Adieu, Andre

It was nearly 20 years ago that I was a squat, green ball boy and Andre Agassi was the up-and-coming rebel kid of tennis, but I knew then that the man whose match I was working would be a star. What I didn’t realize that day at UCLA’s Volvo tourney was that he grow to become a legend.

An era is coming to a close, as Agassi will play out this U.S. Open and exit the pro court for the last time. One of only five players to ever achieve the career Gland Slam, he says he’s looking forward to the next phase in his life. I guess the image as an athlete he’s built over the last 20 years isn’t everything.