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
There's a lot to like about playing against someone you've known and played against a long time,
Each set my quality picked up, and in the fourth set we were both playing well.
I know he's been playing well and he's been picking up his standard, ... I've got to believe he's only gotten better. But you know, it's something I'm looking forward to: a good quality match for sure.
No chance for me to play again ? it's very dangerous and risky for my future. This is an unfortunate setback.
Pete was great, ... (But) I think (Federer) is the best I've played against.
It's like a car going uphill with no brakes. You're either going forward or backwards. I feel like when I'm at home watching it, I'm going backwards.
Today required a lot of concentration, because it only took a mental lapse for one or two shots and the set's over, ... So it was really difficult mentally to stay the course.
I never heard a crowd like that in my life, ... That was some of the best energy I ever felt ... You get so inspired, the hair on your body, the back of your neck, is standing on end.
He's the best I've ever played against. Pete was great, but there was a place to go with Pete on your terms - there's nowhere to go with Roger,
There's no weakness to speak of, ... You play a bad match against Pete, you lose 6-4, 7-5. You play a good match against Pete, you lose 6-4, 7-5. You play a good match against Federer, you lose 6-4, 7-5. You play a bad match against Federer, you lose 1 and 1.
It's really disappointing to miss this year's tournament and I was really looking forward to playing again in the Bay Area.
It was some of the best energy I ever felt -- I never heard a crowd that loud. I thought it was just perfect, actually.
I not only want to play, I want to win. I am really not in the position to do that, so it's not fair to myself or the fans of tennis. I'm going to choose to just try to get my body right and keep working, look at the schedule and see what's next at that point. But right now, I'm not in a position to be out there. I'm way less than 100 percent.
I'm not going to have a lot of winners against a guy like Roger. My goal is to get a lot of errors out of him because of the breezy conditions. I wanted to control the point, but not get too risky.