The great career of Andre Agassi is now over. Well maybe it's over. There's always the examples of Michael Jordan and Evander Hollyfield. But, both of those guys retired when they were getting older but still healthy.
Andre is not coming back and it's precisely because of his back that he's not coming back. It was sad in a way to see how he was moving in these last two matches. He moved in a very stiff way and looked like the older guys at the local tennis club.
It's absolutely remarkable that Andre could play such high level tennis with such a stiff back. It's totally a tribute to his anticipation, tactics, and great ball striking ability.
Now the tournament really gets going. For the past week no one has been talking about Nadal or Federer. It's been all Andre --all the time.
How great was Andre? Where does he rank among the all time greats? These are questions that will be hotly debated in the next little while.
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