Andre Agassi enjoyed his honest part of the highlights on a tennis court. The American reached number 1 in the PIF ATP ranking and won 60 titles at tour level, including eight Majors.
Just over 19 years since his retirement, Agassi wrote another chapter in his tennis playbook when he led the team world to victory against Team Europe on the Laver Cup in San Francisco on Sunday. It is a weekend that will live in the memory for a long time.
“Everyone played a role in making this one of the most memorable weeks I have ever spent on a tennis court,” said Agassi on Sunday evening. “And that says something, because it was many years that I was there in some form with an observed team, but this was really a team. So proud of the boys. Just inexplicable. They never stopped believing.”
From the sidelines, Agassi, in addition to Vice-captain Patrick Rafter, Taylor Fritz, Joao Fonseca, Alex de Minaur and Francisco Cerundolo, can also achieve basehits, with the Minaur and Michelsen triumph also in a double rubber during the three-day event. Even with his decades of experience, Agassi noticed that he learned from the group he led.
“I think the common theme that I removed from this group is how self -confident they are in what they can do on a tennis court. It is not delusions. I mean, it could be delusions … but it was surprising to see their calmness in the midst of storms,” Agassi said. “What I have learned is a kind of what I keep learning, what is trying to listen more than talking and trying to stay out of the way.”
Fritz was the Sterrenman for Team World in San Francisco. He achieved his first Lexus ATP Head2head victory against Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday and then supported it by overcoming Alexander Zverev on Sunday, so that the decisive points for Team World were obtained.
“It would be difficult to come back and play as I played [Saturday]. Funny Ding, I left the hotel. I saw Roddick, with whom I didn’t really spoke too much in the past, and he said, “don’t worry, you play better today,” while you are kidding about how well I played against Carlos, “Fritz said.
“We had to choose the line-up for today and we sat down like a team and I was the one who wanted to put myself in the lock that I put myself. So, when it came to it, I just had to perform. It is a matchup that I clearly feel somewhat comfortable.
The hosts achieved a 15-9 victory in San Francisco, but after eight editions Team Europe has a 5-3 lead against Team World.
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