Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Agassi used crystal meth, book reportedly says

Andre Agassi used crystal meth in 1997, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday, citing a publicist for the company publishing the tennis star's autobiography.

The admission in the book "Open" will appear in excerpts scheduled to appear in Sports Illustrated in People this month, the Daily News reported.

"Those excerpts contain revelations about Andre's use of crystal meth when he was a tennis player," said Paul Bogaards, director of media relations at Knopf, the newspaper reported.


The information was first reported by Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch in a Twitter post, ESPN and the Daily News reported.

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Agassi, 39, is married to former tennis star Steffi Graf. They have two children. He won eight major Grand Slam titles.

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