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Andre Agassi, one of the most influential veterans of tennis, had a great tennis career. However, his personal life was not as good as his tennis career. Agassi was famous for using aggression and temper to agitate his opponents. Especially the ones like the 14 times Grand Slam champion, Pete Sampras. Though his on-court behavior later seeped into his off-court self and ruined his first marriage.

Agassi’s ex-wife, Brooke Shields, has often accused him of bringing his anger and dissatisfaction back home. She claims it to be one of the major reasons behind the tension between them and still finds him guilty of leading their marriage to an end. But at the same time, the actress seems to be smitten by Agassi’s present wife Steffi Graf.

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Remarks on Graf’s physique from ex-wife of Andre Agassi

Shields recently starred in a SKIMS ad campaign and in one of the shots she commented on the 22 times Grand Slam champion’s body. She dressed in a brown bra with matching underwear and tights said, “One of the most perfect bodies is… my ex-husband’s wife.”

Apart from the 57-year-old Becky G, Cassie and Juliette Lewis were also a part of the video released by SKIMS to aid the launching of their bra collection. Circling back to Shields’ comments on Graf. As per Agassi, she has always found her physique inspirational.

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In fact, in his autobiography, he mentioned the actress followed a rigorous training regime for the wedding ceremony with a target of achieving a body like the seven times Wimbledon champions. She believed that Graf had perfect legs and even had her picture taped to the refrigerator door.

Agassi’s life with the Graf

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The four times Australian Open champion broke ties with the Shields in the year 1999 and started a new life with Graf. They exchanged vows in 2001 following the German’s retirement.

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The couple has two children, namely Jaden Gil Agassi and Jaz Elle Agassi. The 18-year-old Jaz likes to play tennis as a recreational sport. Whereas, Jaden has inherited the athletic genes and is gearing up to rule the world on baseball. The 20-year-old plays as a pitcher/ third baseman.

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Further, both the veterans are knee deep in working towards the betterment of society. Graf runs ‘Children for Tomorrow’ foundation and Agassi is invested in bringing education to underprivileged kids.