In between, stars like Andre Agassi and Jim Courier contributed to American influence within the sport.
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The newspapers know this, and the public knows this and Andre Agassi knows this.
And Andre Agassi is also aiming for a Stella success after crashing out of the French Open early.
Later that year, Pete Sampras beat fellow thirty-something Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open final and retired at age 31.
Nick Bollettieri, whose famous tennis academy has produced the likes of Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova, agrees with Roddick.
"It's pretty satisfying, " said the 26-year-old, seeking to become the event's first U.S. winner since Andre Agassi in 2001.
Since then Mr. Feith has lobbed ideas with the ferocity of Andre Agassi.
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But Gilbert came with a CV that included working with former world number ones Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
Andre Agassi began his preparation for next week's Australian Open with a 7-6 6-3 win over Sweden's Thomas Enqvist .
Nadal, by comparison, drew level with Federer on 16 Masters titles, behind only the 18 won by American Andre Agassi.
Clijsters is scheduled to play at an exhibition tournament this summer at Wimbledon along with Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Tim Henman.
He is bidding to become the first American ATP Tour player to triumph in the Palm Desert since Andre Agassi in 2001.
His conqueror Hewitt meanwhile moves up to joint fourth with Nicolas Kiefer, behind leader Andre Agassi, Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Sweden's Magnus Norman.
The 30-year-old is now tied with American Andre Agassi on 36 last-eight appearances, leaving them second equal overall behind Jimmy Connors' record of 41.
Not long ago, Andre Agassi published a thoughtful autobiography in which he revealed his simmering childhood hatred for the sport that propelled him to fame.
But the nine-times grand slam singles champion quickly discovered his touch against Becker, best known for ushering Andre Agassi into retirement at the U.S. Open.
Gilbert, a former top-five player who has also worked with Andre Agassi and Roddick, is proud of his achievements with Murray when they worked together.
The Australian Open champion stepped in to play Roger Federer after Andre Agassi, who could not qualify for the semi-finals, withdrew with a hip injury.
It worked very effectively for Andre Agassi a few years ago.
Federer now has a 102-1 record against players aged over 30 since his 2002 defeat by Andre Agassi in the final of the Miami Masters.
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That's more than Nadal has played Federer and only four fewer times than John McEnroe played Jimmy Connors (Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras also met 34 times).
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Andre Agassi closed the gap between himself and Champions Race leader Lleyton Hewitt to just 43 points, but not in the manner he would have hoped for.
Federer's victory means he is only the second player in the men's game to have held the top ranking over the age of 30, alongside Andre Agassi.
Gilbert, who has previously worked with former world number ones Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, teamed up with Murray in July 2006 after signing a three-year deal.
Ferrero's time at Roland Garros looked to have come this year when he beat Andre Agassi and Marat Safin on the way to his first Grand Slam final.
The match featured the two players who had headed the rankings for most of the year, before a late slump saw Safin slip to third behind Andre Agassi.
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Her drastic action mirrors that taken by Andre Agassi, who returned to the men's challenger circuit in 1998 with his game in tatters and ranked 141st in the world.
But he has been surpassed by Rafael Nadal on the list of all-time Masters Series titles after the Spaniard won in Rome to match record-holder Andre Agassi on 17.
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