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Article: TENNIS: Agassi completes his regeneration.(News)

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September 14, 1999
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Two years after Andre Agassi had been written off as washed up, the people's choice is on top of the tennis world, appreciating life like never before and starting on his second set of Grand Slam titles.

"It's incredible. It's been a long road for me and something I'm very proud of," Agassi said on Sunday night after capturing his second US Open title and ascending to No 1 in the world .

"This year I just started playing my best tennis in the biggest of situations. That's what you always hope for," he said.

"Coming in here today I just really was ...

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