Andre Agassi, tennis legend and former world number one, is an authorized voice to analyze the new stars of the ATP circuit. The American returned to the fore as captain of the Rest of the World team in the Laver Cup, the tournament promoted by Roger Federer.
From that experience, Agassi recognizes the current dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinneralthough he warns that new talents are already emerging capable of challenging them for the leadership of world tennis.
Who did Andre Agassi choose?
Andre Agassi was present at a tennis event in Hong Kong, where he did not spare praise for the young American of Asian roots, Learner Tien, who at just 19 years old, Tien has already reached 39th place in the world ranking, a feat that impressed the former world number one.
“He is an incredibly talented boy. I see him with the natural ability and mental strength necessary to become one of the best in the world. He perfectly understands all the tactical variants of the game, mentally, he is privileged“said the former world number 1.
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“When I see his performance on the track, I think that He is one of the few tennis players who I think I couldn’t help because he does absolutely everything on the field”he added about Michael Chang’s pupil.
Finally he pointed out: “He will have to overcome certain limitations in terms of size and strength, but he is still young to work on that and tighten the fence… Mentally, he has everything he needs to succeed. will be able to be a clear threat to the top-10 in the short term.”
