Former world number one Andre Agassi has slipped into Melbourne for the Australian Open.
The 53-year-old was spotted rocking a mullet, his iconic hairstyle of his tennis heyday, in a new campaign for Uber One.
In the clip, Agassi says: ‘Uber One savings are not disappointing, everyone thinking my mullet is a wig. That’s disappointing.’
Speaking to The Herald Sun, Andre said it was fun to reconnect with his famous follicles for the campaign.
‘I’m conflicted,’ he laughed. ‘In some ways, it’s Amnesia Lane. In other ways, I feel like I want to burn every picture I see of myself at a certain time.
Andre Agassi was spotted rocking a mullet in a new campaign for Uber One
The former world number one was famous for his luscious locks
‘But it was such a part of my evolution. Now with the mullet coming back (into style), I’m not sure if i should feel guilty or proud.’
Known for his life on and off the court, the player was in a high-profile relationship with The Blue Lagoon actress Brooke Shields from 1997 to 1999, before marrying German tennis champion, Steffi Graff.
The pair now share two children: 22-year-old Jaden Gil Agassi and 20-year-old, Jaz Elle Agassi.
‘I’m conflicted,’ he told The Herald Sun on Sunday. ‘In some ways, it’s Amnesia Lane. In other ways, I feel like I want to burn every picture I see of myself at a certain time’
Andre pictured in 1992 at the U.S. Open
It comes after former flame Barbra Streisand revealed that Agassi once hid himself in the trunk of his car to avoid a media frenzy while meeting her for dinner.
It was the 1990s prelude to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce — Barbra repeatedly appeared in the stands at Andre’s tennis matches, setting off a maelstrom of publicity that left fans ravenous for details about their relationship.
In the case of Barbra and Andre, however, the attention came with a sting, frequently zeroing in on the yawning 28-year age gap between them, as Andre was 22 and Barbra was 50 when they were first linked.
Both of them have played coy about the true nature of their equation, with Andre describing their ‘forbidden’ connection as ‘nothing more than a passionate friendship’ while also dishing: ‘Dating Barbra Streisand is like wearing hot lava.’
Now, in her new memoir My Name Is Barbra, the legendary songstress has relayed her side of the ‘fun’ she had with Andre – and the lengths they went to in order to retain a few precious vestiges of privacy.
Wow: Barbra Streisand revealed her former flame Andre Agassi once concealed himself in the trunk of his car to avoid a media frenzy while meeting her for dinner; pictured 1992 when Agassi was 22 and Streisand was 50
The pair were linked in the 1990s when Barbra repeatedly appeared in the stands at Andre’s tennis matches, as at Wimbledon in 1993
Now, in her new memoir My Name Is Barbra, the legendary songstress has relayed her side of the ‘fun’ she had with Andre
While she was in London to watch him in Wimbledon 1993, she went to a restaurant with a group of friends including Donna Karan, and ‘[w]hen Andre joined us for dinner, his driver actually hid him in the trunk of the car (it was funny at the time).’
At the time of that slapstick night on the town, Barbra was 51 years old – and Andre, at the height of his tennis stardom, was just 23.
They first struck up a rapport in 1992 after hotel tycoon Steve Wynn called Barbra to tell her Andre ‘admired’ her – to which Barbra replied: ‘Who?’
‘Since I don’t follow sports, I hadn’t heard of him,’ she explained in her book. ‘Steve explained that he was a tennis champion who was going to be playing at Wimbledon, so I said: “Oh, wish him well from me.”‘
Andre persisted in his quest to make her acquaintance, calling her up to compliment her on her new film The Prince Of Tides, which marked her second stint in the director’s chair after her debut with Yentl.
‘We ended up talking for two hours,’ wrote Barbra, who at that point still had no idea what the lusted-after tennis champ even looked like.
When Wimbledon began she finally watched him on TV, and was struck not only by his athletic prowess but also the fact he was ‘nice-looking, and had good teeth!’
Andre famously won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon that year, eliciting a congratulations telegram from Barbra.
The pair are seen cuddling in in September 1992 when Barbra was 50 years old – and Andre, at the height of his tennis stardom, was just 22
