‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ – Andre Agassi Narrated How He Went On To Destroy a Costly Hummer To Impress Ex-Wife Brooke Shields

The well-known former tennis player Andre Agassi has a deep passion for automobiles. One of his first cars was the popular military truck Hummer, which he used to impress his then-girlfriend Brooke Shields by almost wrecking it.

Andre Agassi was one of the top tennis players of his era. In his tennis career, he won eight Grand Slam titles, yet his influence on the game was distinct and varied. The young phenom at the time, fell in love with a rising Hollywood actress and did everything in his power to win her over.

Agassi’s chaotic picnic ride with his ex-wife

In 1994, the American tennis pro won the US Open for the first time. Following his first victory at Flushing Meadows, he was invited to an interview, where he recounted a humorous episode involving his then-girlfriend Shields when he took her out on a picnic date in his expensive Hummer.

He said, “I actually took it out on an early date with Brooke. And it actually got me in a lot of trouble because we were holding hands, you know, I mean it’s not really first space but you’re really nervous you’re going out with you know with Brooke and you want to impress her so we’re gonna go have a nice picnic on the mountains.”

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Rather than leaving her hand and shifting to normal drive, the tennis icon put into neutral and then reversed the same, creating chaos. Agassi understood that this was not the positive impression he wanted to make on his date.

Agassi immediately found a solution, though, and made it appear as though they had arrived at their destination unexpectedly. “I did not make a good impression. The car completely just stalled went out and we’re in the middle of nowhere, yeah, but then I acted like you know this is what was supposed to happen. Well, we’re here,” he added. 

Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields’ tumultuous relationship

Both Agassi and Shields were at the pinnacle of their careers when they first started dating. Shields was working on back-to-back movies while the tennis star was winning championships. After meeting in 1993, they tied the knot in 1997, in a ceremony with friends and family.

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However, just two years after getting married, they separated in 1999, citing various troubles in their two-year-long marriage.