Giron on Agassi's support: 'You don't want to let him down'
There are thousands of fans around the Indian Wells Tennis Garden watching the world’s best tennis players. One of them at the BNP Paribas Open Wednesday happened to be ATP No. 1 Club member Andre Agassi.
The 2001 Indian Wells champion was courtside on Stadium 4 to watch American Marcos Giron rally for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory against Mariano Navone.
“You don’t want to let him down if he’s coming out and supporting you. You definitely want to put on a good performance,” Giron told ATPTour.com. “After losing the first there’s part of me like, ‘You can’t lose’. That would kind of suck if he comes out and you don’t perform well. But he just wants players to be the best of themselves.
“I know that winning or losing, it’s not about that even though you want to do it. But it’s what can you really do in the real time.”
This was not the first time Giron has enjoyed Agassi’s presence in his box. Two years ago in Newport, the former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings was there for the home favourite, who eventually lifted the trophy.
“It’s pretty crazy,” Giron said. “I couldn’t imagine 10 years ago that I’d be playing here at Indian Wells and he’d be there in the box on Stadium 4 watching me play first round of the tournament.”
Giron has spent plenty of time with Agassi in Las Vegas over the years and they keep in touch while not together. So what is it like to have a 60-time tour-level titlist in his corner?
“He sees the game on levels. He can dive into all those details,” Giron said. “But during the match, it depends on what’s needed. Usually it’s more about just being present and the few adjustments to go for.”
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