‘A Horse That Wasn’t Going to Be Caught’

Andre Agassi married fellow tennis player and former world No. 1 Steffi Graf. The ex-world champion has always openly praised his wife and enjoyed spending time with her. The couple complements each other both on and off the court. They have had outstanding careers as players. 

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Graf has won an incredible 22 major singles titles and is the only player to win the “Golden Grand Slam,” capturing all four majors and the Olympic Gold Medal in the same year. Agassi, on the other hand, has won a total of eight major singles championships, one Olympic gold medal, and sixty ATP titles. In one of his interviews, Agassi spoke about how his game was different compared to his wife’s.

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Andre Agassi spoke about the ‘tiresome’ difference in his game as compared to his wife

Even though Agassi has been able to achieve what he has done in his career, he feels that his wife had the upper hand over him in terms of their game. “She had an athleticism over her peers that was quite a luxury. When she was in full form, she was just a horse that wasn’t going to be caught,said the 52-year-old, in an interview earlier in 2015.

VANCOUVER, BC – OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi arrive for the David Foster Foundation Gala at Rogers Arena on October 21, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

He further went on to say, “For me, it wasn’t like that. I couldn’t just steamroll past people because I was such an athlete or talented in all these different ways.

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The change in their game was quite evident in terms of their contrasting record. Steffi Graf has won a total of 107 career titles compared to Andre Agassi, who has won 60. The other important thing to notice is that Agassi has lost 4 out of 5 finals against Pete Sampras. So these records speak a lot about Agassi’s high-risk approach.

The difference in their game was quite evident in their approach 

The eight-time Grand Slam winner’s autobiography, “Open”, details the professional and emotional challenges that the American had to overcome. He also stated how his heroin addiction made him feel lonely and stopped him from fighting the inner battles.

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On the other hand, despite injuries and watching her father fight to avoid jail time, Steffi Graf strived hard to become the best tennis player in the world. Most of the people in and around the tennis fraternity felt that she was more than just dominant. Her hands-down domination was often cited as the reason for the decline in tennis’s popularity during her reign.

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