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Pat Rafter named new vice captain for Team World at Laver Cup

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Pat Rafter Named New Vice Captain For Team World At Laver Cup

By IANS News January 19, 2025 • 12:30 PM View: 592

Team World Vice Captain: Australian tennis legend and former World No.1 Pat Rafter has been selected for the role of Team World Vice Captain for the Laver Cup, joining forces with Captain Andre Agassi.

Rafter will take over from American Patrick McEnroe who has been Vice Captain of Team World since the inaugural Laver Cup in Prague in 2017.

"Rafter, a two-time US Open Champion, will debut in his new position at the eighth edition of the tournament, taking place at San Francisco’s iconic Chase Center from September 19-21," Laver Cup said in a statement.

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