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
games ground pressure service settled
I settled down on my service games and my ground strokes, put enough pressure on him to get that break.
answer focus game guys played plays safety seen special
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.
bit easy edge felt few fourth games good helped hit hold living relax return spots swings third
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.
feels game guys worst
It feels like there are not a lot of guys who play the game he (Dent) does and if you're not on your game he's one of the worst to play,
decisions game goes helped letting people position sacrifice trust
Gil has helped me make decisions that have put me in a position to still be out here letting my game be the most it can be. There's a lot of people who have to sacrifice for me to still be able to do this, and there's a lot of trust that goes into that.
game levels liked throughout week
I feel like I've experienced every part of my game throughout this first week and I've liked the levels I've hit.
men games play
In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement,
thinking games choices
It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like Russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Points become games become sets become tournaments, and it's all so tightly connected that any point can become the turning point. It reminds me of the way seconds become minutes become hours, and any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It's our choice.
against calm concentration game guy lapse mental needs required risks shots taking today took win
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.
answer game good guy hold incredible plays seen serve
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.
break control game high knew lift match pulling quality step
He was pulling triggers, and I could feel if I didn't step up my game he was going to control what was going on out there, ... It was a high quality first set. I snuck a break out of nowhere. I knew I had to lift my game, and I did as the match continued.
against answer anybody best game guy lost played plays seen special
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.
answer best game played plays special
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.
game good ground hold plays struggles
He plays the most breakers because his hold game is that good and he struggles that much on the ground game,