John McEnroe is set to end his time as Captain of Team World at the Laver Cup with Andre Agassi set to replace him in 2025.
Taylor Fritz is gearing up for his fourth Laver Cup appearance in Berlin on September 20th.
The US Open finalist and world number seven is the highest ranked player for ‘Team World’, with Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton the two other Americans competing.
Francisco Cerundolo plays for his second consecutive year, while Alejandro Tabilo and Thanasi Kokkinakis are set for debuts.
Defending a thumping 13-2 lead from last year, a relatively weak ‘Team Europe’ have arrived with a stronger squad than last year as Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Daniil Medvedev all preparing to take part.
With Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe the two Team Captain’s set to retire at the end of this year’s event, their respective teams are keen to give them a perfect send off.
Taylor Fritz describes what he thinks of John McEnroe ahead of the Laver Cup
Having worked closely with McEnroe during the Laver Cup, Fritz described the outspoken former player as “great icon” ahead of the Laver Cup starting on Friday.
Teammate and countryman Ben Shelton described how McEnroe gained his further respect during his debut at last year’s event.
Fritz was similarly unequivocal: “John is a lot of fun and a legend,” Fritz told the official Laver Cup site.
“It has been a great honor and an incredible experience to play with him and for him. He’s a wonderful guy and a great icon.”
As the current American number one, Fritz is set to be the highest ranked player for Team World for the third time.
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Playing just one singles match last year, Fritz didn’t drop a set against Andrey Rublev, who was also Team Europe’s highest ranked player last year.
With the team only losing two points throughout, Fritz will need to use all his US Open form to challenge a far stronger team this year.
Fritz could likely meet Zverev once again, who he’s beaten at both the US Open and Wimbledon this year.
With no sign of world number one and US Open champion Jannik Sinner, Fritz’s moment for revenge will have to wait.
