Andre Agassi 8 Grand Slam Championship Points

Andre Agassi, former world No. 1 who was one of the tennis' most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.
In singles tennis, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments.
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[@vivekkolambkar202]

1999 FO was the greatest win in Andre's life. I was a die hard Andre Agassi fan back then during my school days and this win literally made me cry. Was so happy to see Andre win this match after what he had gone thru before. Amazing match. One of turning points of Andre's life. Love you Andre Agassi.

[@thepsychologist8159]

The dizzying heights of the FO win in 1999, then brought down to earth just one month later at Wimbledon with a dazzling display of grass court tennis by Pete Sampras.

[@johnklaus9111]

Disagree. He’d tell u his crowning achievement was beating Pete Sampras at Wimbledon.... He only ever did it once.

[@ft-je3rs]

Same here

[@MrTresto]

@@johnklaus9111 he never beat Sampras at Wimbledon. He beat him three times in grand slams, at the Australian Open (final 1995, and QF 2000), and once at the French Open (1992). So really only one over Sampras in his prime, the AU Open final, since Sampras was declining by 2000, and can't play properly on clay, not to mention he hadn't reached no1 yet in 1992. The Agassi-Sampras rivalry was never one-sided like Federer-Roddick, but still, Sampras beat Agassi 4 times out of 5 where it counts the most, grand slam finals... And I say that as an Agassi fan, I wish Agassi could've handled better the insane power play of Sampras. But omg Sampras was so good.... Hs ridiculous serve, his movement, his volleys, his legendary running forehand (and they had no luxilon string at the time), and just ability to stay composed under pressure, all on fast surfaces that favored his power game, that was just too much... People forget how good Sampras was, but just like the new guys like Alcaraz are Federer fans, Federer was a Sampras fan!

[@susannewiesinger5465]

He won his wife there, what an athlete 😉

[@samrit9494]

Agassi was playing in a era ... He was surrounded by Legends. Too many top quality players at same time. Difficult to win a single Slam that itself makes him a legend.

[@anfieldlights4211]

Well, you can say that of pretty much every era... It was difficult against Borg, it was difficult against Lendl-Connors, it is difficult against Federer-Nadal-Djokovic...

[@jeeperscreepers8902]

Yeah, but Sampras was better then most of those players you just mentioned except maybe Federer and Agassi was playing against him too.

[@jacobhill2081]

@@jeeperscreepers8902 Sampras is very good, but there was not a sustained top 3 as good as Djokovic-Nadal-Roger in that period

[@ooR4]

Sampras was most dominant in his era than Federer in 2005-19. Today all the surfaces are very similar. In 90's, no. Agassi won the 4 majors - in very different surfaces!

[@Sticktothemodels]

@@ooR4 prime Roger is shitting on Sampras lmao. 10 consecutive GS finals, Pete could never

[@FirstPlace97]

You could love or hate Connors and McEnroe, but Agassi was always considered to be the star of tennis.

[@RakeshRaoAroor]

Connors and McEnroe still knew how to win matches even with their flaring tempers. Players nowadays cannot even hold serve at 15-30 🤣

[@SK-qu4wo]

@Roger Edgerton I think he was referring to personality and charisma, which Agassi had in spades. Sampras in comparison came off as awkward and wooden. He didn't seem as comfortable in the spotlight as the other stars of that era. Thats not a knock on Sampras the tennis player, he just wasn't a very relatable person off the court the way Agassi always was.

[@CKJK954T]

Those first four....man, even I got teary eyed. Just purely appreciative

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Not everyone wins a Career Golden Slam (all four majors and the Olympic Gold Medal in singles). Agassi the legend!

[@mategradac199]

Agassi and Nadal- only in history...

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

@@richardhall4830 I had not heard of that. Super interesting! I would've called it the career golden super slam.

[@TheseHoesAreLoyal]

@@mategradac199 Agassi: all 4 majors, Olympic Gold Medal in singles, and WTF title Nadal: all of the above except WTF title

[@TheseHoesAreLoyal]

@@richardhall4830 Yeah, no. Alcaraz's playing style is far from efficient.

[@ChristianCentury2000]

Indeed, Pete Sampras was the dominant tennis champion of the 1990s, but Andre did what Pete did not do: win all four majors during his Hall of Fame career, and a gold medal in the Summer Games. Pete Sampras never won a French Open title nor an Olympic medal. Andre did! Both are great American tennis champions before the three musketeers of Europe came into the scene (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic).

[@Jamthecoolerator]

The man had Steffi Graf cheering in his corner. That was the real prize.

[@davids2742]

Why she is ugly

[@SuperPaulza]

@@davids2742 why your heart is ugly?

[@davids2742]

@@SuperPaulza why your name is ugly?

