"Team World played unbelievable tennis, every single match." Captain Bjorn Borg admits Team Europe couldn't have done much more. #LaverCup
(VIDEO) "Team World played unbelievable tennis": Bjorn Borg praises opponents after landslide Laver Cup victory for McEnroe's team
ATPMonday, 25 September 2023 at 18:30
Bjorn Borg praised Team World after they stormed to a landslide victory over Team Europe at this year's Laver Cup, held in Vancouver, Canada.
Former World No. 1 Borg had a hugely successful career across the 1970s and 80s, winning eleven Grand Slam titles - including five consecutive victories at Wimbledon.
This weekend, the Swedish player was busy captaining Team Europe at the Laver Cup, where they were aiming to prevent Team World from defending their title. The Team was made up of World No. 6 Andrey Rublev, Norway's Casper Ruud, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and France's Gael Monfils and Arthur Fils.
Borg praises Team World's dominance
Unfortunately, though, Team World ended up being the stronger team for the second year in a row. Captained by seven-time singles Grand Slam champion John McEnroe, the Team included World No. 9 Taylor Fritz, as well as Top 20 players Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, and Felix Auger-Aliassime. World No. 21 Francisco Cerundolo was also on the team.
Things got off to a good start for Team World from the very first match, with Shelton defeating Fils in straight sets, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Cerundolo quickly added to this with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Davidovich Fokina.
By the end of the first day, Team Europe were yet to get any points on the board, but Ruud was able to make sure they didn't go home with no wins by defeating Paul on the second day. Ultimately, though, Team World ended the tournament with a resounding victory of 13-2.
After the match, Borg praised Team World for their strong performance.
"Team World played unbelievable tennis. Every single match they played really good," he said.
McEnroe also expressed his delight at the winning team.
"On behalf of Team World, I am proud of these guys," he said, "We brought together a great group of some youth and experience, guys that have been here before. Everybody played well. It was an awesome week. We kicked some a*s, baby. That's what we did.
"We're already thinking about next year because winning is a whole lot better than losing. We struggled the first couple years, and now we have tasted winning, and it feels good."
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