Posted on 06/24/2006 5:45:57 AM PDT by edpc
LONDON -- Andre Agassi said on Saturday he would retire from tennis after the U.S. Open this year.
"This Wimbledon will be my last and the U.S. Open will be my last tournament," the 36-year-old American told a news conference.
ping.
It's about time. While having a great career he is just about done. Going out on top, almost.
I love watching Agassi play, waht a great player with a heart of gold. The things he has accomplished off of the court far exceed what he has done on it.
It used to pi$$ me off to no end when he was grilled about retirement when he was the world's number 2 player. Good luck Andre, I hope you win, as I always do!!
Same here! He's been a treasure from Day One, IMHO! I'm going to miss him a lot.
He's the only who could make me root against Roger Federer. :)
What a nice guy Roger is! I've never heard him say a bad word about anyone. A gentleman, through and through.
That would be a toughie--Andre or Roger. Hmmmmmmmm!
Andre Agassi is ready to return to Wimbledon after a three-year absence - and this will surely be the last time we see him on the biggest stage of all.
The 36-year-old continues to battle through a back injury that requires him to have cortisone injections before most matches.
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I can not decide
if it's fair to the players
to even allow
things like cortisone
to be used as frequently
as they seem to be.
Players hurt themselves
by playing through the pain as
their bodies collapse,
and players without
the drugs are "limited" by
normal human pain . . .
Business up front, Party out back....
Second-best celebrity mullet? Billy Ray Cyrus still has the top spot.
I love watching Agassi play too. He's one of my favorites. He has one of the best great two-handed backhands to play the men's game and he loves the fast pace of (The U.S. Open) hard courts.
I've been watching him since he first started playing in the grand slams.
Agassi says he will retire after Wimbledon, U.S. Open
NYers love him and I'll be watching as many Andre matches that I can.
Andre loves his fans and is a gracious athlete with a very kind heart.
He does wonderful things for children:
http://www.tennis-x.com/story/2006-06-24/m.php
"Agassi became the first American man to capture an Olympic gold medal in singles since Vincent Richards in 1924. Three years later, he would win the Roland Garros title in Paris and by doing so, become the first man to win all four Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in the history of the sport."
...and the first to win all four Grand Slam titles in his career since, hmm, Rod Laver? A long time anyway. Only five men have done it (the others being Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver and Roy Emerson), it sez here. Considering his great peers (including Sampras, Courier, Chang, Becker...) who didn't manage to do it, his achievement is even more remarkable.
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