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Elster88 Jun 30 2006 03:47 PM

Agassi's win was his 222nd in Grand Slam singles play, tying him with Ivan Lendl for second all-time. Jimmy Connors won 233 Grand Slam singles matches in his remarkable career.

Elster88 Jun 30 2006 03:49 PM

Most Grand Slam Titles Pete Sampras 14 Roy Emerson 12 Bjorn Borg 11 Rod Laver 11 Bill Tilden 10 Andre Agassi 8 Jimmy Connors 8 Ivan Lendl 8 Fred Perry 8 Ken Rosewall 8

Elster88 Jun 30 2006 04:09 PM

]Agassi might as well have been speaking of his next opponent when he said, "It used to be where I could just sort of run people into the ground, but guys are just too strong now." Basically every match he had with Patrick Rafter was like that.

metirish Jun 30 2006 04:16 PM

Pat Rafter was the last player I rooted for, I loved his style of play, after Agassi retires who's left to root for?,

Elster88 Jun 30 2006 04:17 PM

Funny you say that Irish, I was thinking the exact same thing. The only tennis I watch anymore is Agassi in the Grand Slams.

metirish Jun 30 2006 04:20 PM

As great as Federer is I find him a bore, Nadal v Agassi could be a good match, infact I like Nadal and maybe this year he can have a good US Open.

Elster88 Jun 30 2006 04:23 PM

I've never once been to a pro tennis match, and actually the US Open pisses me off when the traffic gets doubled when I'm trying to get to a ballgame, but maybe I'll check out Agassi. I'll have to do it early in the tournament though, in case he doesn't last long.

metirish Jun 30 2006 04:32 PM

I've been a few times and although it's VERY expensive you can see some great games in the outer courts.

Frayed Knot Jun 30 2006 08:48 PM

First weekend of the US Open is a good time to go because there are enough good matches where you can wander around and find one - and probably get a decent seat on one of the outer courts. By week 2, most of the action takes place in the main stadium and that place is just too damn big for tennis. They overbuilt it. Agassi's had an interesting career. A classic under-achiever for a while who blatantly chucked matches, faked injuries to pull out of tourneys, was often out of shape, and clearly cared more about his image than his tennis. At one point he fell completely out of the top 100 and looked done. The 2nd half of his tennis life has been exactly the opposite. In GREAT shape, honest with the media, runs a huge charitable org., and has lasted much longer than most of his peers and well beyond the age of normal tennis life - a lifespan which probably skews younger than any other sport except maybe gymnastics. It's rare that an athlete with such a short shelf life gets a 2nd chance - particularly after they've (partially) thrown away the 1st one. He's done a good job and has earned the respect he's gotten - even though for a long while that looked like the last thing he'd ever get.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 30 2006 08:55 PM

Elster88 Jul 01 2006 10:12 PM

Agassi takes the L in three sets. He was up 5-2 in the tiebreak in the first set, but Nadal took the next five points to win the tiebreak. After the match they did what they normally only do after the final, they interviewed both players. I remember when the uppity tennis crowds hated Agassi. To be fair, he is a different guy than he was when was 16. Which, to be fair to Agassi, is normal.

Edgy DC Jul 03 2006 10:37 AM

No Americans in the quarterfinals in the men's or women's singles draw. First time in almost a century.

Elster88 Jul 10 2006 09:23 AM

Federer over Nidal Mauresmo over Henin-Hardenne. Ho-hum.

MFS62 Jul 10 2006 11:51 AM

Edgy DC wrote: No Americans in the quarterfinals in the men's or women's singles draw. First time in almost a century. I heard that too. Back to 1912, a year the US didn't send any woman participants. But over the weekend there was a graphic that I thought said one of the Williams sisters won in 2003. Or was that a different grand slam event? EDIT: And I'm having a very hard time believing Mauresmo isn't a man. Take a close look at some of her pictures. You can't really tell. Later