Open: An Autobiography

Andre Agassi opens his autobiography with an admission few champions make, and the rest of the book earns it. Open traces a tennis career from a childhood built entirely around the sport to the late run that changed how the game saw him, with equal attention given to the training, the injuries and the private cost. Written with J. R. Moehringer, it reads as narrative rather than record-keeping, and the sport serves as the setting rather than the point. Where its strength lies: • A first-hand account of one of modern tennis's most scrutinised careers • Childhood pressure, burnout and reinvention described without self-flattery • Insight into the routine and discipline behind elite competition • English trade edition, ISBN 9780007416790 Recommended for sports readers, memoir readers and anyone interested in how a life gets built around a single skill, available at Boipoka.