McEnroe hopes Kyrgios rises to Laver Cup occasion: "It appears to me that this is his favorite event"

John McEnroe will once again anchor the hopes of Team World during this year's Laver Cup which is set to begin on Friday.

McEnroe took in a visit of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox before his team will head to TD Garden hoping to score a home run of their own.

They are currently 0-3 against Team Europe and he hopes to reverse the trend this year.

“It’s been an uphill battle,” said McEnroe “We’ve been so close. We were in a position to win. That’s very exciting. I was pumped up."

But for McEnroe, he hopes that Nick Kyrgios can rise to the occasion this year and provide a platform for success.

“I hope that someone like Nick, for example, rises to the occasion, because it appears to me that this is his favorite event."

“I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll be able to make that happen with him and Opelka and Isner, and then you’ve got the two young Canadians. They’ve got six guys ranked in the Top 10. Our first guy is No. 11 [Auger-Aliassime]. It’s obviously going to be difficult to pull this off.”

“He’s very passionate about it. But he’s had a tough time since he’s come back to the tour — injuries, a lack of matches, losing some close matches. He’s had some tough draws. Hopefully, this is the type of format where he can step up.”