Andre Agassi
A Secret Wedding for Tennis Greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
Expectant parents Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were wed during a private ceremony attended only by their mothers on October 22nd.
Andre Agassi Puts to Rest French Open Demons
After a tough loss in the French Open, Andre Agassi admits relief at reaching the second round of Wimbledon by defeating Peter Wessels.
Agassi Swings, Graf Retires Hurt
Tennis: Andre Agassi dropped his worst point ever when he struck his wife, Steffi Graf, in the face at a charity match.
Agassi Retires After Defeat
Tennis: US Open: Andre Agassi today retired after being knocked out in the third round in four sets by German Benjamin Becker.
Agassi Keeps Dream Alive
Tennis: Andre Agassi staves off retirement with thrilling four-set victory over Andrei Pavel at US Open.
Wimbledon: Agassi Makes Gracious Farewell
Tennis: Andre Agassi's Centre Court love affair finally came to an end, but his young Spanish victor has the flair and desire to follow in the American's footsteps, says Tim Adams.
Nadal Scapes Through to Meet Agassi
Tennis: Rafael Nadal recovered from two sets down against American qualifier Robert Kendrick to ensure a third round clash on centre court today with Andre Agassi.
Henman Sees Off Agassi at Queen's
Tennis: Problems? What problems? Tim Henman looked all right to us, brushing aside Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-4.
Tennis: Pull-outs Shanghai Masters Cup As Agassi and Nadal Add to Injury List
The Masters Cup is in disarray after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal became the latest players to withdraw from the tournament.
Federer Beats Agassi to Claim Us Crown
Tennis: Andre Agassi labelled Roger Federer the best player he had ever faced after the Swiss maestro won his sixth grand slam title.
Tennis: Federer Ends Agassi's Dream
Roger Federer overcame a partisan atmosphere and an inspired Andre Agassi in four sets to retain his US Open title at Flushing Meadows.
Tennis: Agassi Mocks the Notion of Borrowed Time
Andre Agassi played late into the night as he came back from two sets down to beat James Blake in the US Open quarter-final.
Ageless Agassi Shows True Grit
Tennis: Andre Agassi staged an amazing comeback to sink James Blake in a five-set thriller and reach the US Open semi-finals.
Wild Card Sets Up Agassi Clash
Tennis: American wild card James Blake stunned Tommy Robredo to set up a quarter-final date with Andre Agassi, while Mary Pierce stormed past Justine Henin-Hardenne to face Amelie Mauresmo.
Tennis: Agassi Forced to Take Five But Sees Off Malisse
Andre Agassi pounded his way to his 13th quarter-final in 20 attempts at the US Open after a sea-saw encounter with Xavier Malisse.
Tennis: Age Holds All the Aces to Beat Rusedski and Agassi
Greg Rusedski was beaten in the French Open opening round for the fourth time in his last five visits yesterday as former champion Andre Agassi also bowed out.
Injured Agassi Dumped Out in Paris
Tennis: French Open: A hip problem reduced Andre Agassi to hobbling around the court as he suffered a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Jarkko Nieminen.
Agassi eyes one more feat on clay
Tennis: Andre Agassi steamed into the semi-finals of the Italian Open after pulverising Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets.
Agassi no match for sublime Federer
Tennis: Australian Open, men: World No1 Roger Federer continued his march to the title with a convincing straight sets win against Andre Agassi.
Agassi Fires Himself Up for Federer
Tennis: Australian Open: Andre Agassi is as excited about the prospect of playing Roger Federer in the quarter-finals as he used to be about playing Pete Sampras.
Agassi Cruises Into Third Round
Tennis: Australian Open, men: Andre Agassi and Marat Safin both enjoyed easy victories on day three.
Andre, for Pete's sakes!
The upcoming 2004 U.S. Open title should go to Andre Agassi as he closes out an illustrious career. Here's why. However, don't expect a reasonable explanation, as this one's from the heart for a change.
Unhappy End to a Hate-love Relationship
June 16: Ageing Andre Agassi has pulled out of the Wimbledon Championships and the chances of him returning again remain remote.
Agassi Out of Wimbledon
Tennis: More bad news for the Wimbledon blazers: a niggling hip injury has ruled Andre Agassi out of next week's Championships.
