"My shoes squish when I walk, they're fitted with lifts": When Andre Agassi spoke about Brooke Shields not wanting to tower over him at their wedding

Andre Agassi makes up one-half of tennis' biggest power couple, alongside Steffi Graf. However, he was on a different path two decades ago, when he got hitched with Hollywood actress Brooke Shields.

Having turned pro in 1986, Agassi immediately made a name for himself on the ATP Tour. Although he struggled to achieve Grand Slam glory in his youth, the then-22-year-old's efforts finally came to fruition in 1992 when he won his maiden Major title at Wimbledon.

Andre Agassi stumbled across famous actress Brooke Shields at an exhibition event the following year. The two soon grew fond of each other, eventually getting married in a highly publicized wedding in early 1997.

The preparations for the wedding, however, were extravagant and taxing, if Andre Agassi's memoir is anything to go by. The American also claimed that Shields, who was about an inch taller than Agassi, didn't want to look taller than him in their photos.

Shields, 31 at the time, allegedly came up with a rather bizarre solution to the problem, asking her fiance to wear stilts.

Here's an excerpt from Agassi's autobiography "Open" that talks about the incident:

"With four helicopters full of paparazzi circling overhead, on April 19, 1997, Brooke and I get married. The ceremony takes place in Monterey, in a tiny church that’s stiflingly, criminally hot. I’d give anything for a puff of fresh air, but the windows must remain shut to block out the noise of the helicopters.

"Everyone is looking. They’re sweating too, but not like me. The jacket of my new Dunhill tuxedo is soaked. Even my shoes squish when I walk. They’re also fitted with lifts, another non-negotiable demand from Brooke. She’s nearly six feet tall and she doesn’t want to tower over me in our photos, so she’s wearing old-fashioned pumps with minimal heels, and I’m wearing what feels like stilts."

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Andre Agassi divorced Brooke Shields in 1999 before tying the knot with Steffi Graf

Agassi and Graf spotted at a public appearance

Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields' marriage didn't last long. The couple parted ways in 1999 after a host of problems.

Soon after that, Agassi took a liking to 22-time Major winner Steffi Graf, whom he had a huge crush on as an adolescent. Eventually, the two interacted during a practice session, following which they hit it off.

Although Graf had a boyfriend at the time, she broke up with him to be with the American.

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf got married in a low-key wedding ceremony in 2001. The German legend gave birth to their first son, Jaden, a few days later, with little sister Jaz joining the family two years later.