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| | Oberver profile: Brad Gilbert | Tennis | Guardian Unlimited Sport |
 | | Gilbert was still playing when approached by Agassi, Wimbledon champion in 1992, but whose ranking had slumped the following year to 32 because of a wrist injury and slipshod attitude. |
 | | Surprisingly for an operator renowned for smart thinking, Gilbert had not considered coaching as a possible career move, but he is humble enough to realise that tuition can move both ways, saying: 'There's nobody out there who can't teach you an important lesson about something. |
 | | Famously, John McEnroe took a six-month break from the game in 1986 when Gilbert beat him at Madison Square Garden, having said during the match: 'Gilbert, you don't deserve to be on the same court with me. You are the f****** worst!' Now, though, he is welcomed on to the playing area. |
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