Tennis: Agassi Winged By Qualifier Who Fears Flying
May 25: Andre Agassi, who won the French Open title five years ago, was bundled out in the first round by qualifier Jérôme Haehnel.
Tennis: Agassi Calls for Apology to Rusedski
March 12: Andre Agassi has called for the ATP to apologise to Greg Rusedski after he was cleared of taking drugs.
Australian Open: Safin Beats Agassi in Five Sets
January 30: Marat Safin beat Andre Agassi in a five-set thriller, ending the American's 26-match unbeaten run in Melbourne.
Safin Sends Agassi Out in Epic Battle
Unseeded Marat Safin beat defending champion Andre Agassi out after almost four hours of tennis which contained more twists and turns than the latest Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Australian Open: Agassi Angry at Atp's Handling of Current Drug Scandal
January 22: Andre Agassi is just one of the players angry at the state of the men's game and how the ATP is handling the current drugs scandal.
Tennis: Young Guns Can Put Paid to Agassi Era
January 17: This could be the year when Andre Agassi finally turns a little curly at the edges.
Agassi Stardust is Rubbing Off on Young Ginepri
August 30: Thanks to Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri the crowds are still flocking to Flushing Meadows.
America Looks Beyond Agassi to Roddick Breakthrough
August 25: For the majority of US fans there are only two men's stories worth a damn at the US Open. The first is whether Andre Agassi can win the title again, and the second is whether Andy Roddick can make the big breakthrough.
Agassi Brought Down By a Scud
July 01: Australian "Scud" Mark Philipoussis saw off Andre Agassi in a five-set humdinger, winning 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4.
Andre Agassi v Mark Philipoussis
3pm update: The rain has eased but there's no sign of play yet. Still, it could be worse."It's bucketing in Calcutta," says Bryan Patten, who may or may not be related to a certain EU commissioner. "Seriously - writing emails to you beats wading through the water (it's a bit...
Agassi Looking to Seize the Day
June 29: Andre Agassi is one of Tennis's enduring stars, says Ian Ridley.
Tim Adams: Andre's Love Lingers
June 22: Andre Agassi's relationship with Wimbledon has survived mutual mistrust and a lot of bad-hair days, but it has emerged the stronger for it.
Henman Finds His Rhythm As Hewitt Sings the Blues
June 14: Tim Henman defeated France's Anthony Dupuis and Andre Agassi recaptured the world No1 spot from Lleyton Hewitt at Queen's Club.
Agassi Fluently Through With Energy Saved
June 2: Andre Agassi reached his third successive quarter-final at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 victory over the Brazilian Flavio Saretta.
Agassi Digs Himself Out of a Hole in French Fightback
May 29: Andre Agassi hit back from two sets down yesterday, as he had done so famously in the final four years ago, to reach the last 32 of the French Open.
Agassi Crashes As Henman Comeback Falters Again
May 6: Andre Agassi, the oldest player to claim the world No1 ranking, was cut off at the knees by a 21-year-old Spaniard, David Ferrer, in the first round of the Italian Open.
A changing of the guard
This week saw Andre Agassi move past Lleyton Hewitt and return to No. 1. At 33 years of age, he has become the oldest player to ever reach No. 1. What Andre Agassi has achieved now, and throughout his up-and-down career, has been a blessing to the sport of tennis in need of a good, well-rounded ambassador.
Agassi turns on the style to boost ill-starred tournament
Tennis: Relief all round that Andre Agassi looks set to provide some excitement at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami.
Aching Agassi and pained Hewitt set for top tussle
Tennis: Andre Agassi has the hump and Lleyton Hewitt has a bellyache. The world's two top players are set for a tussle for the No1 spot, during which much may depend on their health.
Ageless Agassi Defies the Generation Game
The new millennium was supposed to mark a turning point in men's tennis, when the young guns stepped in and blazed their way to the top. But the old stagers are resolutely clinging on, and for the third time since 2000 dawned Andre Agassi, who will be 33 in April, won the Australian Open title, his...
Laid-back German Fears Full Force of Agassi
January 25: Rainer Schüttler knows the size of his final task in the Australian Open as he prepares to face Andre Agassi.
Ferreira falls out of Agassi spin dryer
"Actually I can't make it on Sunday," joked Andre Agassi after reaching his fourth final here with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Wayne Ferreira that made shelling peas appear the most onerous of tasks.
