The other day Junior had a hit with Andre over on Fischer Island. AA hasn't missed a beat and is getting ready for his exhibition with Rios. I had to pinch myself because on the next court over my son Zack was hitting with Steffi. She's in amazing shape and at age 37 could still give some of the girls on tour a run for their money.
Bocsi, csak rég jártam erre, szóval annak a cikknek az volt a lényege, hogy Agassi azt nyilatkozta, hogy egy sportolónak rendesen fel kell készülnie, és ebbe beletartozik a hőség is, ha valaki nem bírja az azt jelenti, hogy nem készült fel eléggé.
Most láttam egy német újságot, aminek Steffi van az elején. Nem tudtam végigolvasni a cikket, de azt írják, hogy André nagyon rosszul van a csipője miatt, és hogy műteni kéne. :-((
RETIRED legend Andre Agassi has hit-out at players calling for the extreme heat policy to be overhauled in the aftermath of Tuesday's scorching conditions.
The four-time Australian Open winner said that players found out in the heat had only themselves to blame and needed to be better prepared when coming to Melbourne.
"As far as the guys go, it is really simple," Agassi said.
"It is a sport, where, no matter what, the elements are (part of the match). It is about handling the elements the best, it is not about playing great. From a tennis player's (view), we train for this. (If you are not prepared), too bad."
Agassi's comments, aired in the US by ESPN, follow calls from stars including James Blake, David Nalbandian and Maria Sharapova for a review of the heat policy.
Organisers prevent matches from starting when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius and when the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, a measurement that assesses factors including humidity, wind speed and solar radiation, reaches 28. But games already in progress must finish.
A "troubled" WTA Tour chief executive Larry Scott met Open officials on Wednesday urging a review of the policy after watching Sharapova, who said she became delusional in the heat in Rod Laver Arena, battle Camille Pin for almost three hours.
Tournament director Craig Tiley said organisers would look at the rule.
While Agassi excluded the women's tour in his comments, he said the men's tour should back the current rule.
"It is about being fit and being prepared, and tennis brings both of those things together, and that needs to be respected and appreciated," he said.
Nalbandian was among those forced to sweat through temperatures that reached 40.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, barely pulling through a five-set struggle against Janko Tipsarevic.
He said if officials were preventing matches from starting because of the heat, they should also be stopping those that had started.
"The thing I don't understand is why they didn't call the match (off) after, I don't know, 40-something degrees, and the guys that are playing stay playing," he said.
"I mean, why didn't they stop all of it? The other players are going to play with less heat, and that's a lot of advantage."
Sharapova, who said she became delusional in the heat, also questioned the current policy.
Agassi's only concerns regarding extreme heat were not for the players, rather for the fans who sat through those matches on Tuesday.
"The part that needs to be addressed on some levels is not the players, it is the fans," he said.
"You looked at the heat, you picture people drinking that good Australian beer, sitting in the sun, getting dehydrated. I (saw) a lot of health issues in the crowd."
Roger Federer agreed that the extreme conditions helped make the Australian Open unique but said players should be consulted.
"Maybe the players should have some say if it is too hot," he said. "Maybe (they can) come back later, like a rain delay, if the court gets too hot."
Agassi famously benefited from his enhanced ability to handle hot and humid conditions in 2001 when he outlasted Pat Rafter in a semi-final at Melbourne Park.
The Australian was in blistering form and forged to a two-sets-to-one lead, only to succumb to cramps in high humidity as Agassi ran away with the match 7-5 2-6 6-7 (7-5) 6-2 6-3.
The American claimed his third title with an easy straight sets win over Arnaud Clement in the final.
