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The sport that has given Andre Agassi everything is giving him something more.
The baseliner known for his aggressive returns and career Grand Slam announced Thursday that he will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, telling hundreds of students at a prep school he runs in Las Vegas that tennis has given him much more than eight major titles.
"Tennis has given me everything in my life," Agassi said. "It's given me my wife -- it's given me my life's work by allowing me the resources to build this school for you."
Agassi is married to Steffi Graf, who entered the Newport, R.I., hall in 2004. He will be inducted on July 9.
The 40-year-old Las Vegas native set a precedent off the court in terms of fame and endorsements and won his first major title in 1992 at Wimbledon -- where he beat Goran Ivanisevic in five sets.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6042233
