Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassiis an American retired professional tennis player and former World No. 1, who was one of the game's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi had been called the greatest service returner in the history of the game. Described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport's history", Agassi...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth29 April 1970
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
You never know when somebody comes of age or game, ... Some people, it happens a lot earlier than others. ... There's no question he's doing something better than he used to do.
You never know how it's going to be.
You need to play the craziest tennis you've ever played or he needs to be doing something off because you have to do it for such a long period of time.
This is going to be an ongoing effort,
This is going to continue for a long time. Schools and hospitals ... this is something we need to stay with for the long haul.
This is one of the most exciting things to happen in my 20 years in tennis.
Somebody or something has to truly represent the better interest of the sport, ... It's important for there to be resolve.
So to postpone that, for me, I never really considered it. When it was right, I did it. But that's how I do most things, unfortunately.
Now my hopes are for the U.S. Open. I'm in a much better place right now than I was a few weeks ago.
The momentum Robby had going into the fifth, to me, you never know, it might be last set I play here at U.S. Open.
Anything you try to do, he potentially has an answer for, ... He plays the game in a way I haven't seen before. I mean, he's the only guy where you hold serve for 1-0, and you're thinking, 'All right ... good (laughter).' That's how it is. You've always got that sense of urgency. It's an incredible challenge.
The wear and tear of the clay-court season is something that has set me back in the past in terms of the grass-court season, and the grass is something that I don't want to miss again.
The court was playing pretty fast, it almost felt like playing tennis with golf balls out there. But I am feeling fine physically. I think need a few more matches before I can start competing better.
I was pretty nervous coming out here today,