Andre Agassi continues his phenomenal career at the Laver Cup this week, albeit as a coach for Team World.
Agassi has taken over the reins from John McEnroe, who served as Team World captain since the inception of the Laver Cup in 2017.
He won two of those events against opposing captain Bjorn Borg, who has been replaced by Yannick Noah for Team Europe.
San Francisco’s Chase Center plays host to the tournament, where Agassi has been working with his team in preparation.
His role comes after a brief coaching spell with Holger Rune, with Agassi having also previously worked with Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov.
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Agassi told Rune he can become a Grand Slam champion, with the Dane having reached out to the American for advice earlier this year.
Speaking ahead of his Laver Cup debut as coach, Agassi has discussed his chances of becoming a full-time coach on the ATP Tour.
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“That’s more of a bandwidth decision, right?” said Agassi, as quoted by the Laver Cup website. “I love connection with people. I love when a little bit of my efforts can make a big difference in someone’s game, career, life.
“When I engage with a player for days or potentially weeks, my phone’s always open, we’re constantly in contact.
“That’s achievable for me, but traveling, taking up weeks and weeks and weeks – I just don’t have the bandwidth. I have too many things to be focused on.
“This is an event that has so much. It’s been built up so much over the years, and makes it very achievable. That allows me to do it.”
Andre Agassi admits to surprising himself ahead of the Laver Cup starting
It certainly is a shame that a current ATP player cannot benefit from Agassi’s wisdom, but his decision is perfectly understandable.
He enjoyed a stunning career on the court, which involved winning 60 ATP titles and becoming world number one.
Agassi also clinched eight Grand Slam titles and reached another seven finals, as well as completing the career Grand Slam at the 1999 French Open.
And even with his coaching past, the American has admitted surprising himself in his current role, saying of such surprise: “I am a little bit. Everything in my life tends to have a bit of conflict to it.
“Part of me wants to get involved; another part of me says, ‘Can I really take it on and do it well?’ I hold myself to the standard of making sure I can do it to the best of my ability.
“So I go through my process leading up, but then once I’m here, it’s like jumping out of an airplane; you just kind of go with it. You’re all in. I’m all in.”
That should be really welcome news for Team World, who will be desperate to avoid being upset in San Francisco.
They lost 13-11 to Team Europe in Berlin at the 2024 Laver Cup, with the tournament moving on to London in 2026.
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