He brought me back to tennis too which I probably didn t think would happen - When Steffi Graf spoke about Andre Agassi s role in making her transition into retirement easier Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

He brought me back to tennis too which I probably didn t think would happen - When Steffi Graf spoke about Andre Agassi s role in making her transition into retirement easier

Steffi Graf stated that Andre Agassi made her transition into retirement easy. said that made her transition into retirement easier. The German had an illustrious career, winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles. She announced her retirement from tennis in 1999, the year she won her sixth and final French Open crown. Graf's final match came against Amy Frazier at the 1999 TIG Classic in San Diego. The scorecard read 4-6, 7-5, 2-1 to the latter when the German was forced to retire due to an injury. A few months later, a ceremony was held at Madison Square Garden to honor her. This was the same venue where the 1999 WTA Tour Championships (now known as the WTA Finals) were taking place. Graf spoke to the press and was asked if her partner made the transition into retirement any easier for her. The German responded by saying that he did and that he also brought her back to tennis, something she didn't think would happen. "Yeah, he has. No question. He brought me back to tennis, too, which I probably didn't think that would happen. But yeah, he has in a way for sure," Steffi Graf said. The 22-time Grand Slam champion also said that she was satisfied with the way she left tennis and that it gave her the peace to go on with different things in life. "Very much. And I think that's made it easy the last few months. I've felt that whatever I've done in my career gave me so much satisfaction to kind of look forward to what's coming -- what's out there besides tennis. I feel very happy about the time that I've played and what I've achieved, and how I went about it. And that gives me the peace to go on with different things in my life," Graf stated.

It was very moving for me - Steffi Graf on the ovation she received at Madison Square Garden

Steffi Graf after the 1993 Wimbledon final Asked about her emotions during the ovation she received from the crowd at Madison Square Garden, Steffi Graf responded by saying that she was very nervous and did not sleep at all the previous night. She also said that the ovation was very moving for her. "Very nervous. All day, I did not sleep at all last night, not one minute. Yeah, it's incredible. It's overwhelming to be out there, and, you know, I went on court and everybody stood up and cheered for such a long time. It was very moving for me," Steffi Graf said. Poll : Who will win the 2022 ATP finals? Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev Stefanos Tsitsipas 1345 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found