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
He's the best I've ever played against. Everything you try to do, he has an answer for. He plays the game in a very special way.
I've been thinking that for four years. You never know when it's your last go,
Same story now for a little while. A couple of good days followed by a series of difficult ones.
Andy had number one in his hands the whole week,
I attempted to play in Shanghai with an injury that was not fully healed and it set me back substantially.
If you don't understand the mentality of the people, if you don't understand the people, you don't appreciate the city, you don't appreciate playing here.
Nike and I reached terms on all my stuff with no problem,
I tell you what I do take pleasure in is accomplishing things that I question myself,
I don't know if I can put in context with how this compares with some of my greatest moments on tennis courts, but it's right up there,
It is not realistic for me to consider myself competitive on clay. The wear and tear it puts on my body has set me back the last couple of years. And Wimbledon is something that I don't want to miss this year.
I broke him one time. You come out to a match like this and you hope for that at least. So you never know what to expect playing somebody you never played before. In his most difficult moments, he was more awkward than I anticipated.
I know it's right up there because this is what you work so hard for,
That means you go out in the match and you address it with urgency and you have to play well, ... He's not the first guy to make you feel that way, but he's certainly the guy that's doing it better than anybody now.
It's good to be back on the court healthy and excited. I am still not as comfortable, and that will take a couple of matches. But what was important was that I was getting into good positions, which means I am moving well.