Agassi Walks Over Ferriera to Final
January 24: Andre Agassi has reached the final of the Australian Open, beating South African Wayne Ferriera for the eleventh time in his career.
Agassi Gives Ferreira a Rocket
Monsieur, wiz zis tennis you're really spoiling us! Andre Agassi beat South Africa's Wayne Ferreira for the 11th straight time to reach his fourth Australian Open final today.
Graf to Play Again If Agassi Wins
January 22: Andre Agassi has allegedly struck a wager with Steffi Graf that if he wins the Australian Open they will play mixed doubles in the French Open.
Agassi Powers Into Semi-finals
Andre Agassi warned he was on a revenge mission at the Australian Open after powering past Sebastien Grosjean and into the semi-finals.
Agassi Survives Duel With Escudã©
January 18: Andre Agassi was eventually able to dampen Nicolas Escudé's competitive edge even after some anxious moments in the third set.
Blisters Smooth Way for Half-day Agassi
January 20: Andre Agassi will face a Frenchman who, hopefully, has the right-size of shoe - unlike Guillermo Coria who gave up after only 11 games.
Agassi survives the French rapier
Men: Andre Agassi showed title form to finally overcome a livewire Nicolas Escudé; Albert Costa is out while Juan Carlos Ferrero scraped through.
Players hit back over drug abuse claim
Andre Agassi yesterday stepped into a growing row over alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs in tennis when he said such claims were "irresponsible".
Tuned-up Agassi Finds Perfect Pitch
January 16: Andre Agassi's Aussie Open second-round defeat of South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik was as good as it gets.
Agassi Drives Through With Full Tank
Andre Agassi refused to get carried away after his 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 demolition of South Korean Lee Hyung-taik in the second round of the Australian Open this morning. The second seed, bidding to become the first overseas man to win four titles in Melbourne, admitted that he may have...
Agassi's Desire Burns Bright
January 14: There were moments, notably when Andre Agassi took off his cap to reveal his closely shaved head, that the Las Vegas legend bore an uncanny resemblance to Austin Powers' Dr Evil as he began his quest for a fourth Australian Open title.
Agassi Bulldozes Past Vahaly
Second seed Andre Agassi wasted no time brushing aside fellow American Brian Vahaly 7-5 6-3, 6-3 at the Australian Open. The three-times champion took just over two hours to advance to the second round where he will meet South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik, who won his first ATP title in Sydney...
Hewitt rules the world as Agassi slumps
Lleyton Hewitt will finish the year as world No1 after Andre Agassi, his nearest challenger, was dumped out of the Masters Cup here in China yesterday by Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Agassi Defeat Crowns Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt clinched the year-end world No1 ranking without lifting a racket today as his only rival for the top spot, Andre Agassi, slumped to a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 defeat to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Tennis Masters Cup. Agassi fought like a rotweiller but could not stop Ferrero or prevent...
Agassi Suffers Shanghai Surprise
Andre Agassi's hopes of taking over Lleyton Hewitt as world No1 have taken a severe blow as he was thrashed 7-5, 6-1 by Jiri Novak at the Masters Cup in Shanghai. Agassi can still overtake the Australian Hewitt, who plays Carlos Moya later today, but the manner of his defeat to the Czech...
The end of an era
The 2002 U.S. Open might have been the last time we see Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras share a court in the spotlight of a Grand Slam final. What is the history between the two? When they retire, who will take the torch in American men's tennis? And how do the American men compare to the women?
Agassi Fires Abusive Volley at Umpire
November 2: Andre Agassi bowed out of the Paris Indoor Open with a barrage of F-words.
Agassi answers old query
Andre Agassi is so often confronted with questions about advancing age, and how much longer he can continue to play, that he may have had a few moments of perverse pleasure when a significantly younger opponent, Jiri Novak, withdrew because his body rebelled yesterday.
Dazzling Agassi plays the matador in Madrid
Tennis: Andre Agassi beat Juan Carlos Fererro to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Series.
Hewitt Lurks As Agassi Tames Beast
September 6: Andre Agassi reached his eigth US open semi-final with a four set victory over Max Miryni.
Agassi Crashes Out
Third seed Andre Agassi has followed Pete Sampras and Marat Safin out of the men's second round on a day of stunning upsets at Wimbledon, after losing 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 to Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.
