What started in 1998, ends in 2021: Roger Federer He finished his professional career at the age of 41. The Swiss chose the Making Cupthe exhibition tournament that he himself devised, as its last function. The O2 in London will have the pleasure of taking the farewell performance of the Swiss, winner of 103 titles, 20 of them Grand Slam.
This contest, which is outside the ATP Tour, does not award points, but it does distribute money. Although it does not have the awards of the Majors (the US Open 2022 distributed more than 60 million, with 2.6M for the champions), all the participants will pocket a more than interesting sum. There is more than honor at stake…
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How much money does the Laver Cup 2022 distribute?
The tournament that faces Team Europa vs. Rest of the world for three days (from Friday the 23rd to Sunday the 25th of September) it will have 12 games. The winners of the first day will add a point for their team; those who celebrate on Saturday will get two, while the final day gives three. Thus, the organization ensures that the definition is guaranteed on Sunday.
The first four editions remained in the hands of Europe: 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 go up to a million dollars.
It is worth mentioning that, this time, the Laver Cup will have for the first time the Big 4 complete: Federer will be accompanied by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will also play. For Rest of the world, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe and Alex De Miñaur were nominated.
