Andre Agassi is regarded as one of tennis’ elite players. The eight-time grand slam winner and his tennis celebrity wife, Steffi Graf, are living a contented and prosperous life together. However, his first marriage to Hollywood actress, Brooke Shields, was not successful.

The former world number one tied the knot with Brooke Shields in 1997. Unfortunately, Shields filed for divorce from Agassi after a brief marriage citing personal reasons. Despite their personal issues, the Hollywood star once clarified why the 52-year-old was not wrong in nature.

Brooke Shields states the kind of person her ex-husband Agassi is

Back in January 2016, Brooke Shields once appeared on Bravo’s ‘Watch What Happens Live’ show. The 57-year-old spoke about her ex-husband’s famous memoir, ‘Open: An Autobiography.’ 

During the interview, host Andy Cohen, claimed that the actress was portrayed negatively in the memoir, to which Shields responded by saying that it wasn’t as awful as it could have been and that it wasn’t Agassi’s purpose. “With all due respect, I did not come across as badly as people might have thought that he wanted. That’s not who he is. He’s not an evil person.” said the American actress.

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She further said, “I come out a little bit, like, you kind of feel for me more. I think he did himself in in it, but he’s not a horrible person. And his intention was not that. … I didn’t feel attacked.“

Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields’ bitter relationship

Andre Agassi’s ex-wife, Shields, once claimed that he blamed her for his tennis career’s downfall. In retrospect, it’s clear that the couple’s marriage was rocky from the start. The famous actress also reported that Agassi had smashed his Grand Slam trophies during a fit of rage during their marriage.

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Fortunately, Agassi and Shields found compatible companions with whom they could flourish. Following his second divorce, Agassi married 22-time Grand Slam winner. Steffi Graf. Despite the end of Agassi’s first marriage, the sports star is happily married to Graf, and they are still going strong together.