Andre Agassi will be the new captain of the Laver Cup World team from 2025. He will take over from John McEnroe who says goodbye to the captaincy in the next edition in Berlin, from September 20 to 22, after holding it since the first edition in 2017.
The Berlin event will also be Bjorn Borg’s last at the head of the European team. The identity of his replacement will be known in the coming days. In this way the rivalry of Borg y McEnroe on the bench as before on both sides of the net.
Agassione of the five tennis players who have managed to win four Grand Slams in the same season in the Open Era, added 60 ATP titles (8 majors) during his 21-year professional career, before retiring at the 2006 US Open.
“I am very proud to accept the invitation to be the captain of the Laver Cup World team. It has only been seven years since the start of the Laver Cup but it is already incredible for fans, including myself, to see the greats of tennis teaming up and competing against each other in this tournament,” Agassi noted.
“The competitive level of the Laver Cup is off the charts and it’s easy to see why. You’re here with the team, your teammates, who you respect, and everyone has a responsibility. For me lThe key will be to understand and manage the needs of the players throughout the year and get to know them in order to select the matchups that give us the best opportunity to win them. and bring home the Laver Cup. I hope to build a good relationship of respect and trust with the players like John McEnroe has done,” concludes Agassi in statements provided by the Laver Cup.
“I want to congratulate Andre on becoming the next World Team captain. I know he is the right man for the job,” said McEnroe.
The Laver Cup of McEnroe and Borg’s farewell as captains they will have the presence of Rafa Nadal in the European team in which Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev are also already confirmed with the intention of breaking the streak of the last two victories of the Rest of the World team
2024-05-22 10:49:25
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