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Agassi admits to losing 1996 Oz Open semi-finals deliberately

Los Angeles (US), Nov.10 (ANI): Former tennis great Andre Agassi has admitted in his biography that he lost the 1996 Australian semi-finals to Michael Chang on purpose so that he would not have to face Becker in the final. Full Article at OneIndia

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