‘I Would Not Have Any Room’- Andre Agassi Plays Down Nick Kyrgios’ Coaching Position

Published 09/15/2022, 2:29 AM EDT

After the 2006 US Open, Andre Agassi has been out of the arena for over a decade now. Recently in an interview, he talked about the possibility of returning as a coach in the sport and training some of the up-and-coming players.

The former world number one was one undoubtedly of the best tennis players of his time. After his tennis career came to an end, he turned toward working for social causes. But now, after a long wait, the tennis icon wants to return to the sport.

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Andre Agassi picks his mentoring talents

In an interview, when asked about returning to the game as a coach, the former world number showed interest in coaching Nick Kyrgios, John Isner, and Gael Monfils ahead of other players. The 52-year-old has previously been linked to being a potential mentor to some of the greatest players in the world. But this time, he clearly stated who he wanted to mentor.

He said, “I can point to people that would be fun and interesting. To me, there’s a gap between what [John] Isner, [Gaël] Monfils, and Kyrgios do and what I think they could do. That’s interesting and exciting, but if they don’t want to be coached, it would be short-lived and painful. I would pay to watch all of those guys play, but it’s impossible to say whether I could coach them.”

The American great believes that the trio has much more potential to showcase than they have thus far demonstrated and can reach far greater heights.

The 27-year-old Australian is at times called Agassi 2.0, so it would be fascinating to watch the duo together. When asked whether it could happen for a short time, Agassi said, “I would not have any room now with my kids, who are 15 and 13. So the answer is no. I wouldn’t be able to do it because I couldn’t do it the way I would need to do it.”

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Nick Kyrgios’ shocking exit from the US Open

The Australian tennis star had a great start running into the tournament. However, in the round of 16, he defeated the former world number one, Daniil Medvedev, with the win arguably being considered as one of the biggest wins of the season.

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Nick Kyrgios was able to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open but lost in a three-hour-long clash against Karen Khachanov. On the doubles side too, he and close friend Thanasi Kokkinakis were not able to pass the third round this year. Kyrgios will now be seen playing the Tokyo Open, which is scheduled to start on the 3rd of October.

Would you like to see Andre Agassi coaching again? Who do you think would he be best suited to pair with among Kyrgios, Isner, and Monfils? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.

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‘I Would Not Have Any Room’- Andre Agassi Plays Down Nick Kyrgios’ Coaching Position

Andre Agassi picks his mentoring talents

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