[@sterlingyapsoonaik7097]

I think his another real price is that he has married Brooke Shields before.

[@atheeoslsarkkos7739]

@MUFC Soccer is the only sports where players try to cheat on penalties, rolling on the ground, and so on and always contest the referee decisions. Moreover, except germany, soccer is the sport of poor countries. That is why soccer is more practised all over the world!

[@RobertHurleyJr]

Don't know how Someone could dislike this. Anyway this makes it easy to remember his 8 slams.

[@aerobars9227]

Robert Hurley Jr He did admit to using meth while playing so there's that.

[@RobertHurleyJr]

@@aerobars9227 I hear ya. But who could dislike meth jk

[@aleksthegreat4130]

The win over Sampras in 1995 AO final was really great, Pete was the man and I think it is the only final he lost since 1992 till 2000,something like 12 wins in 13 finals.

[@joemarshall4226]

The let cord in the 4th set tiebreak saved Andre.

[@911801111801]

Yes, but if you take into account the complete record of Pete before that, it was 13 wins in 15 finals in the GS.

[@thepsychologist8159]

Yer, not forgetting Sampras wasn't in the right head-space considering it wasn't too long before this he found out his coach and good friend had brain cancer. It was a mighty good effort that he even made the final. But that's OK, Sampras got his revenge at the 1995 US Open, on home soil, in front of thousands of US fans. If you're going to beat another American, there could be no better place than to do it on home soil.

[@nikisan1971]

One of the greatest of all times.

[@johnsuttoniiijs]

Went through that 94' draw like a hot knife through butter!

[@МистерГерой-я2в]

Agassi is the legend!!!

[@kossogol]

Ahhh Steffi Graff, love !

[@samson9098]

Him John and Bjon.... My all time favourite t p.

[@emmadeeba2038]

Always was my favourite player. Everyone was serve volleying and he was on the base line returning everything

[@richardfolkman]

I am glad no one is giving Andre Agassi a hard time about him having hair or no hair. He's an American champion on and off the court.

[@giulioscherzy]

What a champion, what a A class player

[@frankpavan7865]

Inspirational man !!

[@giuappa4845]

agassi 3rd best tennis player

[@ciprianghenghea9584]

L' angolo del Tennis why ?

[@aycaramba6225]

Nah.. dude cammon Federer - Nadal - Sampras ( I know he didnt won RG but overall He was better ) - Djokovic and maybe... Agassi ( cause he has a career slam but its questionable )

[@ciprianghenghea9584]

Ay Caramba yep

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

C’mon now.... Agassi is my all-time favorite player, by far. But even I can admit that he isn’t even in the first tier of all-time greats. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many others, the first tier of all-time greats (in no particular order) is Laver, Sampras, Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. I believe that Agassi is on the 2nd tier of all-time greats with Borg, Connors, Lendl, and McEnroe. Although personally I put Agassi ahead of all those guys, except for maybe Borg. At very least Agassi is the 7th greatest male player ever. Maybe 6th at best.

[@joemarshall4226]

Lendl had a better career than Andre. More wins, more titles, more slam finals, more year end finals and wins, way more weeks at number one, a higher winning percentage, and he did it in about five fewer years.

[@kofiofosu9051]

Dude went from being one of my least favorite to one of my sports all time favorites

[@РубенОрдян-н8ш]

Andre super men stars tennis world!!!!!!!!!

[@samson9098]

John, Bjon and him... My favourite t p off all time.

[@alfonsoalegria4929]

Que abrazo de corazon que bonito

[@TheLittlelanich03]

I find it amazing that every win was against a different opponent. Look at the big 4 and MOST of their grand slam wins are against each other.

[@Enfin158]

Big 4? who's number 4?

[@TheLittlelanich03]

@@Enfin158 well technically big 5 if you count Murray's and Wawrinka evenly at 3 slams but I include because stans came against nadal and joker twice and Murray's were all against the big 3 as well I think?

[@bobdiepold2122]

Unfortunately for Andre, he lost 4 finals to Pete Sampras.

[@Enfin158]

@@TheLittlelanich03 If you count Murray and Wawrinka in the same pot as Nole,Roger and Rafa........I agree they are(or were) on a different level to the rest of the field but light years away from the Big 3 .....Look at the head2head stats and relevant titles. Murray was just an advanced understudy that came up short most of the time (75% loss ratio in slam finals)

[@Enfin158]

@@TheLittlelanich03 , that's the thing ..I don't count Murray nor Wawrinka ..... 3 slams do not grant them membership in a club where the minimum entry fee is at 15 slams

[@jasonfuqua4284]

“Great friends embrace” LOL

[@avatarroku2114]

I mean this in the nicest possible way because I love this guy, but every time I see him it looks like a random dad threw on a T-shirt and some shorts and went out to play tennis lol

[@chancock4222]

Avatar Roku and beat the hell out of everybody...but yeah, I can see that.

