Andre Agassi jokingly scolded Carlos Alcaraz for being grasping with the Grand Slams and requested him to mellow down and spare some wins for his brothers. Agassi-led Staff World claimed its third Laver Cup title after Taylor Fritz’s final-day thriller in opposition to Alexander Zverev sealed the victory.
Alcaraz has been displaying unmatched expertise on the court docket within the 2025 season. He claimed his fifth and sixth Grand Slam titles on the Roland Garros and US Open, reclaiming his high spot on the ATP rankings after Jannik Sinner loved it for 65 weeks. The Spaniard missed the start of the Asian hardcourt swing to take part within the Roger Federer-co-founded Laver Cup, having graced the Chase Middle in his latest platinum blonde look.
The 22-year-old represented Staff Europe, captained by Yannick Noah, and opened proceedings with Norwegian Casper Ruud, trouncing Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka within the doubles on the primary day. Regardless of dispatching Francisco Cerundolo, he fell to Taylor Fritz on the second day for the primary time of their head-to-heads. The latter then continued momentum by reclaiming the lads’s workforce competitors title for Staff World after beating Zverev within the finals.
Within the post-victory speech, Andre Agassi pointed at Alcaraz and jokingly requested him to not be grasping by sparing some wins for his fellow gamers.
“Carlos, do not be so grasping with all these Grand Slams. Share some together with your brothers, for God’s sake,” Agassi mentioned.
Agassi additionally addressed Staff Europe and expressed how great it was to see the ace gamers exhibit their expertise on the court docket.
“It’s such an honor to sit down agon the aspect of the court docket and watch you guys do what you do. It is outstanding and I want you the brightest futures,” he added (0:13 onwards).
Agassi took up captaincy after John McEnroe, who was a mainstay for the reason that inaugural version in 2017.
Andre Agassi expressed how Carlos Alcaraz’s title on the roster all the time makes different gamers tense
Agassi, the eight-time Grand Slam titlist who dominated the lads’s tennis area throughout his time, has all the time appreciated the up-and-coming gamers. Effectively conscious of what Carlos Alcaraz brings to the court docket, the American revealed how the Spaniard’s title on the roster retains the opponents on their toes.
“Each time you see Alcarez’s title on the draw or subsequent to you, it simply sort of makes all the pieces in your physique tense up slightly bit. You recognize what I imply?,” he mentioned within the Served Podcast.
Host Andy Roddick comforted him and jokingly mentioned:
“I imply I do not know. I do not assume he will be superb from right here on out. It is like, I imply (he’s) so overrated, so overrated. He cannot, he has no selection. You may be high quality.”
Carlos Alcaraz will subsequent be in competition on the ATP 500 Tokyo, scheduled for 22-30 September 2025.
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Edited by Samya Majumdar
