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 has always been difficult for me to watch. I just couldn't imagine what it's like competing against a sibling.
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.
There's so many faces you don't recognize anymore, to play against someone you know makes it that much more comfortable.
There's a lot to like about playing against someone you've known and played against a long time,
This certainly isn't easy to do at any age, especially at 35. It's been a privilege to play against many of the greatest players over the decades and Roger has been one of the most enjoyable to play against,
This certainly isn't easy to do at any age, especially 35. It's been a privilege to compete against so many great champions over the last couple of decades or so. Without exception, Roger has been one of most enjoyable to compete against. Thank you New York for the last 20 years. It's been a great ride.
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.
Today required a lot of concentration because it only took a mental lapse for one or two shots and the set's over with, ... On a calm day if I'm taking risks against a guy like that, all he needs is one game and then he's going to win the set.
He's been playing well the whole year, so to come here and play a great match against him feels like a real achievement.
I just lost to a guy that was better, ... He's the best I've ever played against. Normally, if I played that way against anybody else, I'd be favoring myself. Anything you try to do, he potentially has an answer to it. He plays the game in a very special way. I haven't seen it before. Pete (Sampras) was great. No question. But there was a place to go with Pete. There's no such play like that with Roger.
I had his back against the wall to some degree but he just figured that to be a cue for him to do something else,
He's the only guy I've ever played against you hold serve to go 1-0 and you think all right, good. There's a sense of urgency on every point, on every shot.
When we got done with that match I said he's a top-10 player,
Unfortunately, it doesn't happen as often as you'd like. Two guys need to play well and then the balls need to fall at the right place at the right time to create that sort of drama, and it all came together tonight.