[@jeffschager2189]

What about Todd Martin in there? Was he ever not 57 years old?

[@JosephPerrotta-db9xp]

​@@jeffschager2189lol

[@leemurray7240]

The drive volley from heaven

[@robertopayao4728]

I love how impressed I was when he made to 4 GS finals in a row Fr99-Aus00. Then, then a few years later Federer, Nadal and Djokovic said: "What, like it's hard?"

[@Blinkncali21]

I know I'm way late to this video but here's a question for all you tennis fans. Now that Sampras no longer has the grand slam record who has the better career Agassi won everything at least once including a gold medal, since Sampras doesn't have a gold medal(or medal of any kind) and no French Open I feel like Agassi's stats are more impressive

[@Blinkncali21]

@Max E I'm not denying his 14 slams is amazing, but now he is 4th all his records are broken and were broken quickly where as Agassi won everything in the sport

[@Blinkncali21]

@Max E Who are you talking about? In Sampras' book he talks about how much he regrets never even coming close to winning a french open no matter what he tried.

[@Blinkncali21]

@Max E Also Agassi got to live his life while playing where as Sampras had to have tunnel vison on tennis, lets be clear Sampras is an all time great I don't dispute that I'm just saying since his records are gone I think he would have rather won a few less slams and have won them all

[@Blinkncali21]

@Max E If it wasn't important why did Federer and Novak get so excited when they finally won a French Open? Or when Agassi did it he said winning isn't suppose to feel this good, Mcenroe says his loss in the final still haunts him. I think you are down playing a massive accomplishment, Sampras said he would trade multiple hardcourt slams for one French, the Wimbledons no cause that was his best slam

[@Blinkncali21]

@Max Ein your comment above you said it's only important only if you have done it in the same year. Sampras said it in his autobiography.

[@joongtreez9402]

Great champion

[@sw1tched]

Tennis died for me when he retired

[@justdev8965]

Michael Stitch has Antoine Chighurgh's haircut. Scary stuff!

[@luisgutierrez-ze1zi]

Una vez Agassi le dijo a Pete...yo tengo uno que tu cambiarias por cinco de los tuyos....se referia a RG

[@johnokapal9537]

Cliff Drysdale was totally right , when he said : " One swing away?" .

[@Happy23913]

Career SUPER SLAM = G.E. And Jason = A Good Son = 90 + 45 = 135 Gilbert E. Patterson = Coach Gilbert Jason = Andre Agassi

[@SanjayDas-lc3nl]

True entertainer

[@gehardtraining274]

GOAT

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Andre Agassi remains one of the most controversial Tennis Players of all time.

[@cavabertcavabert6147]

Pourquoi ?

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

@@cavabertcavabert6147 Parce que il etait le meilleur Dan's le passage de Cote a cote. Tres peux se joueur avait cette capaciter.

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Je prefere Monsieur Pete Sampras qui avait de la classe Dan's son Tennis,

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Andre Agassi was God Sent to the Tennis World indeed. A worthy rival to all his opponents on the Court. All round and all capable.

[@Foxentails]

Would have been nice if he won 1 or 2 more slams. Maybe 3. Could have done that if he was focused. Still my 6th best all-time though.

[@swapsakpal08]

His personal life turmoil spoiled his pick. From 1994 to 1999

[@bigsimon4315]

Byorn Borg

[@esaunders07]

5:56 commentator tips that the match is staged and he knows an ace is coming. Boom. ....lol But it's kinda funny that *not a single word* is uttered after that like the guy knows he gave the ending away ;)

[@vccstudents]

Since winning Australia again in '03, only ONE American has won a Grand Slam event since, Andy Roddick at the '03 U.S. Open. This drought is ridiculous. We need another Agassi, Sampras, or McEnroe or Connors!

[@jjh2456]

vccstudents the thing with tennis is you don’t have to a good tennis player to be successful. You have to be a good athlete. The best athletes in this country are being drawn to other sports, and the USTA thinks it’s going to find the next great American star at the local tennis club. It’s not going to happen. Tennis needs to go where the athletes are and it ain’t the local country club.

[@vccstudents]

@@jjh2456 You may have a point.

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

It's pathetic.

[@vccstudents]

@@mcdonoghrahloh459 Somebody said to me we need to stop recruiting country club kids and recruit athletes to play. That Wimbledon Final yesterday spoke volumes on athleticism. Neither guy looked tired when it was over.

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

vccstudents Fasho!There are enough athletes in this nation to compete.Thanx for the reply.

