Mens Tennis Forums banner

Nasdaq-100 Open, Miami, Florida, March 23-April 3, 2005

7K views 223 replies 20 participants last post by  suus21 
#1 · (Edited)
Andre Agassi to play Nasdaq

Andre Agassi apparently will be at the Nasdaq-100 Open on Key
Biscayne, despite having pulled out of the quarterfinals at Indian
Wells on Friday with an inflamed big toe.

An Agassi representative told Nasdaq officials Saturday to expect
Agassi's wife, Steffi Graf, and their two children Monday. There was
no indication whether Agassi will be with them or come to Key
Biscayne later.

The tournament begins Wednesday but because Agassi is a seeded
player and draws a first-round bye, he would not have to play until
Friday or Saturday. He was to have a second MRI Saturday.

___________________________________________
:wavey: Andre Agassi forever :wavey:
 
#57 ·
Match Statistics

Player
Andre Agassi 7 6
Paul-Henri Mathieu 5 4
Elapsed Time By Set 53 40

Statistics: Match
Match Summary Agassi Mathieu
1st Serve % 56% 51%
Aces 8 1
Double Faults 0 1
Winning % - 1st Serve Pts. 31 of 34 = 91% 25 of 36 = 69%
Winning % - 2nd Serve Pts. 14 of 27 = 52% 18 of 35 = 51%
Winners (including service) 20 20
Unforced Errors 12 23
Break Point Conversions 3 of 5 = 60 % 1 of 3 = 33 %
Net Approaches 1 of 4 = 25 % 13 of 18 = 72 %
Total Points Won 73 59
Fastest Match Serve Speed 128 MPH 128 MPH
Average Match Serve Speed 113 MPH 118 MPH

_____________________________________
:wavey: Andre Agassi forever :wavey:
 
#64 ·
Agassi, ... progress in Miami
Sun 27 Mar, 9:46 AM

MIAMI (Reuters) - Six-times champion Andre Agassi has begun his 19th Nasdaq-100 Open campaign with a 7-5 6-4 second-round win over Paul-Henri Mathieu of France.

Ninth seed Agassi had to wait until the end of the first set to break Mathieu's resistance but once he had taken the lead he showed little sign of surrendering it.

The 34-year-old American, who was watched by his wife Steffi Graf, shrugged off pre-tournament worries about his injured toe.

"I felt it a little bit but when I pushed through it never got worse, so that was reassuring," Agassi told reporters.

"It was a tough match. There's nothing I take for granted out there, especially not these days, and it was a good one to get through."
_____________________________________
:wavey: Andre Agassi forever :wavey:
 
#65 ·
A. AGASSI/P. Mathieu
7-5, 6-4
An interview with:

ANDRE AGASSI

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Andre Agassi, please.

Q. How was that for a first match? How was your toe, first of all? Did you feel it at all?

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, I felt it a little bit, but it was a couple times early it was slightly hesitant. But when I pushed through, it never got worse. I felt like I could really push through it, so that was reassuring.

You know, it was a tough match, tough first‑round match. He plays real talented tennis. He can come up with some great shots and certainly makes you feel the pressure to hit every ball exactly the way you want or else he'll take advantage of anything you leave short. It was a good one to get through.

Q. Was your toe still swollen before the match?

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, it's maybe 20% more than normal, which is down from twice the size.

Q. How about your serving, you had a lot of good serves in that game.

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, thanks. I didn't start off so well. Missed a lot of first serves early but then I found my rhythm and started to relax a little bit more on it.

That always makes your life a lot easier out there when you can get a few free points.

Q. This afternoon it was very humid, about 90 degrees. Still kind of warm tonight. Would you like to see that continue for another week?

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, I like the heat and humidity. I prefer the sun with the humidity, though. Somehow it feels normal.

But when you're out there at night and you're sort of sweating and you can't stop and everything's getting wet ‑ your grip and your racquet ‑ that gets a bit uncomfortable.

But we come to know it down here, at least I have over 19 years. So I don't wake up with any other expectation really.

Q. Was it a harder first‑round match than you thought it would be or did it go as you might have thought?

ANDRE AGASSI: It went perfect to plan. Just tough enough, and then find a way to win each set.

But you expect them all to be tough. There's nothing I take for granted out there, especially anymore. And it's a good one to get through. First set could have gone either way, he had his chances. Next set, it could have been a lot easier on me if I had ‑‑ I could have made it easier on myself if I had converted a 30‑Love hold at 2‑1.

