Andre Agassi to be honored with first-night ceremony at US Open

Agassi to be honored on first night of US Open

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Andre Agassi is coming back to the U.S. Open.

The two-time champion will headline the Grand Slam tournament’s opening night ceremony on Aug. 31, celebrating athletes’ charity work.

He began the Andre Agassi Foundation in 1994, the year of his first title at Flushing Meadows. He also won the 1999 U.S. Open for the fifth of his eight Grand Slam titles.

Agassi ended his 21-year career there when he retired after the 2006 tournament.

Among his foundation’s main efforts is the charter school in Las Vegas named for the tennis star. It graduated its first senior class in June, sending all 34 students to college.