As one of the legendary figures on the men’s tour, Andre Agassi participated in a number of charity events during his illustrious tennis journey. The Hall of Famer once also made a visit to Cape Town in an attempt to break ground with the late Nelson Mandela. But the former tennis ace failed to do so, according to some disclosures in Boris Becker‘s autobiography.

Some of the biggest names in the tennis community once attended a charity tournament for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Cape Town. Even Andre Agassi and his ex-wife, Brooke Shields, were there for the philanthropic cause, as they also met the former president of South Africa. However, they were ignored by the anti-apartheid activist and politician after they asked some careless questions.

‘And Brooke Shields was similarly carefree….’- Nelson Mandela once ignored Andre Agassi and his ex-wife’s careless questions

In his autobiography ‘The Player,’ Boris Becker talked about his visit to Cape Town on the occasion of a charity tournament for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. The German tennis legend, who was there alongside the likes of Andre Agassi, Amanda Coetzer, and MaliVai Washington, also had a conversation with the former president of South Africa before their dinner.

The 6-time singles Grand Slam champion said, “He was even more impressive than I had imagined – his charm indescribable, his charisma extraordinary. Having chatted with us before dinner, he changed the seating plan. Although Mandela’s remarks made Becker ‘shiver’, fellow guest Agassi tried to defuse the emotional tension.

In his book, Becker said, “His words made me shiver, and I said nothing. Andre Agassi, however, who was also among the guests, made an attempt to ease the emotional tension. ‘Which, Mr President, are the best restaurants in town?’”

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Even Agassi’s ex-wife, Brooke Shields, who was also among the guests, asked some careless questions and was later ignored by Mandela. Becker said, “And Brooke Shields was similarly carefree: ‘Where are the best streets for shopping?’ Mandela pretended not to hear them and told us how he used to fish on Robben Island and supply himself with fish and mussels. Day in, day out, year after year, mealie porridge and fish, mussels and mealie porridge. ‘And fate would have it that at my first state dinner I was served mussels.’ Only then did he get back to Andre’s question: ‘I know nothing about restaurants.’”

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