Open: An Autobiography
The front cover of Open
AuthorAndre Agassi
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherHarperCollins[1]
Publication date
November 9, 2009
Pages404
ISBN9780307388407
OCLC1058108646

Open: An Autobiography is a memoir written by former professional tennis player Andre Agassi with assistance from J. R. Moehringer[2] published on November 9, 2009. Throughout the book, Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1,[3] details his challenging childhood under the supervision of a demanding father and prolonged struggles with the physical and psychological tolls of professional tennis.[4] Despite controversy surrounding Agassi's admission to using methamphetamine in 1997,[5][6] the book reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list[7] and was met with critical acclaim,[8][9][10] with New York Times writer Sam Tanenhaus claiming that Open "is not just a first-rate sports memoir but a genuine bildungsroman, darkly funny yet also anguished and soulful".[11]

Summary

A boy from a poor family conquering the big world and tennis: it has an aggressive father with a heavy hand, and a resigned mother who does not dare to stand up for her son, and round-the-clock training sessions hated by little Andre. Emotional stories from life, the meaning of which the rebel Agassi found only by meeting true love in the person of Steffi Graf, feeling the joy of fatherhood and learning to win for the sake of people who need his support.

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References

  1. ↑ "Open: An Autobiography, Kindle Edition" Amazon. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Agassi Basks in His Own Spotlight" by Janet Malin New York Times November 8, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Bio:Andre Agassi". Biography Channel. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Open: An Autobiography, Description" Google Books. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Federer e Agassi "Scioccato e deluso"" (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "Marat Safin tells Andre Agassi to relinquish titles after drug admission". The Guardian. London. November 10, 2009.
  7. ↑ Schuessler, Jennifer (November 29, 2009). "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Jacket Copy". Los Angeles Times. November 20, 2009.
  9. ↑ Simon Briggs (March 12, 2010). "Andre Agassi's 'Open' wins at the British Sports Book Awards. Pity about the gloopy speech". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Paul (March 7, 2018). "The 30 Best Sports Books Ever Written". Esquire. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Andre Agassi’s Hate of the Game" New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2020.


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