American Marcos Giron has been obtaining some valuable advice and coaching from Andre Agassi since 2020 and the collaboration is producing positive results.
“When you’re around him you realize the way he sees it, it’s like a magnifying glass. He sees the entire canvas. And when something’s happening, he can immediately pick out whether something makes sense, or it doesn’t make sense. What’s wrong here? What’s wrong there? What’s the global thing?” Giron said. “The biggest thing that he saw was that I was not looking for enough opportunity to be aggressive. That was the biggest thing. And then he also really helped with my backhand. To be honest, he helped my backhand a lot.”
“But before I would say that I was winning a lot of matches by a lot of heart, a lot of hustle and a lot of other ways,” Giron noted. “He really kind of helped me, I would say, take it to my opponents and actually be a threat.”
The 30 year from California, who competed at UCLA, has been associated with Agassi for almost four years and he’s visited him in Las Vegas.
“Since 2020 he’s been nothing but incredibly friendly, he would take the time. I think I went to Vegas for three days and actually it really did change my life, his view on the game. I really believe he extended my career by years,” said Giron. “Having his guidance and his knowledge and his vision… You can see that he sees the game on a whole different level than other guys. And so it’s amazing to kind of take something away from it.”
So how did Giron and Agassi first connect? Giron was asked by another young player to hit in San Diego, and that Agassi would be observing the practice. “He gave me a few nuggets back then that were absolutely epic. And every now and again, every few months, it was just a few texts here and there, a call here and there.”
Agassi has previously helped several other ATP players including Novak Djokovic, Sebastian Korda, Stefan Kozlov and Grigor Dimitrov. Giron has won two matches so far this week in Newport – vs. Benoit Paire, Alex Bolt – and is currently up a set in the semifinal vs Chris Eubanks. Giron is still seeking his first ATP title. Agassi is in Newport this weekend helping Giron.
Andre Agassi · Infosys Hall of Fame Championships · Marcos Giron · Newport Hall of Fame
