Laver Cup
Agassi on Laver Cup learnings… Delusion & much less speaking
Staff World defeats Staff Europe 15-9 in San Francisco
September 22, 2025
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Andre Agassi was captaining Staff World on the Laver Cup for the primary time.
By Sam Jacot
Andre Agassi has loved his fair proportion of highs on a tennis court docket. The American reached No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings and received 60 tour-level titles, together with eight majors.
Just a little greater than 19 years since his retirement, Agassi wrote one other chapter into his tennis playbook when on Sunday as captain, he led Staff World to victory towards Staff Europe on the Laver Cup in San Francisco. It’s a weekend that may reside lengthy within the reminiscence.
“All people performed an element in making this one of the vital memorable weeks I’ve ever spent on a tennis court docket,” Agassi mentioned on Sunday night time. “And that is saying one thing, as a result of it was a variety of years I have been on the market in a single kind or one other with a perceived workforce, however this actually was a workforce. So pleased with the fellows. Simply unflappable. They by no means stopped believing.”
From the sidelines, Agassi, alongside vice captain Patrick Rafter, helped Taylor Fritz, Joao Fonseca, Alex de Minaur and Francisco Cerundolo earn singles victories, with De Minaur and Michelsen additionally triumphing in a doubles rubber throughout the three-day occasion. Even together with his a long time of expertise, Agassi discovered himself studying from the group he was main.
“I feel the widespread theme that I took away from this group is simply how assured they’re in what they will do on a tennis court docket. It is not delusional. I imply, it may be delusional… Nevertheless it was wonderful to observe their calm within the midst of storms,” Agassi mentioned. “What I realized is form of what I proceed to study, which is attempt to do extra listening than speaking and attempt to keep out of their means.”
Fritz was the star man for Staff World in San Francisco. He earned his first Lexus ATP Head2Head win towards Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday after which backed that up by overcoming Alexander Zverev on Sunday, securing the decisive factors for Staff World.
“It was going to be robust to come back again and play like I performed on [Saturday]. Humorous factor, I used to be leaving the resort. I noticed Roddick, who I have not actually spoken to an excessive amount of up to now, and he mentioned, ‘Don’t be concerned, you will play higher right this moment’, joking about how properly I performed towards Carlos,” Fritz mentioned.
“We needed to decide the line-up for right this moment and we sat down as a workforce and I used to be the one which wished to place myself within the slot that I put myself. So, when it got here all the way down to it, I simply needed to carry out. It is a matchup that I clearly really feel considerably comfy in. It doesn’t matter what, I used to be simply going to compete as onerous as I might for the workforce and do every part I might do.”
The hosts earned a 15-9 victory in San Francisco however after eight editions, Staff Europe holds a 5-3 lead towards Staff World.
