Editing Andre Agassi (section)

===Autobiography===
{{Main|Open: An Autobiography}}

Agassi's autobiography, ''[[Open: An Autobiography]]'', (written with assistance from [[J. R. Moehringer]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/books/09book.html?_r=1 "Agassi Basks in His Own Spotlight" by Janet Malin ''New York Times'' November 8, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000529/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/books/09book.html?_r=1 |date=September 27, 2017 }}. Retrieved December 11, 2009.</ref>), was published in November 2009. In it, Agassi talks about his childhood and his unconventional Armenian father, who came to the United States from Iran, where he was a professional boxer. Overly demanding and emotionally abusive to the whole family, his father groomed young Agassi for tennis greatness by building a tennis court in their backyard and sending Agassi to tennis boarding school under the supervision of [[Nick Bollettieri]], who later coached and managed part of Agassi's professional career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Tanenhaus-t.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705014517/http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Tanenhaus-t.html |archive-date=2022-07-05 |title=Andre Agassi's Hate of the Game |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=Sam |last=Tanenhaus |author-link=Sam Tanenhaus |date=November 20, 2009 |access-date=November 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

There is also mention in the book of using and testing positive for [[methamphetamine]] in 1997.<ref name="sports.espn.go.com" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_agassi.html |location=New York |work=Daily News |title=Andre Agassi admits to using crystal meth in forthcoming autobiography |first=Nathaniel |last=Vinton |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=October 27, 2009 |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029005717/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_agassi.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/NATL-Andre-Agassi-Admits-to-Using-Crystal-Meth-66510482.html |title=Andre Agassi Admits to Using Crystal Meth |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307073621/http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/NATL-Andre-Agassi-Admits-to-Using-Crystal-Meth-66510482.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In response to this revelation, [[Roger Federer]] declared himself shocked and disappointed, while [[Marat Safin]] argued that Agassi should return his prize money and be stripped of his titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/tennis-federer-deluso-e-scioccato-da-agassi/3730572.html |title=TENNIS, FEDERER: DELUSO E SCIOCCATO DA AGASSI |language=it |access-date=March 30, 2010 |archive-date=April 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416172900/http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/tennis-federer-deluso-e-scioccato-da-agassi/3730572.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/10/andre-agassi-marat-safin-drugs |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=Marat Safin tells Andre Agassi to relinquish titles after drug admission |date=November 10, 2009}}</ref> In an interview with CBS, Agassi justified himself and asked for understanding, saying that "It was a period in my life where I needed help."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/altrisport/articoli/articolo27870.shtml |title=Agassi: 'Ora chiedo comprensione'. Droga, ex tennista si giustifica in tv |language=it |publisher=Sport-[[Mediaset]] |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728012222/http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/altrisport/articoli/articolo27870.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Agassi said that he had always hated tennis during his career because of the constant pressure it exerted on him. He also said he wore a hairpiece earlier in his career and thought [[Pete Sampras]] was "robotic".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/29/andre-agassi-hate-tennis |title=Why did Andre Agassi hate tennis? |first=Stuart |last=Jeffries |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 29, 2009 |access-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref>

The book reached No. 1 on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/books/bestseller/besthardnonfiction.html?ref=bestseller |work=The New York Times |title=Hardcover Nonfiction |date=November 29, 2009 |access-date=March 30, 2010 |first=Jennifer |last=Schuessler |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023544/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/11/29/besthardnonfiction.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and received favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/11/book-reviews-agassi-mayle-mourlevat-palin.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Jacket Copy |date=November 20, 2009 |access-date=November 24, 2009 |archive-date=November 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123214840/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/11/book-reviews-agassi-mayle-mourlevat-palin.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It won the Autobiography category of the 2010 [[British Sports Book Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/simonbriggs/100005984/the-british-sports-book-awards-go-global/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202231911/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/simonbriggs/100005984/the-british-sports-book-awards-go-global/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2011 |title=Andre Agassi's 'Open' wins at the British Sports Book Awards. Pity about the gloopy speech |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |author =Simon Briggs |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |location=London}}</ref> In 2018, the book was listed on ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' as one of "The 30 Best Sports Books Ever Written",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/books/a22033403/best-sports-books-ever-written/|title=The 30 Best Sports Books Ever Written|last=Wilson|first=Paul|date=March 7, 2018|work=Esquire|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714021806/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/books/a22033403/best-sports-books-ever-written/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was also recommended by self-help author [[Tim Ferriss]] who described it as "very candid, very amusing, and very instructional".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3024245/6-must-read-book-recommendations-from-our-favorite-leaders|title=6 Must Read Book Recommendations From Our Favorite Leaders|last=Baer|first=Drake|work=Fast Company |date=January 7, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030432/https://www.fastcompany.com/3024245/6-must-read-book-recommendations-from-our-favorite-leaders|url-status=live}}</ref>