![]() After two years with Brooke, he divorced. His pairing with Brooke was sour, and Andre didn't care because he was not sure that he wanted to be married in the first place.Īndre many times contemplated retirement but was never able to pull the trigger. Once again, when he married actress Brooke Shields things were looking up. ![]() In late 1987, he finally won a tournament, in Brazil and a moment of joy seemed to enter his life.Īndre went on to shock himself and the world by winning Wimbledon 1992, his first grand slam title. He was not winning and was going on losing streaks of more than four matches at a time. He was even forced to rebel to show his thoughts on the world. ![]() His matches against legends and idols such as John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, were great. The beginning of his pro life brought a few things to enjoy. After threatening to drop out of the tennis academy, he ended up not completing high school. While he was attending tennis school there, he learned at a high school, The Brandenton Academy. While playing tennis might be fun, it is not a great sport when your teacher, his dad Mike Agassi, was yelling no f in thinking in your ear.Īt one, Andre was banished to what thought of as a jail, the Bollettieri Academy. He was hitting tennis balls since the age of three. I can easily understand the reasons for Andre not wanting to be a pro. ![]() All of his rivals are brought out to be people who beat him in a winnable match, or rivals of his three coaches, Nick Bollettieri, Brad Gilbert, and Darren Cahill. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |