cheers to tennis player Steffi Graf on her anniversary of marriage…
In an extremely unusual relationship confession, Andre Agassi shared the key to his 23-year marriage to Steffi Graf.
The 53-year-old American tennis star and the 54-year-old German sportswoman got married in 2001, two years after splitting from Brooke Shields. Later that year, they welcomed their first child, a son named Jaden. With the birth of their daughter Jaz in 2003, they increased the size of their family.
Twenty years later, the pair continues to pay infrequent homage to one another on social media and in interviews. This week was no different, as Andre revealed to WSJ Magazine that the key to their close relationship is learning to love yourself first.
To begin with, get to know yourself. He clarified, “You can not enter a relationship wanting the other person to feel complete; otherwise, you are fighting multiple fights.
In addition to their mutual love of tennis—Andre has won eight Grand Slam championships, while his wife has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles—they have both taken up pickleball, and in the Pickleball Slam 2, they intend to take on John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova.
Andre’s autobiography Open revealed that he had a fancy on Steffi even before they met, having won Wimbledon in 1992.
He commented after watching her participate in an interview on French television: “Her subtle elegance and effortless beauty left me speechless. After the French Open in 1991, I attempted to message her, but she did not reply.”
