I just finished watching a replay of 36-year old Andre Agassi's second round U.S. Open match against 21-year old Marcos Baghdatis. Like his first round match, this was a late night, five-set, marathon that ended after midnight, but was well worth staying up for, obviously.In Agassi's early career, he was very much the rebel- long hair, colorful court wear when tradition was white- but his stellar play earned him the right to do things differently. He's mellowed with age- no hair and he wears white well- and is now playing in his final U. S. Open. His final major tennis tournament ever. Agassi has announced he will retire after his Open run ends. From what we've seen in his first two matches, let hope that run goes all the way through the finals! It would be great to see Andre go out on top!
Oh, Good Evening!
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Wow, you were churning posts out like blogger's about to go out of style. I tried to get a copy of the match, which I forgot to TiVo. How did u see it?
I saw the replay on Universal HD. And, I heard it aired again on Saturday when rain delayed or cancelled play.
A final U.S. Open title was not in the cards for Andre Agassi. It was disappointing to see him lose his third round match to Benjamin Becker in four sets on Sunday, but it was great to see the capacity crowd give Agassi his props. I couldn't time it, but it seemed like a five minute standing ovation that brought Agassi to sobbing tears. Agassi is a tennis icon, destined for the Hall of Fame and his intesity and colorful play will be missed. LONG LIVE THE REBEL!
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