Open

Better than a front row seat at Wimbledon. Andre lays it all out and shares his thoughts throughout his early childhood, tennis career, and his two marriages. Now that the book has been out for many years and you can see the love and support Andre has for his own children without any intense demands and expectations. A good read and despite all the ups and downs he ended up grounded in a great relationship. There’s hope for all of us.

Recently, I finished reading Agassi’s autobiography, Open. Agassi had two marriages, and his first one reminded me of my parents. In his first marriage, he and his wife were disconnected from each other’s careers. He didn’t care about the entertainment world, and his wife didn’t understand tennis, which led to a lack of deeper communication between them. By the end, they stopped caring about each other but still had to pretend to be the perfect couple in front of the world. My parents were the same. My dad loves drinking, and every time he got drunk, he’d argue with my mom, sometimes even becoming violent. I could tell they didn’t love each other anymore, but whenever it was a holiday or a family gathering, they’d always act like the perfect couple in front of everyone, which really surprised me. I hope that in the future, I can be an honest and brave person. If I like something, I’ll say it, and if I don’t, I’ll say that too. I want to be able to face the negative things in life openly, instead of pretending for the sake of appearances.

This book came highly recommended by friends who read and on reviews and did not disappoint. Great story!!

The behind-the-scenes stories and antidotes were intriguing. On the flip side, some of the play-by-play match reports could have been trimmed down (or eliminated) without curbing my enjoyment of the book at all.

 I’ve never read an autobiography about a tennis player, but this was wonderful. It’s really cool to get inside the head of Agassi as he battles through so many matches and I love the love story between he and Stephanie. The prep school he built in Vegas this crazy cool.

Although our games our different, the opponent is the same. “The mind is restless, Krishna, impetuous, self-willed, hard to train: to master the mind seems as difficult as to master the mighty winds.” Thank you for sharing, thank you.

Found this book impossible to put down. Writing is natural and easy to read.

…..the time or money on this book. A grown man who lives in misery because he can’t make his own decisions. Very depressing.

Thank you Andre!

Loved every page of this book. Great admiration for Andre Agassi.