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
It would be great to win, but I have no interest in putting a nice little bow around my career and handing it over to anybody,
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.
Other guys you play, and I've played a lot of them, there's a safety zone, there's a place to get to, there's something to focus on, there's a way. Anything you try to do, he (Federer) potentially has an answer for. He plays the game in a very special way. I haven't seen it before.
Oh, how do you find words for what this means? This has been some of the greatest memories I've ever had on the court, ... I'll have these memories the rest of my life. Being in the finals at 35 just means you're going to have to put up with me a lot longer.
Somebody or something has to truly represent the better interest of the sport, ... It's important for there to be resolve.
The thought of a Wimbledon trophy being in the hands of somebody with a lot of money is upsetting.
The third and fourth set, I felt I was a bit living on the edge with my serve. He was getting a lot of good swings at it, had me under a lot of pressure. But the fifth, I had a few good easy hold games and started to relax a little bit more and hit my spots a little bit better, so that helped me to relax on my return games, as well.
I've been around long enough to know how short-lived all of this is.
Ivo, it's so hard to break him. One or two points can decide the match. It was good to close that one out, this was getting tougher.
Thank you, New York for the last 20 years. It's been a great ride.
So now all of a sudden I'm faced with the reality that I can actually go enjoy the Open this year, because I'm doing a few things right, which is nice to feel, ... Yeah, I like where I am right now.
Ten weeks ago, I didn't know where things were going to go,
Pretty amazing. I don't know if I can put in context how this compares with some of my greatest experiences on the tennis court, but I know it's right up there, because this is what you work so hard for.
Same story now for a little while. A couple of good days followed by a series of difficult ones.