John McEnroe was total of praise for Crew Earth as Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman became the initial names on the American’s roster.
The trio will line-up for McEnroe’s Team World at the Laver Cup this September at the O2 Arena.
Canada’s greatest male player Auger-Aliassime entered the top 10 in January, even though Fritz is the American No. 1 just one and Schwartzman the foremost Argentine participant.
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Staff Europe has won the initial 4 editions of the Laver Cup underneath captain Bjorn Borg, storming to victory in 2017 and 2021 with narrower victories in 2018 and 2019.
But McEnroe is hopeful the new crop can challenge Europe’s dominance.
“These are challenging rivals each with a track report now of beating the ideal and successful titles at the maximum amount,” McEnroe claimed.
“They also understand Laver Cup competition and how matches can swing so quickly. We have been particularly close to pulling off a Staff World victory in four attempts and will have an fantastic opportunity with Felix, Taylor and Diego on the group.
“Felix has experienced a stand-out time and is just one of the main young players of the new era.
“He has arrived at many tour-amount finals and has the expertise to challenge Grand Slam champions like Rafael Nadal, who he narrowly missing to in five sets at Roland-Garros this 12 months.”
Aliassime – who was the greatest rated player in the aspect when Team World missing 14-1 to Workforce Europe in 2021 – also seemed forward to his next appearance at the celebration.
“I’m thrilled to be returning for Workforce World,” Auger-Aliassime reported. “Boston was a great initial working experience of Laver Cup and the environment was quite special. 1 calendar year on, I truly feel self-assured that I can get points for Group Planet this time around.”
Team-mate Fritz, who captured a beautiful title at Indian Wells this 12 months, mentioned the staff celebration ‘brings out the best’ in him, whilst planet No. 16 Schwartzman also recalled fond recollections of the event.
“I have wonderful reminiscences of taking part in Laver Cup and forming these sturdy bonds with my staff-mates. I can’t wait around to get aspect this calendar year at The O2, the atmosphere will be out of this planet,” he stated.
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