’’I Can’t play in Sheer Whites... ’’
’’This place is not meant for a Baseline Freak like me !.. ’’
’’I Give Up I wont Play untill , situation around here Improves..’’
Puzzled.....Well how often u See a French Open runner up who is in a way on a roll.. Making statements like that..Well Yeah... Andre... The Great..can really do it , true to his words he didnt make an appearance in Wimbledon for 2 Years... Its kind of funny , but even professional , Tennis can come up with glitches like this....
’’Andre Kirk Agassi’’ better known as Andre Agassi born in Las Vegas (Nevada) on March 29th 1970....Agassi Turned his way to professional Tennis in 1986.. and in 1987 won his First ATP Title.................. He only turned his way to Wimbledon in 1992 ..& amazingly won it the same year...... He reached his career High No. 1 Rank in 1993 & 1995, also in 1999 & recently in 2003... only to be the Oldest Pro to hold that Record.....
Some Great Career Highlights
1) At the Age of 19 Became Runner up in both French & US Open
2) One of the FIVE men to win all the 4 Grand Slams (A Feat that Pete cudnt make)
3) Oldest No. 1 Ranked player in the ATP history at 33 years, 13 days as he took this title following his win in Australian Open 2003. (Third Straight Title)
4) 5 of His 8 Grand Slams came after Crossing 30.
5) Became one of the 5 Men to Play 1000 Singles Matches..What an Achievement
6) Defeated the Former Champs - Becker, Mcenroe in 1992 to eventually take the Championships
Some Great Career Lows
1) Didnt Feature in Wimbledon for 2 years due to some amazing Reasons
2) From No.1 in 1995 & No.4 at the end of 1996 , Agassi got down to 141 in ATP Rankings in 1997.
3) In 1997 had to play 4 ATP challenger Tournaments to Qualify for ATP Masters Event
4) Has one of the Most inconsistent Career Graphs in his League....
His Game - Well Andre has started mostly being a a Back of the Court Player, thats why it was to his Ground Stroking that he could make it big in French Open....Well His Baseline game is simply amazing..I mean He is never Behind the Court...Always controls the Rallies from Inside the Baselines.... Some people thought he cant play on Grass. But he proved them all wrong by winning it once in 1992 & making it to Semis Thrice..... What about his Returns ? Great Simply Great...He Really picks up the ball early & gets the shot back Quickly....Thats why it is not easy to Serve & Volley Against him... I Prefer him for his Smash Vollley.... Overall he has everything what it takes to be a legendary figure he is......
His Serve Angular Serve- Bit of a slant in the position .....A Relatively small ball toss just to get the uncanny angle on his opponent. Quite good at serving at Right Places of the Square... , Not much of a Speedster though he is in his serve .. I mean AVG. First Serve Speed is somewhere between 110-118 MPH... Good First Serve Percentage i.e 67% overall thats what makes him to take the charge of the rallies... & a Ground Stroker par Excellence....
BEWARE some of his deadliest weapons are .....Return Winners, Forehand Passing Shots, Backhand Slice that he uses to Control the pace of rallies, If u are his opponent then make sure you win your point early coz there’s no point in fighting him out in Rallies.
Umm overall his Greatest Rivalry will always Remain with Pistol Pete..whome he Trails by 14-20.... I mean AGASSI has been a Flagship of US Tennis, the Charisma of the Game .......
YOU NAME IT! U GET IT ....LIFE HAS BROUGHT AGASSI WITH SO MUCH INCONSISTENCIES...I MEAN TERRIFIC START TO THE CAREER THAT REALLY PROMISED ...1992 WIMBLEDON CHAMP ....1993 US OPEN & 1995 AUSTRALIAN....BUT THEN INCONSISTENCY ..141 IN 1997.. BACK TO TOP IN 2003...... IF it was Career
then what about his life..... Great Relationship with Brooke Sheilds ...then the Break Up & then Meeting & finally Marrying Steffi Graff in 2001......Even his Hair.. Long Blonde in 1992 ..White Bald in 2003... So This Agassi for you..
Cticize’s Quote ’’A Baseliner Par Excellence.... Best Returner in the WORLD...No Q’s for that..A Guy possesing the Funniest Volley in the Game (Smash Volley)...Agassi no matter how many Grand Slams he has won he will remain my Andre the Great’’
Stats: 8 Grand Slams (I hope many more to come); 16 Tennis Masters; 36 ATP Titles
’’GOD GIVE HIM WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHAMP UNTILL HE COMES TO YOU’’- I Say this coz Agassi has Just lost to Ferrero in US Open Semis....Dont let him loose his Strength.
UPDATE - 2005
12th Sep 2005, Andre at the age of 35 became the oldest player to reach the US Open final where he eventually lost to Roger Federer but nonetheless, Andre has acquired a legendary status in the Game.
REGARDS
PRAS
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