Open

Andre Agassi’s Open is a brutally honest autobiography that redefines the sports memoir. He recounts his childhood under a tyrannical father who forced him into tennis, often disavowing the game he dominated. The book reveals his early struggles—drug use, image obsession, and emotional burnout—juxtaposed with his rise to global superstardom. Collaborating with J. R. Moehringer, Agassi offers prose that's both lyrical and candid. Readers witness his internal conflict: winning Grand Slams while wrestling with resentment toward the sport. He reflects on love, public life, charity, and eventual reconciliation with fatherhood and philanthropy. Critics have called it “compulsively readable” and “one of the best sports autobiographies ever written”.