[@javierli3185]

Grand slam Federer 22, Nadal 18, Djokovic 20

[@lugardboy]

F 20 N 18 D 15

[@russianhacker9940]

the real reason you love Agassi: he was the only one on tour who took international dress-like-a-pirate-day seriously

[@jeeperscreepers8902]

Yeah Johnny Depp started dressing like a pirate. Lol

[@justhamm8346]

@MUFCyou call yourself a football fan but calls it "soccer"? Shame on you

[@Nickthegamingnerd]

Him and a young rafa

[@emm352]

He was refreshing

[@gnfcom]

Dress like a pirate life

[@MrJaymac19]

Read his book ‘Open’. You just fall in love with the guy; he has so much heart it’s unbelievable

[@elmoblatch9787]

Agreed, and you realize that he truly "hated" the game while also respecting his own talent and achievements. It was a paradox.

[@robertchoo4341]

Icc final

[@madstowey]

I just finished reading it. It was well written. It's just hard to read those parts where you know he was suffering. I love Andre and I live him even more after reading the book.😊 Very inspiring person.

[@MsDrava]

He was juiced the last 5,6 years of his career..maybe more..

[@Longenecker1776]

Markoni Johnson Juiced? Yeah ok

[@alfred929]

that French Open win was the most amazing. Unranked, written off by many, and down two sets!

[@alexmeechan15]

He was seeded 13?

[@SigmaCap84]

The same show was by Rafa this year against Daniil.. Australian open final.. Being 2 sets down and winning the match is seriously epic.. 💞

[@justinholland9844]

@@SigmaCap84 Yep, two of the greatest comebacks in tennis, both against opponents named Medvedev.

[@SigmaCap84]

@@justinholland9844 yes... Medvedev's bad luck at finals..

[@sleepyjoe1131]

@@SigmaCap84asterisk slam

[@willritter4076]

Agassi defeated 8 different opponents in his 8 Grand Slam finals: Ivanisevic, Stich, Sampras, Medvedev, Martin, Kafelnikov, Clement, and Schuttler.

[@benlotus2703]

...and along came steffi Graf and stole all his monies !! . LoL

[@MrTresto]

​@@benlotus2703 I don't get the joke, considering Graf already had just as much money as him before they met, she's like, the second most successful female tennis player ever (after S. Williams), and won 22 grand slam tournaments on her own, that's 14 more than him...

[@benlotus2703]

@@MrTresto It called Divorce! LoL Tis is Joke !

[@trustorbust2009]

@@benlotus2703 are you ok?! Bizarre comment. You do know she has more money than him!

[@benlotus2703]

@@trustorbust2009 just like a child....”someone else made me do it”......you wouldn’t accept that reason from a child and certainly not a “grown up” woman

[@dheerajdadlani6713]

He was unseeded when he won the US Open. That's when the comeback started. Brad Gilbert was easily his best coach. Steffi's presence gave him a lot of calm. What a player to have on your side.

[@scottswenson383]

Andre was always my favorite player growing up...I always thought it was an absolute class move for Stich to come around the net and congratulate him like that.

[@cosmoevents21st56]

That comeback at the French Open in 1999 was amazing. It showed how far he had come since the late 80's when he wasn't able to seal the deal in those kinds of matches.

[@terancetheindomitable9701]

He improved his fitness with Gil Reyes. That's what made that comeback possible.

[@alanledesma4945]

​@@terancetheindomitable9701Yeah, Gil Reyes turned Andre into a beast. He improved a lot with Gil

[@707ladytee]

I didn’t realize Aggasi won the career slam his first four wins! Thanks for the upload.

[@707ladytee]

ferzy09 Yes they are 😊.

[@royestondsouza6753]

He also won the career Golden Slam....incl the Olympic gold.

[@小马-q4u]

He won all the major event in the 90s, Year End Championship in 1990 and Olympic Gold in 1996. And the only one to do so. Djokovic now is the one who could surpassing him if he wins Olympic Gold Next Year - by becoming the first player in history to have won all majors event in this sport - All Four Slam, Golden Masters, ATP World Tour Championship, Olympic Gold.

[@Nycku007]

@@小马-q4u Djokovic also has a good shot to be the first man to repeat all 4 slams at least once , at this year´s Roland Garros.

[@小马-q4u]

@@Nycku007 if he did he will be the 2nd player after Rod Laver to have won 4 consecutive slam twice.

[@brandnew9834]

Andre was never boring. He was wonderfully human and people really responded to that.

[@floydpenners1558]

Who else is watching this thinking: "Ah Gil, I love you Gil."

[@acebenedict9945]

The second one , how his opponent crossed the net and lifted him up , what a class act that was

[@elmoblatch9787]

Andre hated the game. He stated that explicitly in his autobiography, and he did not use other words. He used "hate." However, he appreciated his achievements and he appreciated the talent he had and the work he put in. Both mindsets can coexist and did.

