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Article: Agassi's courtship with Graf is good for the sport and media.(Sports)(Tennis)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 28, 1999
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Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are topic one in tennis these days, and not because they both lost their respective singles finals at Wimbledon when most people were cheering for them to win. Everyone is talking about them because, of course, they are an item.
On the surface, Agassi, 29, and Graf, 30, seem like the couple most unlikely to couple. Agassi is a flashy showman from Las Vegas who is as open with his emotions as any professional athlete. Graf is the flip side of that. She is reserved and secretive with her emotions.
But what a PR coup this couple is for tennis. Just when Graf retires and walks away from the game, it appears she may start ...