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Download As a player, Andre Agassi relied as much on a razor-sharp tennis brain as brute force to collect eight major titles. There was nothing he relished more, it seemed, than outwitting the heavy hitters with his lightning reflexes, surgical returns and superior strategies. At times he appeared to be playing a high-speed game of chess on a tennis court, constantly one or two moves ahead of the man on the other side of the net. No wonder the 43-year-old's eyes lit up at the prospect of following the likes of Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker into coaching. With American men's tennis experiencing lean times compared to the days of Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and before that Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, the Las Vegas's brainpower would be sought after in the locker room and on the practice courts. He even named his perfect scenario on Monday - identifying current American No 1 John Isner as the kind of riddle he would enjoy trying to solve - albeit at a later date. "Coaching is a heavy responsibility," Agassi said before taking on old rival Sampras in an exhibition match for World Tennis Day in London. "Somebody gets one chance at their career and they trust you with that. "I love the problem-solving side of the game, it's the part that's most unique and most motivating to me. "But at the end of the day I'm years away from even considering that, based on my schedule and my responsibilities at this time with my family." | 
