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12/20/09 9:55 PM | Johan Lindahl
Treble French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten is planning to document his life with an upcoming autobiography.
But it's unlikely that the likeable Brazilian will spring the kind of shock surprises which marked the literary effort by former contemporary Andre Agassi. After six years of start-stop play due to recovery from back surgery, "Guga" formerly retired in 2008 at his beloved Roland Garros, where he lost in the first round to Paul-Henri Mathieu.
He has since stayed close to home in Florianopolis, studying stagecraft, popping onto court occasionally and working on the book. "That project is still new, but I have some unusual stories, very nice to be told," he told local media.
Kuerten, 33, said that getting a grip on life after tennis has been difficult after being forced from the game prematurely due to his fitness issues.
"The best years were in front of me, I had to leave before my time," said the champion at Roland Garros in 1997, 2000 and 2001.
"It's obvious that I would be still able to play on top level. I missed my best years." His 2002 hip surgery marked the slow decline and fall of the champion.
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