Although his talent and athletic ability were obvious,
many tennis writers and fans wondered for a time
if Agassi was more style than substances. With his
long blond hair and his fluorescent outfits, he
was famous, or notorious, for several years before
he won a major title. Some people,including Agassi,
wondered if he would ever win one of the grand slam
events until he finally broke through at Wimbledon
in 1992.
Agassi turned professional in 1986, shortly after his sixteenth birthday, and he won the last tournament of that year and the first tournament of 1988. He advanced from 25th to 4th in the computer rankings by winning six championships in 1988. Twice he went to the semi-finals of a grand slam event, losing both times, to Mats Wilander in an exciting five-set match at the French Open and to Ivan Lendl in four sets at the U. S. Open.
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