Agassi Through to Round Two
Andre Agassi thanked Wimbledon organisers for handing him the honour of opening Centre-Court play this year by walloping Isreal's Harel Levy 6-0, 6-4, 6-4. One of only three former champions in the men's draw, it was a 51st match at the grasscourt grand slam for Agassi and there can have...
Defeat Pins Agassi's Hopes on Wimbledon
June 7: Andre Agassi bowed out of the French Open in the quarter-finals, losing 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Agassi Gets Grumpy When Wet
June 6: Andre Agassi managed to have his way at the French Open as the organisers at Roland Garros were forced to cope with a schedule pile-up.
Agassi corrects old omission and puts youth in its place
Tennis: Andre Agassi saw off Tommy Haas in the final of the Italian Open.
Agassi's nice return
Tennis: Andre Agassi's enduring qualities swept him into the Rome Masters Series final, while Martina Hingis was forced into yet another withdrawal.
Agassi No Longer Cusses Clay
May 11: Now Andre Agassi has reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open, he has admitted his hatred of clay is not what it used to be.
Agassi at Home in Rome
T-mobile frontman and US tennis player Andre Agassi breezed into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters Series event with a 6-2 6-2 drubbing of Spain's Albert Costa this afternoon. Agassi, who reached the final in Rome 13 years ago but has never won the $2.3m event, will face the Czech Jiri...
Relaxed Agassi holds sway on clay
Tennis: Andre Agassi has reached the last eight of the Italian Open for the first time in eight years.
Agassi Farewell to Gilbert
January 31: Andre Agassi and Brad Gilbert, his coach for the past eight years, have parted company by mutual agreement.
Father Agassi a main contender
One theory has it that Andre Agassi has changed too many nappies over the past two-and-a-half months to claim a third successive Australian Open title, but writing off his chances of winning, especially on the grounds that fatherhood will have taken its toll, should be done warily. It...
Old legends don't fade away, they just excel
Death? Heck, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi aren't even about to stop winning in tennis, let alone playing it. Where does one begin to comment on Wednesday night's broken ties -- four of them -- and unbroken excellence?
Can Andre have two love games at once?
You know the story about Andre Agassi's life: conjugal bliss, poorer tennis; relational tension, better tennis. Now Andre's going to marry Steffi Graf and enter life as a tennis dad and tennis husband. Will he have the fire needed to win the 2001 U.S. Open?
Tennis: Andre Agassi dropped his worst point ever when he struck his wife, Steffi Graf, in the face at a charity match.
Agassi Retires After Defeat
Tennis: US Open: Andre Agassi today retired after being knocked out in the third round in four sets by German Benjamin Becker.
Agassi Keeps Dream Alive
Tennis: Andre Agassi staves off retirement with thrilling four-set victory over Andrei Pavel at US Open.
Wimbledon: Agassi Makes Gracious Farewell
Tennis: Andre Agassi's Centre Court love affair finally came to an end, but his young Spanish victor has the flair and desire to follow in the American's footsteps, says Tim Adams.
Nadal Scapes Through to Meet Agassi
Tennis: Rafael Nadal recovered from two sets down against American qualifier Robert Kendrick to ensure a third round clash on centre court today with Andre Agassi.
Henman Sees Off Agassi at Queen's
Tennis: Problems? What problems? Tim Henman looked all right to us, brushing aside Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-4.
Tennis: Pull-outs Shanghai Masters Cup As Agassi and Nadal Add to Injury List
The Masters Cup is in disarray after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal became the latest players to withdraw from the tournament.
Federer Beats Agassi to Claim Us Crown
Tennis: Andre Agassi labelled Roger Federer the best player he had ever faced after the Swiss maestro won his sixth grand slam title.
Tennis: Federer Ends Agassi's Dream
Roger Federer overcame a partisan atmosphere and an inspired Andre Agassi in four sets to retain his US Open title at Flushing Meadows.
Tennis: Agassi Mocks the Notion of Borrowed Time
Andre Agassi played late into the night as he came back from two sets down to beat James Blake in the US Open quarter-final.
Ageless Agassi Shows True Grit
Tennis: Andre Agassi staged an amazing comeback to sink James Blake in a five-set thriller and reach the US Open semi-finals.
Wild Card Sets Up Agassi Clash
Tennis: American wild card James Blake stunned Tommy Robredo to set up a quarter-final date with Andre Agassi, while Mary Pierce stormed past Justine Henin-Hardenne to face Amelie Mauresmo.
