As the tennis world turns its eyes to Roland Garros once again, all eyes are on Alexander Zverev, the German star still chasing that elusive first Grand Slam title. After a heart-wrenching five-set ...
One morning a few days ago, I received an odd email from someone I’d been writing back and forth with about the US Open: “Could we speak on your cell at 4pm? Something amazing may be possible.” That ...
Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. On court at Arthur Ashe at the moment is American tennis icon Andre Agassi, right in the above picture, who won the title here twice. The Athletic ...
As a boy, Andre Agassi hardly ever had a bad game. His father, a former boxer and immigrant from Iran, saw an opportunity with tennis. He hadn't quite made it to the highest levels of his sport, but ...
A brief break in the action during Friday’s Wimbledon semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz brought a difference of opinion on what the talking point should be. Andre Agassi, serving as a ...
That was the assessment of Tennis Channel commentator Sam Querrey as he watched a Laver Cup match on Friday. At that moment, Agassi, the first-time captain of Team World, was doing a pretty good job ...
PARIS -- Legs churning, his white shirt flecked with clay, Andre Agassi grunted as he stretched to whip a forehand across his body on the 33rd stroke of a pivotal point that seemed destined to last ...