By Tennis Guru on Oct 30, 2009 in ATP, Andre Agassi, Featured, Tennis Feature | 1 Comment
Former world number one Andre Agassi admitted that he used crystal meth 12 years ago in his upcoming autobiography. He revealed that when he failed the drug test that time, he lied to the tennis authorities saying that he just “accidentally” drank from a soda spiked with the drug prepared by his assistant named “Slim.”
“Then I come to the central lie of the letter. I say that recently I drank accidentally from one of Slim’s spiked sodas, unwittingly ingesting his drugs. I ask for understanding and leniency and hastily sign it: Sincerely,” Agassi wrote.
“I feel ashamed, of course. I promise myself that this lie is the end of it. The ATP reviewed the case—and threw it out,” he added.
By Tennis Guru on Oct 26, 2009 in Andre Agassi, Featured, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 2 Comments
One of the greatest tennis rivalries was revived on Sunday as 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras faced 8-time Slam winner Andre Agassi at an exhibition match staged at The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. In the end, it was Sampras who prevailed over his old nemesis, winning the match in three tight sets 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
This was the first time that the two tennis greats had played each other. The last time they competed was at the final of the 2002 US Open where Sampras went on to win his 14th Grand Slam singles title.
By Tennis Guru on Oct 25, 2009 in Andre Agassi, Featured, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, watch online tennis | 0 Comments
The Venetian Macau Tennis Showdown 2009 promises high octane tennis action from multiple Grand Slam winners Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, who both signed up for this event to revive their rivalry on the courts.
The two American tennis icons will meet each other today (October 25, 2009) in Macau, Asia’s gambling capital. A specially made tennis court was created at the famous Venetian Macau Resort-Hotel for this occasion.
“It’s going to be competitive tennis—obviously not quite as cutthroat as it once was—but I still feel we can both play quite well,” Sampras was quoted as saying on Thursday.
By Tennis Guru on Jul 14, 2009 in Andre Agassi, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 4 Comments
(Macao, July 13, 2009) Grand Slam Champions have been on the lips of tennis fans as the Wimbledon Championships drew near. First Andre Agassi opened the new roof at Wimbledon, then Pete Sampras gained the spotlight after Roger Federer won the French Open and put Pete’s record at risk. History was duly made on the weekend of July 5th 2009 as Federer claimed a new Grand Slam record.
By Tennis Guru on Jul 7, 2009 in Andre Agassi, Featured, Tennis Feature, US Open | 0 Comments
Associated Press reports that eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi will be honored in this year’s US Open, celebrating the charity efforts made by the tennis legend.
The ceremony will take place on the first day of US Open competitions on August 31, 2009.
The former world number one started the Andre Agassi Foundation fifteen years ago. One of the organization’s major projects is the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas.
Agassi won the U.S. Open twice during his 21-year tennis career (1994, 1999).
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