Word: agassis
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...Remember American men's tennis? When Andy Roddick lost to unseeded Luxembourgian Gilles Muller in the first round of this year's U.S. Open, critics decried the lack of hometown talent. Was a fading Andre Agassi, 35, all the U.S. had? Did the country really have to count on Taylor Dent? But Blake's stunning run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals has fulfilled an American dream: Blake vs. Agassi, center court on Wednesday night, the most anticipated American vs. American match since 2001, when Pete Sampras beat Agassi in an Open quarterfinal...
This is the 35-year-old Agassi’s 20th year in the New York tournament—Blake himself is only 25—and for all the adoration Agassi garners as the game’s elder statesman, there’s no denying that the feel-good-story of this Open belongs to the younger...
...Block will meet its match when Blake faces Agassi tomorrow. The crowd loves Blake, his youthful enthusiasm, his inspirational energy—but it also loves Agassi, the rebel-turned-family man and two-time U.S. Open champion...
It’s a win-win situation, really. If he defeats Agassi, Blake will become the first African-American to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open. In addition, on the most basic of levels, Blake will have won by his own skills and not conservative, defensive tactics...
...Should he lose? He’ll tip his cap and go home proud. Losing to Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open quarterfinals—well, things could certainly be worse...