Andre Agassi – Unofficial Report

Andre met Brooke Shields in 1993 and, after a four-year courtship, the two wed in Carmel, California in 1997. Nevertheless, while the couple became media favorites, Andre's occupation took a turn for the even worse. By November 1997, thanks to a bad run and a number of injuries, he sank to a 141 globe position.

This career reduced put a strain on his marriage and after declaring divorce from Shields in April 1999, Andre tossed himself into a stringent workout routine. In June of that year, he became just the 5th player in history to win all 4 Grand Slams and by the end of 1999, he was ranked number one on the planet.

A return to form saw Andre gain two straight Australian Open championships in 2000 and 2001. During 2001, he won 49 occupation singles championships and $23,502,790 in prize cash. He had a record of 689 wins and 220 losses in songs matches.

Agassi married fellow tennis player Steffi Graf in 2001 and the couple have two children. While remaining to play, off the court he dedicates much time to the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation.

The last match between Agassi and Pete Sampras was in the final at the 2002 United States Open. Being the last match of Sampras' career, it was fortuitous for him that he beat Agassi. By the end of 2002, Agassi finished at second overall, becoming the earliest tennis player to do so, at 32 years and 8 months.

Winning his 8th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and his sixth Miami Masters in 2003, he exceeded his spouse Steffi Graf who is five-time winner of the occasion. In 2004, Agassi won the Cincinnati Masters and in 2005, he left Nike after a 17-year partnership, and signed an endorsement take care of Adidas.

Having actually qualified for the 2005 Masters Cup in Shanghai, Agassi was required to take out due to an injury. He had torn ligaments in his ankle playing racquetball 3 weeks before and had been advised to keep off his feet. This injury likewise required him to withdraw from the 2006 Australian Open and, coupled with back and leg discomfort, seemed to afflict him in the various other events he was playing. It was evident to those enjoying, that Agassi was almost on his usual kind and he seemed extremely disappointed that his injuries were avoiding him form attaining the wins he wanted. Agassi pulled out of the whole clay period and as a result, his ranking fell into the 20s

After twenty years in expert tennis, on 24 June 2004 Agassi revealed he would be retiring from tennis following the 2006 US Open. His last match protested Benjamin Becker on 3 September 2006 and Agassi lost in 4 sets, in the 3rd round. He bade the crowd an emotional goodbye with the following words: "The scoreboard says I lost today, however what the scoreboard doesn't say is exactly what it is I have actually found. Over the last twenty-one years, I have found loyalty: you have pulled for me on the court as well as in life. I have found motivation: you have willed me to prosper, often even in my most affordable minutes. And I've found generosity: you have provided me your shoulders to stand on to grab my dreams, dreams I could possibly never have actually reached without you. Over the last twenty-one years, I have discovered you and I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life. Thank you.".

In 2009, Agassi published his autobiography, 'Open', to the joy of the tabloid press, who took upon revelations including the reality that the tennis star accepted to using Crystal Meth during his occupation.

An additional of guide's big revelations is that he did not, as he typically declared in interviews, enjoy the game of tennis.

In a meeting with Spiegel. de, Andre explained that he believes it is impossible to enjoy tennis. He stated that "the optimum [pleasure he felt on court] were short moments of peace during a match whom we, the players, used to call 'the Zone', but you could not prepare it. It was never consistent. And it went by extremely fast".

Guide offers the impression that his dad required him into the game from an extremely young age and Agassi states that his father even hung a mobile made from tennis balls above his cot.

When he was older, his father built a ball equipment called The Dragon which spat out 2,500 balls a day which Agassi was forced to strike.

Finally, Agassi confesses that far from being the confident young tearaway he is often depicted as, he was "scared of losing, of the blame and the jokes, of the public and of my father. I really hated tennis".