Tennis legend Andre Agassi
“Steffi doesn’t need an alarm clock – she is the alarm clock”
Tennis legends Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have been married since 2001.
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US tennis legend Andre Agassi reveals what his morning with his German wife Steffi Graf is like.
Former tennis star Andre Agassi (53) and his even more successful ex-colleague Steffi Graf (54) have been happily married since October 2001. In 2001 they became parents to a son, and in 2003 a daughter was added. The couple still enjoy being together a lot. He now chatted details from his morning routine in an interview with “Eurosport” on the sidelines of the Australian Open in Melbourne, which the two apparently attended separately for once.
Andre Agassi: “Steffi is the alarm clock”
According to Agassi, the native of Mannheim gets up “every day between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in their adopted US home of Las Vegas, Nevada.” However, he himself “only a few minutes later”.
Despite the early hours of the morning, it’s not an alarm clock that signals the end of the night for the two of them. “Steffi doesn’t need an alarm clock – she’s the alarm clock,” he says with a laugh. That’s “German engineering – German thoroughness,” he adds, adding: “It’s always on time.”
In general, he starts the day a little more comfortably, but she is “in top shape early in the morning,” he says approvingly of his wife. What might sound a bit strenuous, especially for evening people, is immediately put into perspective by Agassi: “We enjoy spending time together in the morning hours.”
Playing pickleball together
The former master of his field no longer plays tennis as much as he says. “But every now and then I pick up the bat again, it feels good.” It’s like riding a bike – you can’t forget it. When he plays with his wife, it’s perfect. “I like to hit balls and she likes to run,” jokes Agassi. “She turns it into a training session and I just hit a few balls,” he adds.
But Agassi also discovered pickleball for himself – and apparently infected the whole family with his passion for it, as seen on Instagram.
Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of table tennis, tennis and badminton. “It’s really fun. You get to play with your friends and family. I love that and it’s a shockingly good workout,” he enthuses. His wife also “just has it. Just like she always does. She beats me in everything,” he admits.