In his two-decade transformation from tennis’ raging rebel to its respected voice of reason, Andre Agassi established a reputation as one of the most charismatic competitors of the Open Era.

He was once the sport’s biggest draw and greatest showman, but one of the most rebellious, reverential and redemptive acts of Andre Agassi’s life came off the court in his career-long quest to transform incarceration into inspiration.

In his new autobiography, Open, Agassi paints a revealing, compelling, entertaining and sometimes self-serving portrait of an ex-champ as ex-con.
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He stands 6-foot-6 and seemed to be swinging from a tree top when he launched his chiseled frame into a serve so massive he could make a tennis ball sound like a wrecking ball when it battered against the back wall and reverberated around the court. (more…)