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Offseason often a working vacation for tennis players

By Kamakshi Tandon
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

December is here, and although tennis' offseason has officially just begun, it's back-to-work time for the players. After putting away the rackets for a couple of weeks, they're returning to the gym and hitting the practice courts to get ready for next season, particularly the demanding conditions they'll face Down Under in a few weeks. No player did more than Andre Agassi to usher in the concept of the offseason as a preseason. His punishing runs up the sandhills of Las Vegas became legendar ...

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