Tennis: Agassi Forced to Take Five But Sees Off Malisse
Andre Agassi pounded his way to his 13th quarter-final in 20 attempts at the US Open after a sea-saw encounter with Xavier Malisse.
Tennis: Age Holds All the Aces to Beat Rusedski and Agassi
Greg Rusedski was beaten in the French Open opening round for the fourth time in his last five visits yesterday as former champion Andre Agassi also bowed out.
Injured Agassi Dumped Out in Paris
Tennis: French Open: A hip problem reduced Andre Agassi to hobbling around the court as he suffered a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Jarkko Nieminen.
Agassi eyes one more feat on clay
Tennis: Andre Agassi steamed into the semi-finals of the Italian Open after pulverising Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets.
Agassi no match for sublime Federer
Tennis: Australian Open, men: World No1 Roger Federer continued his march to the title with a convincing straight sets win against Andre Agassi.
Agassi Fires Himself Up for Federer
Tennis: Australian Open: Andre Agassi is as excited about the prospect of playing Roger Federer in the quarter-finals as he used to be about playing Pete Sampras.
Agassi Cruises Into Third Round
Tennis: Australian Open, men: Andre Agassi and Marat Safin both enjoyed easy victories on day three.
Andre, for Pete's sakes!
The upcoming 2004 U.S. Open title should go to Andre Agassi as he closes out an illustrious career. Here's why. However, don't expect a reasonable explanation, as this one's from the heart for a change.
Unhappy End to a Hate-love Relationship
June 16: Ageing Andre Agassi has pulled out of the Wimbledon Championships and the chances of him returning again remain remote.
Agassi Out of Wimbledon
Tennis: More bad news for the Wimbledon blazers: a niggling hip injury has ruled Andre Agassi out of next week's Championships.
Tennis: Agassi Winged By Qualifier Who Fears Flying
May 25: Andre Agassi, who won the French Open title five years ago, was bundled out in the first round by qualifier Jérôme Haehnel.
Tennis: Agassi Calls for Apology to Rusedski
March 12: Andre Agassi has called for the ATP to apologise to Greg Rusedski after he was cleared of taking drugs.
Australian Open: Safin Beats Agassi in Five Sets
January 30: Marat Safin beat Andre Agassi in a five-set thriller, ending the American's 26-match unbeaten run in Melbourne.
Safin Sends Agassi Out in Epic Battle
Unseeded Marat Safin beat defending champion Andre Agassi out after almost four hours of tennis which contained more twists and turns than the latest Barbara Taylor Bradford.
Australian Open: Agassi Angry at Atp's Handling of Current Drug Scandal
January 22: Andre Agassi is just one of the players angry at the state of the men's game and how the ATP is handling the current drugs scandal.
Tennis: Young Guns Can Put Paid to Agassi Era
January 17: This could be the year when Andre Agassi finally turns a little curly at the edges.
Agassi Stardust is Rubbing Off on Young Ginepri
August 30: Thanks to Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri the crowds are still flocking to Flushing Meadows.
America Looks Beyond Agassi to Roddick Breakthrough
August 25: For the majority of US fans there are only two men's stories worth a damn at the US Open. The first is whether Andre Agassi can win the title again, and the second is whether Andy Roddick can make the big breakthrough.
Agassi Brought Down By a Scud
July 01: Australian "Scud" Mark Philipoussis saw off Andre Agassi in a five-set humdinger, winning 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4.
Andre Agassi v Mark Philipoussis
3pm update: The rain has eased but there's no sign of play yet. Still, it could be worse."It's bucketing in Calcutta," says Bryan Patten, who may or may not be related to a certain EU commissioner. "Seriously - writing emails to you beats wading through the water (it's a bit...
Agassi Looking to Seize the Day
June 29: Andre Agassi is one of Tennis's enduring stars, says Ian Ridley.
Tim Adams: Andre's Love Lingers
June 22: Andre Agassi's relationship with Wimbledon has survived mutual mistrust and a lot of bad-hair days, but it has emerged the stronger for it.
Henman Finds His Rhythm As Hewitt Sings the Blues
June 14: Tim Henman defeated France's Anthony Dupuis and Andre Agassi recaptured the world No1 spot from Lleyton Hewitt at Queen's Club.
