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Agassi: Murray Will Win Again Despite Himself


Andre Agassi sees similarities between himself and two-time major champion Andy Murray, and the American legend tells Simon Cambers of the UK Guardian that Murray will likely find himself hauling in Grand Slam hardware again in the future.

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“I think it’s likely [he will capture more majors] because he’s one of two or three people that should win,” Agassi said, according to Cambers. “It’s likely he is going to win again despite himself. I leave a lot of room for his best years still to be ahead of him. It may not be as many years as he could have had, but I think we will see his best still.”

Agassi, who rebuilt his career after falling into depression and addiction in the late 90’s, found a way to process all the pressure and deliver peak performances after many had assumed he might be done. He believes that Murray, too, can find his way back to the top of the game.

More of Agassi’s thoughts on Murray from Cambers recent UK Guardian Piece below:


“It appears to me that what he’s gone through is not much different from what I went through,” Agassi said. “Which is: he was let on to this dirty little secret; that winning a slam doesn’t change anything. If anything, it makes you realize that this better be about something else. You have to figure out a way to engage with the game differently. You have to figure out a way to make yourself better, despite being the best.

“Andy holds himself to a far higher standard than anybody else, I assure you,” Agassi said. “You can see it when something isn’t good enough for him, even though things are going pretty well. He just believes that he can do it better. Even if he does do it better, it doesn’t scratch an itch for him. There’s no arrival. Until he starts really embracing his strengths and his weakness … when he learns to understand himself in context, I think he’ll learn not to be as hard on himself. Because he will know how he’s going to feel that way and that’s it’s OK to feel that way. Just get back to work.”


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