Mike Agassi sees Nick Bollettieri’s tennis academy on TV and makes a call that changes the family’s trajectory. Andre arrives in Bradenton at thirteen, expecting a short trial, and immediately feels what the place really is: not a game, but a grinding machine built on discipline, repetition, and obedience. The episode ends on the central tension that defines everything to come: the system wants compliance, and Andre hates the system.
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