Open An Autobiography

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life that will captivate sports fans and memoir lovers alike.

Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent.

With raw honesty rarely found in sports memoirs, Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and—described in haunting, point-by-point detail—the highs and lows of his celebrated career. Time called it “just as entrancing as his tennis game,” while The New York Times praised it as “honest in a way that such books seldom are.”

This is the kind of autobiography that keeps you turning pages long after you’ve settled in with your evening tea. Whether you’re a tennis enthusiast or simply love a well-told story of struggle, redemption, and self-discovery, Open delivers an unforgettable reading experience that lingers like the salt air after a coastal walk.

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