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 | Agassi doesn't think about coaching career22-04-2015 |
Andre Agassi at this stage does not intend to start a coaching career in professional tennis. 'At the moment it's not in my plans, because the coaching job is not compatible with my other tasks.', said the former number 1 in the world rankings of the ATP, who has eight Grand Slam titles.
'What makes Boris Becker with Novak Djokovic, is a daily commitment. I don't think it's for me.', he added.
Agassi, who after eight days will be 45 years old, lives with his wife Steffi Graf and their two children in Las Vegas, where the former tennis player was born.
'I feel good there because people don't think of me as a legend and behave completely normal to me because they know me since I was a kid.', he said. Agassi's Foundation, which deals with student projects, 2 aimed at socially disadvantaged children.
He is in Stuttgart for a charity match against Austrian Thomas Muster this evening. Tomorrow, the American will participate in show match against Russian Maria Sharapova at the Porsche Museum.
Sharapova is seeded 1 per tournament in Stuttgart this week. She won the ride over the past three seasons.