[@floatingwalrus8675]

i loved that book

[@alanledesma4945]

"Open" is an outstanding book, one of the best I've ever read

[@rohitghale9731]

He was first to win all grand slams and an Olympic gold medal....

[@rrk0309]

And ATP finals too...

[@chancock4222]

I think his wife did it first.

[@svetlomirivanov9624]

it is scary to think, what can do their kids one day :-O

[@bobhilton2643]

Among men, he's the only singles player so far to win all 4 Grand Slams, an Olympic Gold medal, and the ATP Finals. Federer is missing the Gold Medal. Nadal is missing the ATP Finals. Djokovic is missing the Gold Medal.

[@AmanKumar-pb6sl]

@@bobhilton2643 not many big players give so much care to Olympic . People only talks about grand slams .and at second place people talks about atp world tour finals. But Olympic gold who cares .aggasi can't be put in sampras Federer nadal djokovic s league ..he is in becker edberg lendle a league

[@seefore5409]

If he hadn't screwed off in his early career Agassi could have doubled his major count.

[@Smileater]

I love how KZbin recommends you Steffi's 22 GS Championshiop point right next to this

[@SamsMovies]

notice how every player he beat gave him the warmest of praise and respect. Agassi when on tour was probably the most respected player among all the players because he was just such a genuine and nice guy.

[@goldwolf0606]

Sam's Movies I noticed that too.

[@darshudada898]

Sam , you see the match between Goran Ivanosivich in wimbledon 1992 and US open in 2002 when both are in retiring stage . Astonishing matches and they had to beat Leyton Hewitt and Roddick , Saafin . If they were in 20's and enters now , most of theto days champions would have packed off.

[@jodyvance1554]

Wtf? Today's champions are still overwhelmingly Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. Ivanesevich couldn't hold a candle to them. Not sure he was even better than Murray or Wawrinka at their best. If you mean the 20-something guys, then sure, but those guys aren't really the champions of today. A. Zverev has a few Masters titles, and Kyrgios 1 or 2, but not much else for the 20-somethings.

[@MrTresto]

What are you talking about, today's top three champions Nadal Federer and Djokovic are all three over 30 and totally dominate the tour.

[@joemarshall4226]

Andre was probably the least-liked guy on the tour when he was younger. After he cut his hair and grew up, he got more popular.

[@seytannavukat9205]

Career Grand Slam is a rare achievement that even players like Sampras, Borg, Lendl, Mc Enroe and Connors couldnt do

[@thepsychologist8159]

Not forgetting of course that Sampras almost single-handedly won the 1995 Davis Cup for the USA (played 2x singles and doubles as well), on clay, in Russia, against the likes of Kafelnikov. And to think, the only reason he even played the singles was due to Agassi's withdrawal. Sampras could play and win on clay (he also won a Masters 1000 on clay), it's just the stars didn't align for him at the French Open.

[@bibek6713]

@@thepsychologist8159 did sampras win olympic or not? i wasnt born in his era

[@thepsychologist8159]

@@bibek6713 The information is freely available on the internet. Olympics? The care factor? No, but Sampras almost single-handedly won the 1995 Davis Cup for the USA (played 2x singles and doubles as well), on clay, in Russia, against the likes of Kafelnikov. And to think, the only reason he even played the singles was due to Agassi's withdrawal

[@seatime674]

The most electric exciting player ever to walk on court. The Big Three are the goats but this man always was the most exciting person to watch... not one single solitary boring bone in his body

[@onetwocue]

I'm still surprised that Maria Sharapova has done it but not Henin

[@marstonrobert]

One of the best returners ever! Anyone else agree??

[@dogdaybreak3157]

Absolutely. Andre was an amazing returner. One of the best. Borg was a great returner too.

[@dogbraincatbody5966]

Yes, Djokovic the best and he is the second best returner

[@jjh2456]

During his time, his return was the most feared in the game.

[@hirendrall7215]

No novak djokovic

[@lalithaiyer2491]

He is still unmatchable

[@extradutyfelt1]

Pete may have 14, but Andre won the French and Pete didn't..

[@卢鹏-o7n]

And olympic gold

[@commondirtbagz7130]

kid gloves I agree

[@matthewbuck9417]

Sampras was the better fast court player...Agassi the better all court player in my opinion

[@Walkman0007]

true and later he admitted he took drugs, and Pete didn't

[@burizaemon9305]

@@Walkman0007 😋😋😱😱😝

[@Editor_Hound]

Ironic that his first GS came at the place he despised the most and his most succesful GS(AO), he hated travelling to it and skipped for the better part of his early pro years. Better yet, Agassi's carrer has always been a big irony, a man who thought was rebelling against his father, against the world, against tennis, but never seeing that in truth, he was rebelling against himself, until he made a miraculous comeback. No purer ball striker has graced this sport, and Andre's place as a legend of this sport far exceeds his 8 GS titles. Thank you, Andre, for inspiring a scrawny kid from Romania to pick up a tennis racquet!

