Andre Agassi was hapless when he started going bald at the age of 19. Recently fans teased and made fun of his hairstyle after an old picture of him with Bjorn Borg resurfaced on the internet.
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According to his autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi considered his hair as his trademark feature and a safety blanket. However, the long, tapered hair that he wore in the late 80s and the early 90s appears to have been a wig.
Fans mock Andre Agassi for his trademark hairstyle
Agassi started losing his natural hair before entering his thirties and this forced him to replace his natural locks with polished bangs. In 1995, Andre Agassi shaved his head and embraced his baldness.
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Andre Agassi presents inductee Brad Gilbert during the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement banquet at Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
He shared with his fans that he had never felt more freedom in his life. Andre Agassi’s newfound freedom helped him achieve greater success than before. He won six more Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. Now he is considered one of the best players in the history of tennis.
Recently, an old photo of Agassi with the legendary tennis player Bjorn Borg resurfaced on Twitter. Fans teased Agassi when they saw him sporting a signature hairstyle of that era in his childhood.
One of the people in this photo won the tennis career Grand Slam. Hint: it’s not Bjorn Borg.
Fans were quick to tease the former world no. 1.
However, multiple fans shared their love and awe for his silky locks.
Luv that hairstyle ‼️🎾
One of the people in this photo won the tennis career Grand Slam. Hint: it’s not Bjorn Borg.
Fans were quick to notice the similarities of his hairstyle with that of the another legendary tennis player, Jimmy Connors.
Didn't know Connors was that small...
Apparently this kid went to the same barber as Jimmy Connors
How did Conners have the same haircut from ages 8 to 38
One of the people in this photo won the tennis career Grand Slam. Hint: it’s not Bjorn Borg.
Lots of fans reminisced about the famous TV show, ‘Eight is Enough’ after taking a look at Agassi’s hairstyle.
I wondered what happened to Adam Rich after "Eight is Enough"
One of the people in this photo won the tennis career Grand Slam. Hint: it’s not Bjorn Borg.
I loved Eight is Enough!
The majority of fans shared their love of witnessing the Swedish legend Bjorn Borg with an eight-year-old future champion, Andre Agassi.
Geeeez...that kid has some GREAT hair. 😉
One talented fan was quick enough to post Andre Agassi’s signature catchphrase, ‘Image is everything’.
Agassi has won eight Grand Slam titles and a ‘Career Grand Slam’ for winning each of the four Grand Slam tournaments: Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open and US Open at least once.
But that didn’t stop fans from posting funny GIFS over the photo.
Agassi lost a major Grand Slam final because of his wig
The former Wimbledon champion Andre Agassi wore a lion hair wig in the 1990s to cover up his baldness. But his wig started to fall apart in the shower the night before the final of the French Open in 1990. Agassi said he wore a held-down wig with bobby pins during his first Grand Slam final.
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He was anxious that the wig might fall during the match and thus he didn’t play his best. In the end, he lost the match to Ecuadorian Andres Gomez.