By FirstSportz,Gouri Das

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Carlos Alcaraz is gearing up to challenge the players of Team World, led by new captain Andre Agassi, in the Laver Cup. The Spaniard will make his second appearance in the eighth edition of the tournament, founded by Roger Federer.

Alcaraz made his debut last year (held in Berlin) and featured in four matches, winning two singles, one doubles, and losing a doubles match along with Alexander Zverev against the pair of Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz. Thanks to Alcaraz’s win over Fritz in the decider, Team Europe was able to deny a third consecutive title to their opponents.

The latest edition will be held at the Chase Center in San Francisco on September 19. Recently, Agassi sat for an interview with Andy Roddick and was asked about Alcaraz.

Every time you see Alcaraz’s name on the draw or next to you, it just kind of makes everything in your body tense up a little bit. You know what I mean?

Roddick joked and called the six-time Grand Slam champion an overrated player, knowing perfectly well that this description doesn’t suit him well because Alcaraz has only lived up to the hype. A great variety of shots is in his arsenal, so much so that Roddick thinks Alcaraz sometimes confuses himself about which one to unleash.

I mean, I don’t know. I don’t think he’s going to be very good from here on out. It’s like, I mean, he is so overrated, so overrated. He can’t; he has no variety. You’ll be fine.
Andy Roddick said

Agassi then joked that when he met Alcaraz, he told him to work on his “athleticism a little bit“. Even Federer thinks Team Europe has an edge over Team World because of the 22-year-old’s presence.

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