John McEnroe’s Brother Affirms Andre Agassi’s Takeover Rumors at Roger Federer’s Laver Cup

A few months ago, Randy Walker, organizer of Vero Future tournaments and author of New Chapter Media made a surprising revelation. He revealed that John McEnroe had admitted to ESPN during the 2024 AO that this year would be his last as Team World captain at the Laver Cup. Since then, fans have been wondering who would replace the 65YO American tennis legend. Well, it seems like John McEnroe’s brother has the answer to that question.

Recently, Patrick McEnroe joined ‘The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast’. He revealed that Andre Agassi may be standing first in the line to replace John McEnroe as Team World’s captain at Roger Federer‘s Laver Cup.

The vice-captain of the Team World confirms he wouldn’t replace John McEnroe as the captain for the next edition

During the interview, Patrick McEnroe was asked if it’s true that John McEnroe is going to be stepping down from the Laver Cup and Andre Agassi will be taking his spot. The 57-year-old American former tennis player replied, “I heard of rumor to that effect, yes.” But what happens to him? Patrick McEnroe said, “I had a great run.“

John McEnroe has been the captain of Team World since the inaugural edition of the Laver Cup in Prague in 2017. He led the team to their first title triumph in 2022 and then defended their victory in 2023. This tournament brings a team sport format to tennis and the captains have a role in team selection, building team spirit and even providing in-match coaching, unlike the other tournaments in tennis. 

Last year, John McEnroe opened up about how he approached the Laver Cup’s captaining duties. He said, “Well, almost every guy here has a coach with him or is speaking to a coach. So you try to understand what makes a guy tick and talk to the people around him, as well. Get feedback from the coach and people and what they are thinking. That’s important.”

He further went on to add “I’m not going to walk in, couple days, and say, This is what you’re going to do.” John McEnroe takes his job very seriously, but he downplays its importance.

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In the 2023 edition, he heaped praise on his players for their incredible performance throughout the tournament. What did he say? Let us find out.

‘We kicked some a**, baby’ – McEnroe’s reaction after they successfully defended the title last year

During an interview after the match, John McEnroe said, “Well, on behalf of Team World, I am proud of these guys. 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**, baby. That’s what we did.“ Now, it’ll be interesting to see if the new captain can carry forward this momentum and land a hattrick of titles next year for Team World.

The world has already seen there is no bigger rivalry than John McEnroe and Andre Agassi when it comes to pickleball. They have met each other four times on the tour levelling the H2H by a 2-2 margin. Fans are now waiting to see Agassi carry forward the torch from the 65-year-old tennis legend.

What are your thoughts on Andre Agassi leading the Team World? Do you have any other names as suggestions for the captaincy spot? Let us know in the comment box.

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