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How it ends is less important than how I`m doing it: Agassi
London, June 11: Andre Agassi has vowed to go all out to win a second Wimbledon crown 11 years after he claimed the first of the eight grand slam titles he has clocked up during a 17-year career.
London, June 11: Andre Agassi has vowed to go all out to win a second Wimbledon crown 11 years after he claimed the first of the eight grand slam titles he has clocked up during a 17-year career.
"I am really looking forward to it. That's why I am here, and I am hoping to get better every day," said the American at the 860,000-dollar Queen's Club ATP event in west London.
"When you play on grass it does take some time to feel comfortable and I am not quite there yet," Agassi added, with a trip to Wimbledon less than two weeks away.
"But to be back out there on the Sunday and to win would be the best one for me ever."
After initial reluctance to even enter the tournament, Agassi admits he soon realised the significance of playing at the All England Club.
"After my first time here I swore I'd never be back, but growing up gave me more awareness of the place Wimbledon has in the great sport of tennis and to miss out on it was my loss," he said, reflecting on a decision to miss four out of six Wimbledons before his 1992 win.
"To start with I didn't have any desire to be on grass, I didn't think it was real tennis and I was convinced it was a surface I couldn't do well on," he added.
"But as you get older you begin to realise what it means to the sport and what it means to your career and the challenges it presents."
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"When you play on grass it does take some time to feel comfortable and I am not quite there yet," Agassi added, with a trip to Wimbledon less than two weeks away.
"But to be back out there on the Sunday and to win would be the best one for me ever."
After initial reluctance to even enter the tournament, Agassi admits he soon realised the significance of playing at the All England Club.
"After my first time here I swore I'd never be back, but growing up gave me more awareness of the place Wimbledon has in the great sport of tennis and to miss out on it was my loss," he said, reflecting on a decision to miss four out of six Wimbledons before his 1992 win.
"To start with I didn't have any desire to be on grass, I didn't think it was real tennis and I was convinced it was a surface I couldn't do well on," he added.
"But as you get older you begin to realise what it means to the sport and what it means to your career and the challenges it presents."
Bureau Report