Taylor Fritz on John McEnroe: A lot of fun and a legend

America’s tennis star Taylor Fritz has heaped praise on the former world number one John McEnroe ahead of the Laver Cup. The legendary tennis star, who is the captain of the Team World in the two-team competition, is set to end his reign as the captain of the team in 2025 and is set to be replaced by former world number one Andre Agassi.

Fritz is coming into the competition on the back of an outstanding US Open, where he finished as the runner-up after losing to world number one Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, was recently quoted in a report where he praised McEnroe. “John is a lot of fun and a legend,” he said. “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.”

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The competition will be played from 20-22 September in the German city of Berlin. Two teams will compete to secure the ultimate prize. Team World will consist the likes of Fritz, his fellow countrymen Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo and Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis.

On the other hand, Team Europe will consist the likes of world number two Germany’s Alexander Zverev, world number four and four-time Grand Slam winner Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, world number five and one-time Grand Slam winner Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, three-time Grand Slam runner-up Casper Ruud, world number 10 Grigor Dimitrov and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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This will be the seventh edition of the mega-event. In the previous six editions, Team Europe had a clear edge with four wins. They ended up winning the first four editions. On the other hand, Team World has been the stronger unit off late as they won the last two editions. In the previous edition, they came out on top with a score of 13-2.