Andre Agassi Playing Quotations

I broke him one time.  You come out to a match like this and you hope for that at least.  So you never know what to expect playing somebody you never played before.  In his most difficult moments, he was more awkward than I anticipated.

I felt like I was playing good tennis and that's a great feeling. It's only the second match, but it's certainly a great one for me.

He's playing a lot smarter, ... which doesn't give you those free points that make the difference.

He was serving well, playing really smart, taking chances on my second serve. If there's anything to fault him on it's not closing me out in the second, it's going away in the third.

He's been playing well the whole year, so to come here and play a great match against him feels like a real achievement.

Playing a surface like we are here is not easy on the body,

I was playing a lot of golf, going out a lot, enjoying Brooke's world,

The court was playing pretty fast, it almost felt like playing tennis with golf balls out there. But I am feeling fine physically. I think need a few more matches before I can start competing better.

We played a few times, but he's obviously playing way better than the times that I've played him, just like James,

I've said before, I don't know how I'm going to go out, ... I know one thing, if I'm out there playing well and giving something back to the sport, it's going to be hard not to give it more.

There's no matches you get through unless you're playing sensibly.  You have to,

I'm unsure about what I'm going to be doing in a month, let alone a year from now. But as of now, my intention is to keep working and keep doing what it is that I do. The only thing better than playing at the US Open for 20 years in a row would be to play here for 21 years in a row,

If you don't understand the mentality of the people, if you don't understand the people, you don't appreciate the city, you don't appreciate playing here.

It's really disappointing to miss this year's tournament and I was really looking forward to playing again in the Bay Area.

It's hard for me to put it in context, ... I can say I enjoy playing there more than anywhere else in the world. When you step on the court there, regardless of how you feel, you always push yourself to get the most.

It took me a while to enjoy playing here the first few years,

I know he's been playing well and he's been picking up his standard, ... I've got to believe he's only gotten better. But you know, it's something I'm looking forward to: a good quality match for sure.

I love playing here -- a lot of memories, a lot of great matches. This is disappointing. It would have been nice to be here, but it's not worth being less than my best.

In every match I play, I grow in my appreciation for this opportunity, this chance to be out there playing at the U.S. Open for another match, another time,

It's always awkward playing somebody for the first time. Tonight I just stayed with executing my shots, stayed comfortable.

Each set my quality picked up, and in the fourth set we were both playing well.

It's a good feeling to be playing in an environment that you played so well in, and then to have a match that you've had before.

There's a lot to like about playing against someone you've known and played against a long time,

I can be playing in front of a smaller group of people and playing the match of my life. At almost 36 years old, I don't take it for granted. That (U.S. Open) match with James Blake was one of the best moments of my career, to be part of something special like that. I hope I have some big moments ahead of me.