It’s official: Andre Agassi is out of Wimbledon. Here’s the skinny. Fans of women’s tennis will be at least as upset by the news that Alicia Molik of Australia also has withdrawn. She’s one of the few women with enough moxie to play serve-and-volley tennis, and she’s been improving steadily over the last year. This is a real pity. It may send a chill down your spine when you read the symptoms that cause her to bypass the major at which she would have been a contender.
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