What started in 1998, ends in 2021: Roger Federer He ended his professional career at the age of 41. The Swiss chose it Laver Cupthe exhibition tournament which he himself invented, as his last function. London’s O2 will have the pleasure of hosting the farewell performance of the Swiss, winner of 103 titles, 20 of them Grand Slams.
This competition, which is outside the ATP Tour, does not award points, but distributes money. Although he doesn’t have his awards Major (the US Open 2022 distributed more than 60 million, with 2.6 million for the champions), all participants will win a more than interesting amount. More than honor is at stake…
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How much money is Laver Cup 2022 giving away?
The tournament he faces Group Europe vs. The rest of the world for three days (from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 September) it will have 12 matches. The winners of the first day will add one point for their team. those who celebrate the Sabbath will get two, while the last day gives three. Thus, the organization ensures that the definition is guaranteed on Sunday.
The first four editions remained in European hands: that of 2022 gives 250 thousand dollars for each member of the winning team. The losers, meanwhile, have 125 thousand insured. Individual bonuses are not included in this “official” prize, which are unknown. However, according to various reports, these could be as high as one million dollars.
It is worth noting that, this time, the Laver Cup will for the first time have the Big 4 complete: Federer will be joined by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Kasper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will also play. For the rest of the world, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe and Alex De Minaur were nominated.
