Archive for category: Andre Agassi
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McEnroe Wins Denver; Courier Still Leads PowerShares Series
John McEnroe got a step closer to winning the PowerShares Series as he claimed his second title of the season at the Jeep Championships, presented by Cancer Treatment Centers of America at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Appearing with McEnroe at the penultimate stop on the PowerShares Series tour [...] -
Agassi Wins Homecoming PowerShares Series Title in Las Vegas
Playing in front of his hometown crowd in Las Vegas, Andre Agassi surged to his second straight PowerShares Series title Saturday night at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championships. Agassi, along with Michael Chang, Jim Courier, and John McEnroe, faced off in the four man event at the Mandalay [...] -
Agassi defeats McEnroe to win San Jose PowerShares Series Event
After taking a few weeks off from the PowerShares Series, Andre Agassi returned with a vengeance as he won the BILT by Agassi and Reyes Champions Showdown in San Jose, California. Agassi was joined by Jim Courier, John McEnroe, and Todd Martin as they faced off against each other at [...] -
PowerShares Series Tennis Tour Info And Results
By combining a unique format and some of the sport’s greatest players ever, the PowerShares Series is a six-week tour across the United States that provides fans a chance to once again see some of their all-time favorites in action. Featuring John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Jim [...] -
Where are they now: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
ANDRE AGASSI is a former number one player who was dominant in the early 1990s and mid 2000s. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He competed in 15 Grand Slam finals and is an eight time Grand Slam singles champion, having [...] -
Great matches of the US Open part two – Sampras vs Agassi
Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi (Quarter-final, 2001) 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 7-6(2), 7-6(5) Iconic American rivals Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras faced off 34 times during their ATP careers. Sampras generally held the upper hand with 20 wins overall and he also won four of the five grand slam finals [...] -
Agassi named as US Open’s Greatest Champion for 2012
Legendary US tennis player Andre Agassi has been named as the US Tennis Association’s 2012 inductee into the famous US Open Court of Champions. As confirmed by the USTA, Agassi is set to be inducted into the Court of Champions during a ceremony at the Arthur Ashe Stadium taking place [...] -
United States tennis: Where have the elite men tennis players gone
Over the past few years, the perception is the United States has reached a low point in men’s tennis because its players no longer win, or are even competitive, at the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, or Wimbledon (grand slam) championships, and are not relevant at the top of [...] -
US Tour set for former Grand Slam Champions
Although retired from the professional circuit, the world’s greatest Grand Slam champions are set to play a series of matches throughout the US in a short tour taking place this October and November. Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors are amongst the tennis greats who will be [...] -
Is Federer – Nadal Rivalry the Best Ever?
Over the last decade, we may well have seen the biggest rivalry ever seen in tennis, that being the one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Of course there were other great match-ups in the past, like McEnroe – Borg or Sampras – Agassi, but the one between the Swiss [...] -
Gonzales plays last match of his career, loses to Mahut
Chilean Fernando Gonzalez played the last match of his career as he lost to the Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. He gave everything on court but that still wasn’t quite enough and Mahut won the match in three tough sets 7-5 [...] -
Kuerten elected into the Tennis Hall of Fame
The 3 times Roland Garros champion and former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kuerten was a very popular player, many tennis fans admired and adored him. He was always full of smiles and everyone knows him under the nickname [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time
Please click here for: Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time Greatest Male Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title Many would argue that it is almost impossible to pick one tennis player, may it be from the past or the present, who is undoubtedly the greatest ever [...]
