Andy Roddick Calls Carlos Alcaraz ‘So Overrated’ While Andre Agassi Advises Him to Work on Athleticism

Carlos Alcaraz made his Laver Cup debut last year and helped Team Europe break Team World's dominance.

Andy Roddick Calls Carlos Alcaraz ‘So Overrated’ While Andre Agassi Advises Him to Work on Athleticism

Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/AllAboutHQ, Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

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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.

Carlos Alcaraz on what is weird about the Laver Cup

Laver Cup, just like any other team event, unites the rivals. This is why Carlos Alcaraz found it weird when he made his debut last year.

Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

It was weird. My rivals, one week ago, I was fighting against them on the tennis court, and now they were my teammates. But I loved it. I loved the energy, the atmosphere. We’re all together just to try to bring the Cup to Europe. To get to know them off the court, as well, was a great experience for me. I couldn’t miss it this year.

Carlos Alcaraz told Lavercup.com

The Laver Cup is Alcaraz’s first tournament since the US Open, where he ended his campaign by denying arch-rival Jannik Sinner his second straight title. The Italian has yet to make his debut in the event.

Alcaraz has so far played nine finals and clinched seven titles, which include the US Open and his second consecutive French Open title. Both of them he won by beating Sinner, who denied Alcaraz a three-peat at Wimbledon with a four-set win.

After the Laver Cup, Alcaraz will shift his focus toward the Japan Open. He will be featuring in the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo for the first time.

Alcaraz chose not to defend his title at the China Open, which he clinched last year by defeating Sinner in a thrilling final. After Tokyo, the Murcia native will be heading toward Shanghai for the ATP 1000 tournament, where last year he lost in the quarterfinals to Tomas Machac.

His US Open win helped Alcaraz reclaim his No.1 ranking for the first time since September 2023. Sinner will play the Shanghai Masters as well as the ATP Finals as the defending champion, and failing to win the titles is only going to increase the ranking gap.

Also read: Alexander Zverev Eager to Take the Responsibility of Leading Team Europe to Success at the Laver Cup