"Beauty at its purest form!" - Andre Agassi revisits wife Steffi Graf's historic 1988 Olympics triumph; daughter Jaz Elle reacts
Former tennis player Andre Agassi and his daughter, Jaz Elle, recently celebrated Steffi Graf's historic win in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Before starting her campaign at the Summer Games that year, Graf had already completed a calendar slam ( by winning all four Majors in the same year) and was vying for her first Olympic medal.
The German's impressive campaign at the Seoul Olympics eventually earned her a Golden Slam ( winning all four Major and an Olympic Gold in the same calender year), a feat not achieved by any other female player after her in the Open Era. She defeated Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-3 in the final to clinch the gold medal.
Agassi recently commemorated the latter's 1988 triumph by sharing her picture with the gold medal at the time, on Instagram.
Agassi and Graf married in 2001 and have two children - a son Jaden and a daughter Jaz Elle. Their daughter later shared a heartfelt reaction in the comments.
"Beauty at its purest form!!" Jaz Elle wrote.
The 54-year-old often gushes over his wife's achievements on social media. He recently celebrated Graf's impressive Wimbledon record, which includes seven singles titles and one women's doubles title. Additionally, in 1992, the couple won the singles titles in their respective categories at the London Major.
Steffi Graf considered her Grand Slam achievements secondary in comparison to starting a family with Andre Agassi
After securing an impressive 22 Grand Slam titles, Steffi Graf retired from the sport in 1999. However, these achievements were secondary to her desire to start a family with Andre Agassi. The 55-year-old expressed this sentiment in a 2009 interview with Daily Mail.
"It's not even close. You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy life," Graf said.
The former World No. 1 added that while she doesn't always remember specific moments from her career, her constant drive to do her best remains unchanged.
"People sometimes ask if I remember this or that, but the truth is that I often don't. I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now," she added.
Unlike Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, their children, Jaden and Jaz Elle did not develop a passion for tennis. While Jaden pursued baseball and now pitches for the University of South California's team, the Trojans, his sister Jaz found her passion in dancing.