Agassi

Ag·as·si

(ăg′ə-sē′), Andre Born 1970.

American tennis player. Winner of a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, he is one of the few male singles players to have won the Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and Australian Open tournaments.

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Agassi

(ˈæɡəsɪ)

(Biography) Andre (ˈɑːndreɪ). born 1970, US tennis player: winner of eight Grand Slam singles titles (1992–2003), including four Australian Opens (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003)

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Agassi joined SAP in 2001 after the enterprise applications titan spent $400 million acquiring the Israel-based portal software company Top Tier, which was co-founded by Agassi in 1992.

Architect of SAP's future

Andre Agassi will not be able to repeat the triumph he enjoyed in the Madrid Masters two years ago following his semi-final defeat to Marat Safin.

Agassi is mastered by Safin

MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS reached his fourth Wimbledon quarter-final with an epic five-set victory over Andre Agassi yesterday.

Tennis: Scud serves up a feast to down misfiring Agassi

Andre Agassi was forced to call on 17 years of Grand Slam experience to dig himself out of one of the biggest holes of his career at the French Open.

Agassi shows fighting spirit

ANDRE AGASSI sent shock-waves reverberating through the Australian Open today by reeling off 18 consecutive games to send Korean Hyung-Taik Lee tumbling out in the second round.

Tennis: AGASSI SHOCK WAVES

One only can imagine what the autocratic snobs who formerly ruled the game, dictating that all participants be garbed in pristine white, would think of scruffy Andre Agassi in his rainbow plumage and New Age approach.

Attack

American tennis legend Andre Agassi already knew that Novak Djokovic will be one of the tennis greats when he played against him in an exhibition match in 2006.

Andre Agassi Says Novak Djokovic Will Reign The Top Of The World Rankings For The Next Couple Of Years

30 ( ANI ): Tennis legend Andre Agassi had confessed in an interview that he had never liked playing tennis and it was always like a job to him.

Agassi confesses about never wanting to play tennis, says it was 'a job for him'

IWOULD like to respond to the letter from Bob MacDougall in Friday's Daily Record regarding Andre Agassi.

Still a champ; Yourview

Should we use that for Andre Agassi, who has shocked not just the tennis fraternity but every sports fan around the globe.

Agassi has hurt too many people now

ANDRE AGASSI has revealed why he confessed to using crystal meth and dodging a drugs ban in his tell-all autobiography.

Agassi: Why I confessed

By Liz Clarke Andre Agassi said goodbye to tennis at the US Open on Sunday afternoon, retiring, as promised, after his 21st consecutive tournament appearance ended with a heart-rending loss.While there have been careers that ended with more glory, few have ended with greater love.Racked with excruciating pain from a chronic back condition, the 36-year-old Agassi stood stick-straight at times, barely able to bend or stretch, as unheralded German qualifier Benjamin Becker blasted 27 aces past him en route to a 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 7-5 victory.