Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini, and Casper Ruud won the Laver Cup 2021 for Team Europe. Notably, it is the fourth consecutive title for the men in blue. They won this year’s competition with a whopping 14-1 final score. And afterwards, the wild celebrations with champagne followed.
Even though they lost, Team World put up their best fight in every single match. However, they could not turn the tables in game-changing moments on the court. Hence, they will have to wait another year to try and win their first Laver Cup trophy.
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In the 14-1 score, John Isner and Denis Shapovalov’s win over Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini earned that one point. Team Europe won everything else.
Andrey Rublev goes blind as Team Europe celebrates Laver Cup 2021 victory
Considering their ATP World Rankings, Team Europe had a massive advantage over Team World. It proved so as Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini, and Casper Ruud dominated all three days of the event.
Following that, they celebrated with champagne in the locker room. Amidst this, Rublev cried, “I can’t see. I’m blind,” while Zverev laughed.
In the celebration video, Rublev is also the only one drinking champagne from the Laver Cup trophy. While the Russian drank, the Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez cheered him.
Andrey Rublev won the Laver Cup champagne celebration. 😂
🎥: @LaverCup IG pic.twitter.com/5YpCAKqdzj
— Blair Henley (@BlairHenley) September 26, 2021
Team Europe had a blast at the Laver Cup 2021 in Boston. The locker room video was probably only the start of their celebratory night. Let’s see if they continue the winning tradition next year.
Where will the Laver Cup 2022 take place?
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Every year, the Laver Cup takes place in a new venue. The host city for the Laver Cup 2020 is London.
More importantly, the mastermind of this event, Roger Federer, is looking forward to making a comeback at Laver Cup 2022. He missed this year due to his knee injury. Along with Federer, fans will hope to see the return of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic next year. It would indeed make the competition even more thrilling.
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Summing up, Rublev got the unspoken award for best trophy-drinking celebration at Laver Cup. Do you think Team World will taste victory next year in London? Only time will tell us that.
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