Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s love story is no less than an inspiring ace. After knowing each other for over two decades, the couple found their perfect match, both in tennis and in love. Now parents to two children, Graf and Agassi have been married for around 22 years. After so many years of joyful bliss, the American tennis legend is sharing a pro tip for a happy marriage.

Having been linked to a few women in the past, Agassi used to believe Graf would always be out of his league. He once said that she was the ‘hardest to win’ and Graf accepting his proposal was one of the highest points of his life. So then what advice does the eight-time Grand Slam champion have about being happy in matrimony?

Andre Agassi’s pro-trip for a content marriage

Who knows better about a joyful union than a man who has been married for more than two decades? While Andre Agassi has admitted before that he doesn’t know the secret to a successful relationship, he does believe knowing oneself before committing to another person helps. Serving as an inspiration to couples in and around the tennis world, Agassi told the Wall Street Journal, “The first is to know yourself. You can’t come to a relationship needing the other to feel complete, or else you’re fighting multiple battles.”

Agassi clearly highlighted that before getting to understand the other person, one should know their own stand in life. There will be a lot of battles to fight within oneself. A partner to lean on, not become co-dependent on.

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But do you know that there was a time when the American tennis star believed that his now wife, Steffi Graf, was way out of his league? In his autobiography, he talked about the time when he won his first Grand Slam title in 1992 and shared his emotions regarding being in love with Graf.

When Agassi thought he was out of Steffi Graf’s league 

When the 8-time Grand Slam champion won his first Wimbledon title in 1992, he shared the reason for his happiness, and it was not his first Grand Slam victory. It was his connection with his ex-girlfriend, Wendi Stewart, that grew stronger during that time. From that time on, he also shared a thought of his regarding how Graf was just a “fantasy” for him and nothing else.

He wrote, “I’ve accepted that I’m not meant to be with Steffi. It was a nice fantasy while it lasted, but I’ve devoted myself to Wendi, and vice versa.” Rather than getting his heart broken, he chose to divert it by getting devoted to Wendi at that time. But destiny had its own plan, and he ended up not only loving but even marrying her and finding his happily ever after.

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