Andre Agassi: I have been wrong 50 times about Roger Federer
In an interview to Times of India, the eight-time Grand Slam winner, Andre Agassi praised the Big Three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - who have combined to win 52 Slams. "I think we're far from seeing Novak being done and I've stopped betting that I know anything about Roger because I've been wrong 50 times," said the American.
Agassi also shared his thoughts on how the Wimbledon grass changed over the decades: "I can definitely say that the grass has changed dramatically. But also the game has changed. The reason why it was so difficult for me to win on grass wasn't that it was so fast. I mean fast is OK, the first one to hit a good shot wins the point. Somebody has a good serve, it didn't matter if it was slow or fast. Pete aced me in Paris just as many times as he aced me in New York or in Wimbledon. The problem was guys played coming forward so much, they tore up the court through the middle. And so by the end of the tournament, I'm playing in the back of the court and every time the ball bounces, it's changing direction. So the game changes, guys are playing from the back of the court and bounces are truer, you know... It isn't quite as fast. These are true statements but everybody has to adjust to it. So l can't say (my) achievement is harder. Certain elements would be harder for me now too if I'm playing on grass against guys that can move as good as they move."
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