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epa01912774 (FILES) File picture dated 27 June 2006 of US tennis player Andre Agassi in action at the Wimbledon Championships. Agassi has admitted in his new autobiography he lied to tennis authorities about his use of crystal methamphetamine to escape a ban. Eight-time grand slam winner Agassi, who retired in 2006, said he used the drug in 1997 when he had an assistant known as 'Slim'. "Slim dumps a small pile of powder on the coffee table," writes Agassi in his book, which the Times are serialising. "He cuts it, snorts it. He cuts it again. I snort some." Crystal meth, which looks like small ice crystals, is a very powerful and addictive form of the drug speed, which can be eaten, inhaled through the nose or injected. Agassi recounts in the book, which is called 'Open', being introduced to the drug in 1997, by his one-time assistant. The 39-year-old revealed he failed a drugs test that year but escaped a ban by saying his use was accidental. EPA/HUGO PHILPOTT  |