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Thomas Enqvist said on Friday he was "honoured" to take over the
post as captain of Sweden's Davis Cup team.
Speaking on Swedish breakfast television Enqvist said he hoped
to rely on Swedish number one Robin Soderling in his future team and
also hoped that hard-serving Joachim Johansson could be part of the
group.
The Swedish Tennis Federation named Enqvist on Thursday to
succeed Mats Wilander who along with assistant coach Joakim Nystrom
have been in charge of the Davis Cup team since 2003.
Enqvist, who won 19 titles in his career and was ranked four in
the world, was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team between 1995
and 2004, and was on the 1997 winning team.
Sweden's first tie with Enqvist as captain is against Argentina
in March 2010.
He told reporters on Thursday that he aimed to try to get the best
Swedish players to commit to play Davis Cup matches, saying this
was a good Swedish tradition.
After retiring from the tour, the 35-year-old Enqvist has helped
an academy for promising young players. That experience can come in
hand as he has gained an eye for Team Catella players like Daniel
Berta, Patrick Brydolf and Christian Lindell.
Wilander has said he wanted to spend more time with his family
that lives in the US.
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