"I miss having such a defined goal": Andre Agassi in reflective mood as he admits missing one part of tennis life
ATP
Andre
Agassi took part in the promotional activities for the Netflix Slam, where
Rafael Nadal will face Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas. The former American tennis
player will be one of the commentators for the exhibition and reminisced about
his time as a tennis player with a clear daily goal.
Agassi is
one of the greatest tennis players in history, winning 8 Grand Slam titles in
his career. However, he expressed amazement at the current level of tennis
players and showered praise on both Nadal and Alcaraz.
The former
world No. 1 highlighted the differences between his era and the current
generation of tennis players, particularly emphasizing their physical prowess: “When
you really talk about these guys now from a speed standpoint, from a spin
standpoint, from technology standpoint, athletic. I mean the science behind
their training, I mean they're changing the geometry of the game and one of the
things I always counted on was my geometry,” he says.
“There are
a lot of guys out there that I would say I would have inroads against and I
would like this challenge, but there's so many that I say no thank you. I have
no chance against them,” he added.
Agassi reminisces about his time as a professional
The 52-years-old
American former player was asked whether he misses the training regimen as a
high-performance athlete and the routine of being an elite tennis player:
"I miss having such a defined goal that is so important that the rest of
your day becomes just the expression of it. So for me, that's gold,
right?"
“It's gold
is care about something so much that nothing else feels like a discipline. It
just feels like an opportunity to get to what you really want," he says,
adding, "but then you have other expressions of it as you get older."
"So
you also think back and think to yourself, 'I can't believe what I put myself
through.' And so that's an inevitable part," he says, adding, "But
actually, if there's anything I miss about the game, it's about knowing your
body so well that you actually were driving it like a Ferrari at 3,900 RPMs,"
Agassi concluded.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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