MERCEDES-BENZ CUP NOTEBOOK: BACK-TO-BACK DOESN'T KEEP AGASSI FROM BEING ABLE-BODIED.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. said a key to his comeback from a nerve injury There is no single classification system that can describe all the many variations of nerve injury. Most systems attempt to correlate the degree of injury with symptoms, pathology and prognosis. in his back would be how his body responded to playing on consecutive days. Agassi got more of a test than he was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Friday at the Mercedes-Benz Cup. He fought through a three-set match that took 1 hour, 52 minutes. Afterward, Agassi felt like he took a major step in his recovery. ``When it was over, I felt like I had more left in the tank,'' Agassi said. ``I felt like I reacted well and moved well and stayed with my shots. And I can still get a little better from here.'' Agassi has now played more than three hours of tennis the past two days. He will play for the third day in a row today and, if everything goes well, will be on the court for a fourth consecutive day Sunday in the final. He hasn't tired yet. ``I think it speaks to my eagerness,'' Agassi said. ``That function of just really wanting to be out there because I haven't played in a while. It was a tough eight weeks for me, and it's nice to be back out there.'' Agassi said he already has surpassed his expectations for the tournament. ``I didn't come out here after eight weeks off expecting these results,'' Agassi said. ``I expected to struggle and not to execute confidently. But I haven't had too much of that.'' --Add Andre: At his age and with his physical problems this year, Agassi needs to pick his spots to play all-out. However, that didn't stop the 35-year-old from chasing down a drop shot Friday against Paradorn Srichaphan Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. . ``There are times when you do have to assess the cost-benefit ratio Cost-benefit ratio The net present value of an investment divided by the investment's initial cost. Also called the profitability index. of a situation, whether it's late in a match or you're not wanting to push your body as you get back into it,'' Agassi said. ``But my body is responding so I'm anxious to keep pushing it. I'll keep going harder and harder until I see where I am. Now's the time to do that.'' --Hockey lover: One person happy to see the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there end its lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout is second-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia. Hrbaty, who plays in a charity hockey game each year between tennis players from Slovakia and the Czech Republic, likes the Kings because he is a fan of free agent right wing Ziggy Palffy, a Slovakia native. Hrbaty doesn't consider himself a good player. ``I just try not to hurt myself,'' he said. |
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