October 28, 2009 - Former number 1 Andre Agassi confessed in his latest autobiography 'Open' that he used crystal meth during his playing career, and lied to tennis authorities about taking drugs to escape punishment. He says it happened at the height of his tennis success.
The eight-times grand slam winner Agassi says he used the drug in 1997 when he struggled with professional and personal issues. He also revealed that he failed a drug test the same year but convinced the ATP to drop the punishment after writing a letter to argue that his use of the drug was accidental.
In 1997, Agassi pulled out of the French Open and slumped down to No. 144 in the world rankings. He resurrected his career in 1998, making the biggest one-year leap in history into the top 10 before going on to win the French Open the next season. He finished at number one in 1999 after taking the US Open.
Agassi, one of only six men to have won all four Grand Slam events - Wimbledon, the French Open, US Open and Australian Open - is currently married to former number one women's tennis player Steffi Graf.
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