But all in all, I feel real good about it.

Q. The newspaper I work for is doing something about you turning 35 in a month. I just wanted to know, when you reflect about basically everybody else was far stopped at that age, how do you reflect about that? I know you've been asked that a lot.

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, yeah, I don't know what to say really. I understand why somebody's not playing at 35; it's not easy. It's really difficult from a number of standpoints.

But, you know, I still do it. I'm still out here trying to figure out how to get through these matches and, you know, it gets harder every year. I don't know how to put it in context really, of what it is I'm doing now versus what others have or haven't done. I just can say that I'm still thinking about the tennis when I'm out there, and that's a good thing.

Q. How much experience have you gotten from Jimmy Connors when he was playing at such a late age? Do you remember back the watching him, what you were thinking?

ANDRE AGASSI: Well, I certainly remember playing him a number times. Connors was a great competitor, you know, so I think I always try to learn from everybody, really.

Nothing really about the age. I mean, I was always amazed at what he was doing because there was no reference point for me, you know, nobody else was doing it, so I figured it was pretty hard to do.

But I had a very young perspective, and I was just trying to figure out how I could beat him.

Q. Do you know what you'd be doing on that day?

ANDRE AGASSI: What day?

Q. In a month, your birthday.

ANDRE AGASSI: Oh, no, no. I don't know (smiling).

Q. Anything planned?

ANDRE AGASSI: No.

Q. It's a special day. You're 35.

ANDRE AGASSI: Is it? I don't know. I've never had it before, so I don't know how special it is (laughing).

Yeah, I'm not a big birthday person. I mean, I try to make more of a big deal of it now because of my kids and I know how much my children enjoy it. I'm trying to show more enthusiasm to my own birthdays, but it's not an easy thing for me to do. I don't make plans, and I feel like I'm doing pretty good if I turn my cellular phone on (smiling).

FastScripts by ASAP Sports...

_____________________________________
:wavey: Andre Agassi forever :wavey:
 
#71 ·
suus21 said:
how can I put a picture into my profile here? You all have picture under your namen I don't know how to do that?
Go to User CP, then click on Edit Avatar. At the bottom there will be a place where you can attach a photo (or you can just pick one of the stock photos they already have). The photo needs to be the right size, not too big... And sometime it takes an hour or two for it to show up. :)
 
#75 ·
Agassi, Andre 3-2 Clement, Arnaud

8 73

110 21

4/29/1970 12/17/1977

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Aix-en-Provence, France

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Geneva, Switzerland

5'11'' (180 cm) 5'8'' (172 cm)

177 lbs (80 kg) 160 lbs (72 kg)

Right-handed Right-handed

1986 1996

12/4 4/7

0 0

59 2

$29,604,341 $3,803,197





2001 Australian Open, Hard, F
Australia Hard F Agassi 6 4 6 2 6 2
2000 Lyon, Carpet, S
France Carpet S Clement 3 6
2000 US Open, Hard, R64
NY, U.S.A. Hard R64 Clement 3 6 2 6 4 6
1999 US Open, Hard, R16
NY, U.S.A. Hard R16 Agassi 6 4 6 4 6 3
1999 Roland Garros, Clay, R64
France Clay R64 Agassi 6 2 4 6 2 6 7 5 6 0




If you can not read this clearly here is the link:

http://www.atptennis.com/en/players...Andre&player2=Clement,+Arnaud&playernum2=C487




WIN ANDREEEEEEEEEE!!!
 
#76 ·
Tennis: Usual suspects advance in Nasdaq-100 Open

Andre Agassi

28.03.05



MIAMI - Six-time champion Andre Agassi began his 19th Nasdaq-100 Open tennis campaign with a 7-5, 6-4 second-round win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu yesterday.

Ninth seed Agassi had to wait until the end of the first set to break Mathieu's resistance but once he had taken the lead he showed little sign of surrendering it.

The 34-year-old American, watched by wife Steffi Graf, shrugged off pre-tournament worries about his injured toe.

"I felt it a little bit, but when I pushed through it never got worse, so that was reassuring," Agassi said.

"It was a tough match. There's nothing I take for granted out there, especially not these days, and it was a good one to get through."


- REUTERS
_____________________________________
:wavey: Andre Agassi forever :wavey:
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top