Andre Agassi Says Adieu At the start of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships last June, tennis great Andre Agassi announced that he was retiring from professional tennis. The curtain was about to come down on one of the most successful and popular careers the sport had ever seen, a care ... read more>>   First Tennis Superstar Bill Tilden Born on February 10, 1883, American William Tilden II or "Big Bill" Tilden, as he was more popularly known, was the first great tennis superstar. He was the number one player in the world for seven years and reigned the courts until the age of 38.Tilden was the most dominant tennis player ... read more>>

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