[@fahdchoudry7763]

He never despised it.

[@alanledesma4945]

In his book Andre says that he loved Australia, and when he won the title in 1995 he said that he regretted for not having gone there before

[@vivekkolambkar202]

He is a true champion. He is a legend. Love you always Andre

[@linorestrepolobo3620]

My favorite player of all time. I know he was not the best ever but he was a thrill to watch. Man I miss the nineties

[@anntengocampo1455]

he met my idol steffi graf, and he was inspired with his game, passion for his career and lovelife. love conquers all

[@gnfcom]

Mastered all surfaces, and the xl shirt with the medium shorts look

[@syaisa698]

To me.. His French Open tittle in 99 was the best part.. Cos Steffi Graf also won that year

[@JvalantNalinSampat]

Both won Wimbledon in 92 as well

[@abdullahsuherman2186]

But the time they started dating was around french open 99...

[@shane6860]

He was never the best player.. But he was Always the fan favorite.. I'm lucky i got to see him live.. What you can't see is how much of a showman he was.. He would talk to the crowd in between points. Tennis misses him.

[@denisdaly1708]

Ya, Agassi was the best player from 1999 to 2003 or 2004, when Federer came on the scene. Saffin, Hewitt, and Sampras, till 2001, were around then. In 2003 Agassi became the oldest number one.

[@danieldobrosky8378]

Going from John and Jimmy into the greatest era of USA tennis was just great to be alive I also saw him Pete Mike and Jim

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

@@denisdaly1708 Agreed. He was most definitely the best player at those times. A whole level above everyone else.

[@yuvrajmahida7019]

Oh yes !!

[@AmanKumar-pb6sl]

@@denisdaly1708 he can't be matched with Sampras .sampras is miles better than him in all aspects .14 grand slams compares to 8 .5 grand slam final win in head to head compares to only 1 from andre .he is nowhere .in my opinion aggasi is very much overated

[@rocknral]

Andre was a little upstart when he was coming through, real cocky... But he matured into a decent man, who fell out of love with himself. In some ways that was a good thing.

[@eb4720]

Andre will remain a true champion in my heart 4ever !!!

[@littlemoneylarry1311]

"Image is everything " one of Agassi,s commercials when he wad young and had all that hair. But when he went baldy people loved him even more." Bald is beautiful baby"

[@danzemacabre8899]

Man, I really miss watching this guy play. Win or lose , always entertaining.

[@briandtnguyen]

3 observations: 1) Imagine how many more grand slams and Australian Opens Agassi could have won if he took his training more seriously early on in his career and he didn't skip the Aussie Open the first few years of his career. 2) For someone known to have one of the greatest returns of all time, his serve was pretty great. He hit aces to win two of his grand slams! 3) The opponents he beat in grand slam finals have a lot of respect for him. At the very least, they gave him a hearty handshake and kind words at the net and some of his opponents gave him bear hugs after he won. That shows that he was respected and liked in the locker room. At the end of the day, he was truly a class act.

[@rafzec8287]

Steffi the best forehand in the history of female tennis,Andre the best returner ever.Two living legends with 30 Slams(22+8).

[@hectorsgarciam9514]

💯%

[@sleepyjoe1131]

Easy 4-5 more with more dedication but he’s the legend he is today because of his vulnerability and for having overcome his demons.

[@meetdenis82]

Fun fact: Brad Gilbert also competed in the men's draw of the 1995 Aus open. Went out in the first round.

[@ahmedmosa1265]

I had to check this. Brad Gilbert did not compete in Aus 1995. His name was neither in the main draw nor the qualifying draw.

[@meetdenis82]

@@ahmedmosa1265 Yes he did. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_singles

[@Hjerez17]

i’ve always loved Agassi but after reading his book made my respect for him so much more

[@mochiballs8054]

Has won all surface plus he's an Olympic gold medalist- not all greats achieved that

[@jjh2456]

Mochi Balls Rafa has

[@rrk0309]

@@jjh2456 But no ATP finals to his credit unlike Agassi who won that too...

[@saaral98ks]

ATP final nothing to compare with gold Olympic nd career golden slam

[@adamblister6005]

Game, set, championship??????? Never heard that before.

[@LV_FUD80]

For the Majors, you'll usually hear some combination of "Game, Set, Match Championship," or "Set, Match, Championship." But, for the Finals, the Chair Umpire will always denote the winner by including "Championship" in their call.

[@WONGLER]

@@LV_FUD80 Wrong - it has to be "Game Set and MATS" (Mats Wilander) haha

[@1Rdby]

How gracious in defeat was Michael Stich? What a cool guy he must be.