Agassi Fluently Through With Energy Saved
June 2: Andre Agassi reached his third successive quarter-final at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 victory over the Brazilian Flavio Saretta.
Agassi Digs Himself Out of a Hole in French Fightback
May 29: Andre Agassi hit back from two sets down yesterday, as he had done so famously in the final four years ago, to reach the last 32 of the French Open.
Agassi Crashes As Henman Comeback Falters Again
May 6: Andre Agassi, the oldest player to claim the world No1 ranking, was cut off at the knees by a 21-year-old Spaniard, David Ferrer, in the first round of the Italian Open.
A changing of the guard
This week saw Andre Agassi move past Lleyton Hewitt and return to No. 1. At 33 years of age, he has become the oldest player to ever reach No. 1. What Andre Agassi has achieved now, and throughout his up-and-down career, has been a blessing to the sport of tennis in need of a good, well-rounded ambassador.
Agassi turns on the style to boost ill-starred tournament
Tennis: Relief all round that Andre Agassi looks set to provide some excitement at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami.
Aching Agassi and pained Hewitt set for top tussle
Tennis: Andre Agassi has the hump and Lleyton Hewitt has a bellyache. The world's two top players are set for a tussle for the No1 spot, during which much may depend on their health.
Ageless Agassi Defies the Generation Game
The new millennium was supposed to mark a turning point in men's tennis, when the young guns stepped in and blazed their way to the top. But the old stagers are resolutely clinging on, and for the third time since 2000 dawned Andre Agassi, who will be 33 in April, won the Australian Open title, his...
Laid-back German Fears Full Force of Agassi
January 25: Rainer Schüttler knows the size of his final task in the Australian Open as he prepares to face Andre Agassi.
Ferreira falls out of Agassi spin dryer
"Actually I can't make it on Sunday," joked Andre Agassi after reaching his fourth final here with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Wayne Ferreira that made shelling peas appear the most onerous of tasks.
Agassi Walks Over Ferriera to Final
January 24: Andre Agassi has reached the final of the Australian Open, beating South African Wayne Ferriera for the eleventh time in his career.
Agassi Gives Ferreira a Rocket
Monsieur, wiz zis tennis you're really spoiling us! Andre Agassi beat South Africa's Wayne Ferreira for the 11th straight time to reach his fourth Australian Open final today.
Graf to Play Again If Agassi Wins
January 22: Andre Agassi has allegedly struck a wager with Steffi Graf that if he wins the Australian Open they will play mixed doubles in the French Open.
Agassi Powers Into Semi-finals
Andre Agassi warned he was on a revenge mission at the Australian Open after powering past Sebastien Grosjean and into the semi-finals.
Agassi Survives Duel With Escudã©
January 18: Andre Agassi was eventually able to dampen Nicolas Escudé's competitive edge even after some anxious moments in the third set.
Blisters Smooth Way for Half-day Agassi
January 20: Andre Agassi will face a Frenchman who, hopefully, has the right-size of shoe - unlike Guillermo Coria who gave up after only 11 games.
Agassi survives the French rapier
Men: Andre Agassi showed title form to finally overcome a livewire Nicolas Escudé; Albert Costa is out while Juan Carlos Ferrero scraped through.
Players hit back over drug abuse claim
Andre Agassi yesterday stepped into a growing row over alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs in tennis when he said such claims were "irresponsible".
Tuned-up Agassi Finds Perfect Pitch
January 16: Andre Agassi's Aussie Open second-round defeat of South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik was as good as it gets.
Agassi Drives Through With Full Tank
Andre Agassi refused to get carried away after his 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 demolition of South Korean Lee Hyung-taik in the second round of the Australian Open this morning. The second seed, bidding to become the first overseas man to win four titles in Melbourne, admitted that he may have...
Agassi's Desire Burns Bright
January 14: There were moments, notably when Andre Agassi took off his cap to reveal his closely shaved head, that the Las Vegas legend bore an uncanny resemblance to Austin Powers' Dr Evil as he began his quest for a fourth Australian Open title.
Agassi Bulldozes Past Vahaly
Second seed Andre Agassi wasted no time brushing aside fellow American Brian Vahaly 7-5 6-3, 6-3 at the Australian Open. The three-times champion took just over two hours to advance to the second round where he will meet South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik, who won his first ATP title in Sydney...
