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
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.
Blake said Saturday. ''That match, it just seemed like everything was going right for me, as it did today similarly. But, you know, it was emotional to really beat Andre Agassi, someone I idolized.
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,
Everybody here is taking the day out of their lives to come watch me, and I thank you for that,
At this point in my career I have to be extremely selective about the amount of matches that I play in preparation of the US Open,
You feel inspired by it -- the hair on the back of your body is standing on end and occasionally it leads to some magic.
To be honest, with the way a mentality like mine sort of works, this means as much to me as doing it in the finals,
To be here at an age when I can take in that sort of love (from the fans) and embrace it is a tremendous feeling, ... I'll never forget this. They can't take that away from me.