[@CHICVOYAGE]

Wow Andre had a good run with Brad Gilbert and Steffi. lucky guy

[@GiantsKnck]

He could have won more but he kept running into some guy named pete

[@kakashihatake1029]

Better than being part of the next generation

[@jhayc7285]

Nah he just not focus on his early fame. Still got 8

[@innosanto]

He actually could have more but had a huge drop of performance in the middle

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

@@innosanto Yep, if he was as mature as when he was 30 his whole career he would have won a lot more.

[@goldwolf0606]

Man, 8 slams used to be a lot. Now we have Roger and Rafa and to a lesser extent Novak moving the bar. Amazing how Roger is into the 20’s and Rafa 5 years younger at 17 slams. Those guys are ridiculously good.

[@blake7871]

8 slams was a lot because it was a different era. Nowadays, anyone can win on any surface. That wasn't the case 20+ years ago. For example, Nadal wouldn't sniff a Wimbledon in the 80's and 90's and would have a difficult time winning a US Open or Australian Open. Now that the balls and courts are slower combined with racket and string technology, any surface is fair game.

[@707ladytee]

Blake Martin We don’t know that for sure.

[@blake7871]

Well, with his current style of play we know that. If he had a different style, anything is possible.

[@goldwolf0606]

Blake Martin any surface is fair game yet 3 guys have taken like 90 % of the Slams? You got it backwards. Back then you had unknown fools like Andreas Gomez winning slams. Do you see a Donald Young sniffing at the doorsteps of a slam since Roger Federer first won a slam? Roger and Rafa are so damn good, they’d have dominated back in the days even more. And I can tell you’re a Rafa hater because you didn’t say Roger wouldn’t win anything in the past. But... The clay of Roland Garros hasn’t changed, do you think any of the past guys on clay would have taken a slam away from Rafa there? Hell no. Not even the great Bjorn Borg. 11 slams is a safe floor for Rafa. He probably wouldn’t lose any at all in the 70’s 80’sor 90’s. The only reason he lost at all is because of Novak. Novak hurt him in Madrid of 2009 that’s how Soderling beat Rafa at the French, and Djokovic again got Rafa in 2015 when Rafa was recovering from a multitude of injuries, that something not even Federer could do. Back in he day, there was no Djokovic. The US Open hasn’t changed since the 70’s? You don’t think Rafa could beat the likes of Roddick Hewitt Safin Agassi Wilander rafter at the USO??? You don’t think Rafa could beat Thomas Johansson, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Petr Korda, Boris Becker, Jim Courrier, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Stephan Edburg, Johan Kriek at the Aussie? You don’t think Rafa could beat Lleyton Hewitt, Goron Ivanisevic, Agassi, Richard Krajicek, Michael stitch, Stephen Edburg, Boris Becker, pat Cash, at Wimbledon? Those are all past champions. WEAK past champions. Rafa could have taken them all out. Obviously Pete was the stud back in the 90’s yet you don’t mention how Roger probably wouldn’t have been able to beat Pete on grass.... says so much about how much a Rafa hater you are. Pete and Roger would have battled for supremacy at the uso with Agassi and Rafa fighting for the scraps and Agassi and Roger would have battled at the Aussie with Pete and Rafa fighting for the scraps Rafa would own clay and so, Rafa would emerge as the top dog in that era too. He is the king of tennis. Once he passes Roger all time, you rafa haters will be real salty. No matter to me, I still believe that he and Roger are the 2 best players of all time.

[@blake7871]

