva in 2019.”
Team World
The lineup of Team World has not been finalized yet. Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger Aliassime, and Diego Schwartzman are the only players confirmed right now.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 14th of August when he surrendered to world no.23 Reilly Opelka 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 6-4 in the semifinal in Toronto (draw).
Presently, during this year the Greek owns a compiled 45-13 win-loss record. The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Tsitsipas got to the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Medvedev in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Medvedev achieved a composed 38-9 record in 2021. Daniil is participating in Cincinnati where he conquered Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-2 6-2.
Daniil Medvedev will compete against the world no.21 Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev.
Medvedev clinched 3 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca and in Toronto. Daniil reached the final at the Australian Open.
Medvedev won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. Their head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 8th of June 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Zverev in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.5, Zverev owns a compiled 34-11 match record in 2021. Zverev is now playing in Cincinnati where he toppled Lloyd Harris 7-63 6-2.
Alexander Zverev will come up against the world no.93 Guido Pella in the 3rd round. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Zverev.
Alexander conquered 3 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid and in Tokyo.
The German won 16 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer in 2021
At the moment ranked no.9, Roger played his last match on the 7th of July when he was defeated by world no.12 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Federer has a 9-4 match record.
Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Zverev. Previously, the last time when they played each other, Alexander Zverev won 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) in October 2019.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev |
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