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The autobiography of the tennis player Andre Agassi is titled:
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Answer: Option C — Open
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"Open: An Autobiography" is the memoir of the American tennis champion Andre Agassi, published in November 2009. It was written with the help of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J. R. Moehringer.
About the book:
- It was praised as one of the best sports autobiographies ever written because of its honesty and literary quality.
- Agassi revealed that he had hated tennis for much of his life, because his father had pushed him into the sport from early childhood with a ball machine called "the dragon".
- He also admitted to using crystal methamphetamine in 1997 and lying to the ATP to avoid a ban, which caused controversy.
- It describes his rivalry with Pete Sampras, his marriage to actress Brooke Shields, and his later marriage to German tennis legend Steffi Graf.
About Andre Agassi:
- He won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal (1996 Atlanta).
- He completed the "career Grand Slam", winning all four majors, and the "career Golden Slam" (with the Olympic gold).
- He founded the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which runs a school in Las Vegas.
Autobiographies of other tennis players:
- Novak Djokovic: "Serve to Win" (2013), about his gluten-free diet and fitness.
- Maria Sharapova: "Unstoppable: My Life So Far" (2017).
- John McEnroe: "You Cannot Be Serious" (2002) and "But Seriously" (2017).
- Sania Mirza: "Ace Against Odds" (2016).
- Rafael Nadal: "Rafa" (2011).
- Serena Williams: "On the Line" (2009).
Why not the other options?
- ✗"Serve to Win" is Novak Djokovic's book.
- ✗"Unstoppable" is Maria Sharapova's autobiography.
- ✗"But Seriously" is a memoir by John McEnroe.
Quick tip
Remember: "Open" = Andre Agassi (2009, with J. R. Moehringer); "Serve to Win" = Djokovic; "Unstoppable" = Sharapova; "Ace Against Odds" = Sania Mirza.
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This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.