All you’ve got to do is sing and wiggle your tush. André’s won a five-setter to make the finals of the US Open at the age of 35!
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AndrÈ Agassi is an incredible athlete. Tennis is a young personís sport. Someone who is in their late twenties is starting to push their luck. Will Agassi win against Roger Federer? Nope, he will likely lose. When everything else is equal—the younger man has the clear advantage. Agassi nonetheless still adds to his already firmly established legend. Just competing in the finals is a mind boggling achievement. The outside chance of winning is mere icing on the cake.
It’s got to be strange to have a career in something where at the young age of 35, the more common reaction is, ” oh, is he still competing? Isn’t that amazing!” I was guilty of that myself when I finally watched some of the Open coverage and caughtr Agassi in the semi-finals. I was surprised he was still able to be a major contender.
It’s got to be strange to have a career in something where at the young age of 35, the more common reaction is, ” oh, is he still competing? Isn’t that amazing!”
Sure is, and tennis isn’t unusual in this respect. In, say, gymnastics, it would be even more astonishing to find somebody competing at age 25.
One other thing about Andre Agassi is that he’s evidently one of the nicest athletes around, male or female, in any sport. I don’t think that anybody would make a corresponding statement about Mick Jagger.
Silicon -
Federer is actually the most well liked player on the tour. Klisters was asked if she could win since she is considered too nice and she said Roger is one of the nicest guys out there and he wins.
David -
“The younger man usually wins”
That’s sordove a silly statement. Agassi beat Blake and Ginepri who are both younger than Federer. Blake should have beaten him.
The problem is the 24 year old he faced this time was Roger Federer who is on his way to becoming one of if not the greatest Grand Slam champion in the history of men’s tennis. He is UN-DEFEATED in the Finals of EVERY event he’s played in.
That being said it’s unfortunate for tennis that Agassi’s back flared up and needed a shot. I don’t care what the announcers said it was obvious that he was tenative stretching for some shots and wasn’t getting to some balls he normally would have.
The problem with being 35 even if you’re in top shape is not so much the loss of skills as it is the longer reovery time for your body. Playing on back to back days Semi and Finals is a lot.
If Agassi was a 100% we may have at the least gotten a classic match.
Mike