The Most Interesting News, Agassi, Federer and more: January 20, 2011
-It’s official: Agassi to be inducted into the international tennis hall of fame -Ever wonder what it’s like to train with Roger Federer? -Andy Murray is trying to bring a charity event to Wimbledon. Here is his petition… -Belgian Kim Clijsters advances to the third round at the Australian Open, but it’s her post match [...]
Video: Andre Agassi Explains His Advantage Over Boris Becker
by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com)
New York — Yesterday, September 2, 2010, Andre Agassi sat down with sports journalist Rick Reilly at the Town Hall theatre in NYC. The discussion was more of a promotion of for Agassi’s book Open. Agassi did take the time to thoughtfully answer many of Reilly’s questions, however if you read the book you didn’t miss[...]
Andre Agassi Headlines Ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Induction
Andre Agassi Headlines Ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Induction
NEWPORT, R.I., USA, September 1, 2010 – Andre Agassi, former world No. 1, eight-time Grand Slam champion [...]
A Philosophical Journey: A Reflection on Andre Agassi’s Impact
by Justin Chaffee, GEM Tennis
Arthur Ashe once said, “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” [...]
Quote of the Day
“I can live with losing, but I can’t live without taking a chance.” – Andre Agassi Tweet
Awkward Moment From the Hit for Haiti at Indian Wells
A seriously awkward moment as Agassi and Sampras rekindle their rivalry in an exhibition to aid the people of Haiti. When Agassi released his autobiography, Open, he wrote about Sampras, saying at times that Sampras was cheap. Sampras had publicly taken exception to these comments from Andre and I guess Agassi thought the exhibition was [...]
The World Reacts to Andre Agassi
After Agassi’s admission to drug use in 1997 the world reacts. See what people around the world are saying below: Francesco Ricci Bitti (International Tennis Federation president): “The ITF is surprised and disappointed by the remarks made by Andre Agassi in his biography admitting substance abuse in 1997. Such comments in no way reflect the [...]
‘I hate tennis’: Agassi’s book adds to his tale
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer So much of Andre Agassi’s life has been spent in the public eye — the various highs and lows, on and off the court, during his transformation from tennis brat to elder statesman — that it was possible to wonder how much more there was to be said about [...]
