Qualifier David Goffin showcased raw talent and the freshness of youth to stretch third seed Stanislas Wawrinka who eventually survived two tie-breaks to book his berth in the quarterfinals of the singles competition in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday. The one hour, 56-minute match ended well past midnight as Wawrinka, ranked [...]
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Wawrinka survives Goffin scare
January 7th, 2011 |
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Nadal wins US Open to seal career Grand Slam
September 14th, 2010 |
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World No. 1 Rafael Nadal claimed a thrilling four-set victory over Serbia’s third-seeded Novak Djokovic to secure his first US Open title and complete a career Grand Slam. Nadal had never won the title at Flushing Meadows, but on Monday he claimed a 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 victory in a match lasting three hours 22 [...]
Brooke Shields ‘to get back at Andre Agassi’ with own tell-all book
March 8th, 2010 |
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Brooke Shields is set to settle scores with her former husband Andre Agassi with her own tell-all book.
The actress said she would reveal details of her marriage to retired tennis ace, who put their relationship under public scrutiny with his tell all Open.
But Shields insists Agassi did not give the entire story, including an incident [...]
What Andre Agassi Can Teach You About Being A Better Person
December 18th, 2009 |
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I just finished reading Andre Agassi’s autobiography titled Open.
I LOVE tennis bios, they are possibly my favorite book genre because I love tennis, but more than playing it, I love following the professional tour and especially the people in the game. For me, it’s the personalities and the human stories that really inspire, hence [...]
Nadal says Agassi’s ‘lying’ revelations are “terrible for tennisâ€
November 21st, 2009 |
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has reacted to the claims made by former American player Andre Agassi about taking crystal meth in 1997 and lying about it to an independent doping tribunal to save his skin
“I haven’t read the book, but he is not saying the truth of everything,†The Times quoted Nadal, as saying.
“He [...]
Andre Agassi On “The TODAY Show†Nov. 11 [VIDEO]
November 11th, 2009 |
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On Wednesday, TODAY’s Meredith Vieira chatted with Grand Slam-winning tennis legend Andre Agassi about his legacy, his shortlived marriage to Brooke Shields, and his addiction to crystal meth. Agassi, who is now wed to tennis ace Steffi Graf, is doing the media rounds in promotion of his new tell-all memoir, Open, available now.
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Tennis: Marat Safin says Andre Agassi should give his titles back
November 10th, 2009 |
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Former World No. 1 Marat Safin says Andre Agassi should give his titles back after confessing he was tested positive during his tennis career. Agassi admitted in his book Open that he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test, a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying
I never doped while playing: Agassi
November 9th, 2009 |
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Former American tennis star Andre Agassi has denied rumours suggesting that he could have played the game while doped, claiming it would be physically impossible to play tennis while being high on crystal meth.
Agassi has admitted in his autobiography, Open, that he regularly got high with a guy called ‘Slim’ during 1997- the year he [...]
Agassi’’s hate of tennis was a deep part of his life
November 9th, 2009 |
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Tennis star Andre Agassi’’s disclosure that he took a drug known as crystal meth and got away with it, is only one of the startling revelations in a new autobiography. What Agassi has to say about tennis is also pretty startling.
He says that it was sport that he didn”t choose and couldn”t escape from, and [...]
Agassi’’s hate of tennis was a deep part of his life
November 9th, 2009 |
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Tennis star Andre Agassi’’s disclosure that he took a drug known as crystal meth and got away with it, is only one of the startling revelations in a new autobiography. What Agassi has to say about tennis is also pretty startling.
He says that it was sport that he didn”t choose and couldn”t escape from, and [...]
Andre Agassi Admits Wearing Wig
November 2nd, 2009 |
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In his new autobiography, former tennis star Andre Agassi admits the lion mane-hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig used to shield his baldness. Agassi said he wore a hairpiece held together with pins in his first Grand Slam final, the 1990 French Open final, and blames his concerns that it would [...]
Andre Agassi Used Crystal Meth, Then Lied To Tennis Officials
October 28th, 2009 |
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Andre Agassi’s upcoming autobiography, Open, available Nov. 9, contains the revelation that the eight-time Grand Slam champion used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test.
According to an excerpt of the autobiography posted online Tuesday, the eight-time Grand Slam champion writes that he sent a letter to the [...]
Andre Agassi admits in memoir to using crystal meth
October 28th, 2009 |
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Former tennis champion Andre Agassi, an eight-times Grand Slam winner, has admitted in a new autobiograpy that he used the recreational drug crystal meth in 1997 when his career was foundering. People magazine said in a story on its website on Tuesday that Agassi admits to drug use in
Andre Agassi Crystal Meth Confession
October 27th, 2009 |
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From the confines of a page-turning autobiography premiering next month, tennis legend Andre Agassi will reveal that he used crystal meth during his playing career, according to a publicist for Knopf Publishing House, a division of Random House.
In Open, available Nov. 9, the eight-time Grand Slam champion admits using the illegal drug just before his [...]
Del Potro haults Fedex juggernaut at US Open
September 15th, 2009 |
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Argentine sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro upset five-time defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to win the 2009 US Open men’’s final on Monday night.
Del Potro is the first South American to win the US Open men’’s crown since countryman Guillermo Vilas did in 1977. In the process of [...]