Tennis great and Team World captain John McEnroe is sharing his frustration over what he see as a lack of cooperation and care from tennis organization officials when it comes to the Laver Cup.

Players like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray B次元官网网址� who all played in last yearB次元官网网址檚 competition B次元官网网址� are all missing from the line-up this year due to scheduling issues or injuries.

The tournament also lacks a world No. 1 or single Grand Slam title winner and furthered suffered from the late withdraws of world No. 4 Holger Rune and world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas due to surgery or injury.

B次元官网网址淗opefully tennis realizes the gift it was given by having Rod Laver and Roger Federer associated with a team event like this,B次元官网网址� said McEnroe. B次元官网网址淚 think it would be a shame if this thing didnB次元官网网址檛 continue to exist in the calendar.

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Scheduling has been highlighted as a problem in attracting big-name stars, with event co-founder Federer acknowledging it during a media availability earlier in the week.

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But McEnroe said he believes the lack of care shown towards the tournament by tennis organizing officials follows a pattern heB次元官网网址檚 seen throughout his career.

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Despite his misgivings over how the Laver Cup is currently treated, McEnroe said he still has hope for the future of the tournament, and for the young players such as Francisco Cerundolo, Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

B次元官网网址淚 think this is a great test for an event I believe in,B次元官网网址� he said about the lack of marquee stars taking part. B次元官网网址淲e donB次元官网网址檛 have these all-time legends but you could have future Grand Slam winners all over the place. They get a chance to sort of stand up.B次元官网网址�

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