Casper Ruud (second place in the ATP ranking) brought the first point to the European team in the Laver Cup 2022 match against the “Rest of the World”. The Norwegian passed after a balanced match against the American Jack Sock.

Laver Cup 2022: Europe leads the rest of the world 1-0

Ruud (a Roland Garros and US Open finalist this season) needed three sets to defeat Sock, 6-4, 5-7, 10-7. The match at the O2 Arena lasted one hour and 49 minutes.

They will play again on Friday 23 September in the 2022 Laver Cup

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Diego Schwartzman

Andy Murray – Alex De Minaur

Roger Federer / Rafael Nadal – Jack Sock / Francis Tiafoe (around 22:30)

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the last FEDAL of their careers

According to the schedule announced by the organizers of the Laver Cup, there are four matches scheduled today, and the last one will be really special.

Roger Federer will mark his last official appearance in tennis, and his partner will be… Rafael Nadal.

This will be the last FEDAL that tennis fans will see in action, with the indication that this is if the two great rivals are teammates.

Roger and Rafa will meet Francis Tiafoe and Jack Sock in a doubles match that will be remembered by many tennis fans as the “Last Dance” of the great champion Roger Federer (starting at around 22:30).

The competition for the Laver Cup 2022 can be watched live on Eurosport.

What is the Laver Cup format?

Both teams have six players. A win earns a point on the first day of racing. There will be three singles and one doubles match.

On the second day of matches, a win brings two points. There will also be three singles and one doubles match.

On the third game day, success will be awarded with three points. After the doubles match, there will be up to three singles matches (depending on the score in the table).

The first team to score 13 points will be declared the winner (total of 24 points at stake).

No player may play more than two singles matches during the three days of competition. Also, four out of six athletes must perform in doubles.

Roger Federer unites with his main rivals at the Laver Cup

At the Laver Cup 2022 (September 23-25), Roger Federer competes in the same team as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Team Europe competes at the O2 Arena in London against Team Rest of the World: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Alex de Minaur, John Isner and Jack Sock.

Laver Cup, through time: Europe wins every time

Laver Cup 2017 – held at the O2 Arena in Prague, Europe won 15-9.

2018 Laver Cup – Held at the United Center in Chicago, Europe won 13-8.

Laver Cup 2019 – held at Palexpo in Geneva and Europe won 13-11.

Laver Cup 2020 – Not contested due to the Covid-19 pandemic (Roland Garros was held at the same time and the Laver Cup was eventually cancelled).

Laver Cup 2021 – held at TD Garden in Boston and Europe won 14-1.