Hewitt rules the world as Agassi slumps
Lleyton Hewitt will finish the year as world No1 after Andre Agassi, his nearest challenger, was dumped out of the Masters Cup here in China yesterday by Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Agassi Defeat Crowns Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt clinched the year-end world No1 ranking without lifting a racket today as his only rival for the top spot, Andre Agassi, slumped to a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 defeat to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Tennis Masters Cup. Agassi fought like a rotweiller but could not stop Ferrero or prevent...
Agassi Suffers Shanghai Surprise
Andre Agassi's hopes of taking over Lleyton Hewitt as world No1 have taken a severe blow as he was thrashed 7-5, 6-1 by Jiri Novak at the Masters Cup in Shanghai. Agassi can still overtake the Australian Hewitt, who plays Carlos Moya later today, but the manner of his defeat to the Czech...
The end of an era
The 2002 U.S. Open might have been the last time we see Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras share a court in the spotlight of a Grand Slam final. What is the history between the two? When they retire, who will take the torch in American men's tennis? And how do the American men compare to the women?
Agassi Fires Abusive Volley at Umpire
November 2: Andre Agassi bowed out of the Paris Indoor Open with a barrage of F-words.
Agassi answers old query
Andre Agassi is so often confronted with questions about advancing age, and how much longer he can continue to play, that he may have had a few moments of perverse pleasure when a significantly younger opponent, Jiri Novak, withdrew because his body rebelled yesterday.
Dazzling Agassi plays the matador in Madrid
Tennis: Andre Agassi beat Juan Carlos Fererro to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Series.
Hewitt Lurks As Agassi Tames Beast
September 6: Andre Agassi reached his eigth US open semi-final with a four set victory over Max Miryni.
Agassi Crashes Out
Third seed Andre Agassi has followed Pete Sampras and Marat Safin out of the men's second round on a day of stunning upsets at Wimbledon, after losing 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 to Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.
Agassi Through to Round Two
Andre Agassi thanked Wimbledon organisers for handing him the honour of opening Centre-Court play this year by walloping Isreal's Harel Levy 6-0, 6-4, 6-4. One of only three former champions in the men's draw, it was a 51st match at the grasscourt grand slam for Agassi and there can have...
Defeat Pins Agassi's Hopes on Wimbledon
June 7: Andre Agassi bowed out of the French Open in the quarter-finals, losing 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Agassi Gets Grumpy When Wet
June 6: Andre Agassi managed to have his way at the French Open as the organisers at Roland Garros were forced to cope with a schedule pile-up.
Agassi corrects old omission and puts youth in its place
Tennis: Andre Agassi saw off Tommy Haas in the final of the Italian Open.
Agassi's nice return
Tennis: Andre Agassi's enduring qualities swept him into the Rome Masters Series final, while Martina Hingis was forced into yet another withdrawal.
Agassi No Longer Cusses Clay
May 11: Now Andre Agassi has reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open, he has admitted his hatred of clay is not what it used to be.
Agassi at Home in Rome
T-mobile frontman and US tennis player Andre Agassi breezed into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters Series event with a 6-2 6-2 drubbing of Spain's Albert Costa this afternoon. Agassi, who reached the final in Rome 13 years ago but has never won the $2.3m event, will face the Czech Jiri...
Relaxed Agassi holds sway on clay
Tennis: Andre Agassi has reached the last eight of the Italian Open for the first time in eight years.
Agassi Farewell to Gilbert
January 31: Andre Agassi and Brad Gilbert, his coach for the past eight years, have parted company by mutual agreement.
Father Agassi a main contender
One theory has it that Andre Agassi has changed too many nappies over the past two-and-a-half months to claim a third successive Australian Open title, but writing off his chances of winning, especially on the grounds that fatherhood will have taken its toll, should be done warily. It...
Old legends don't fade away, they just excel
Death? Heck, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi aren't even about to stop winning in tennis, let alone playing it. Where does one begin to comment on Wednesday night's broken ties -- four of them -- and unbroken excellence?
Can Andre have two love games at once?
You know the story about Andre Agassi's life: conjugal bliss, poorer tennis; relational tension, better tennis. Now Andre's going to marry Steffi Graf and enter life as a tennis dad and tennis husband. Will he have the fire needed to win the 2001 U.S. Open?