You're taking this way too personal. First of all, quit calling him "Rafa." You and everyone else who does sounds like a damn idiot. His name is Nadal, just like you say "Roger" and not Federer. This modern weird shit of calling athletes by their first name or nicknames is embarrassing. I didn't bring up clay because Nadal is in my opinion the best clay court player to ever live. Yes, you teleport him back to the 80's and 90's and he still wins French Opens, although I don't think he would have won so many. Probably five or six, because I don't know how his game would translate to yesterday's clay 30 years ago. It was impossible with the equipment and string technology of the day to get the massive topspin Nadal plays. Couldn't be done, so with that being said, you have to strike that against him. Even so, I still think he would be the best clay court player ever. I didn't mention Federer because he has more of an all-court game that would translate. He's a good server and a good volleyer, and I would see less of a problem with him adjusting his game. He wouldn't be as dominate as today, but he'd still be an all-time great in any era. What are you talking about the US Open not changing since the 70's? The surface is MUCH slower, almost like the gray clay used in the US. And no, Nadal couldn't consistently win a US or Australian Open back then. No way. I don't think you understand how different the racket and string technology are compared to now. Nadal could've possibly won A US or Australian Open, but consistently a contender? No. And the Wimbledon comment made me actually laugh. No chance in hell he beats Cash, Ivanisevic, Rafter, Becker, or Edberg on grass in that era. None. In fact, he probably couldn't win a set. He might be able to beat Agassi or Hewitt, but they were baseliners. Remember, old ass Agassi with a bad back gave prime Federer all he wanted at the US Open in 2005, so I'll take that back, prime Agassi would consistently beat Nadal in a 90's era Wimbledon match. I've already mentioned racket and string technology, but add to that the slower grass and slower balls. You think Nadal could use a Prince Graphite with VS gut and generate anything close to his topspin on the grass that was equivalent to playing on ice? The ball skids, that's why baseliners like Lendl and Borg served and volleyed at Wimbledon. You couldn't win from the baseline, and the only guy in that era to do it was Agassi who was one of the very few players ever to perfect hitting the ball on the rise so he could offset that hurdle. Your logic is way off in this discussion, and frankly it's probably because of ignorance. I don't have anything against any modern player, but I know how different the game is compared to what it was. That's why I don't have an opinion on the "best ever" players because the game has changed so much. When I started playing in the early 80's, we were taught to serve and volley. That changed about a decade later and kids were taught to play from the baseline more because equipment was evolving. It's a different game. A boring game. Everyone plays from the baseline and slugs it out with heavy topspin. It's sad. If Nadal was a player from yesterday, he'd have six or so French Open titles and maybe one US or Australian Open title, so he'd be right there with Agassi. Great player, but a guy who would find it difficult to win on anything other than red clay. Period.

[@emmadeeba2038]

Big hero of mine, absolute legend

[@Maddawg31415]

Who the hell was andres manager from 88-92? I mean I realize the Australian open wasn’t as popular back then, but seriously it would’ve been a great fit for Andre. I bet if he played it in 91 or 92 he would’ve won.

[@kylemyers5454]

Anyone else still get teary-eyed watching his wins?!?

[@mprmpr7952]

Roland Garros👍Wimbledon🎯US Open✌Australian Open👌Olimpic Gold☝Master💪 DavisCup👏 BEST PLAYER EVER 🌎 !!!! That's all.

[@mprmpr7952]

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[@mprmpr7952]

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[@ordenanzm]

He’s my favorite!!!!!!

[@AdrianoBernese]

My favorite player !

[@roshangeorge2127]

The most talented player in the history of tennis. Agassi could destroy any player in his heyday.

[@fundhund62]

Most.. talented?? More talented than Laver, McEnroe or Edberg? Hardly.

[@sterlingyapsoonaik7097]

Andre Agassi has won everything that the big three have not won. Rafael Nadal has not won the Atp grand prix final at the end of the year. Both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have not won the single Olympic gold.

[@moritzellmann9765]

I saw him playing live against Federer in Basel. Roger was so young and nervous, but you already saw the talent he had. I always loved both. Andre was the first who really technically evolved the game by hitting balls on the rise. Our coaches couldn’t teach this too well, I thought. But it is the most important besides moving on the court. But he is away from the game for such a long time now. Roger stills plays and on which level is still ridiculous, at his age.

[@jonmcclane7433]

My favorite Tennis Player ever. It feels like he did things the hard way, but yet still won a Career Slam, Olympic Medal, Davis Cup, and 8 majors!

[@AdvantageYT]

APARRENTLY HIS GAMES SUITS THE REBOUND ACE

[@krogdog]

Both the surface and the climate. He wrote in his book that growing up in the Las Vegas desert enabled him to play through the heat better than a lot of his opponents.

[@muhammaddawood4382]

Andre Agassi Only player with All 4 Slams, Tour Finals and Olympic Gold Medal.

[@marstonrobert]

true facts rafa nadal has a chance if he wins the tour finals but i do not think he will cos of federer and djokovic!

[@randomryu9117]

COULD NOT BEAT PETE.

[@polymercompounding]

Probably the most likeable character ever walk onto the tennis court. His counter punching style are sorely missed nowadays on the tour

[@mohawkbrown]

Agassi was never a counter puncher. He was out and out aggressive, looking to end the points in the shortest manner possible.

[@miljanpantic9534]

NOVAK ĐOKOVIĆ No1 SVIH VREMENA

[@leiflocks501]

Love Andre Agassi

[@rommelflores2618]

Him winning all grand slams in an era of so many legends was surreal.

[@toptenguy1]

Funny how as a kid, I always had the impression that Agassi was cocky and arrogant. What a friggin humble guy!!! He seems so greatful for everything!

[@icomment2226]

Agassi matured. I will always remember him as a real champion. He also had a lot in bringing people that were not really tennis fans into tennis. No other player was able to do that.

[@The29ragavan]

Most profilic tennis player ever. Just love him.