Tommy Haas recalls beating Agassi six years after Wimbledon win: "It was like wow you know I was very nervous"

Tommy Haas recalled the first victory he achieved over his idol Andre Agassi at Wimbledon.

German tennis player Tommy Haas spoke on the podcast 'Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis' about his memories of playing against Andre Agassi, whom he described as his idol. The former world No. 2 first mentioned that the occasion when Agassi won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 1992 against Goran Ivanisevic is still vivid in his memory. At that time, Haas was 14 years old and admired the American player:

"First time for me to play Andre Agassi, and I remember when he won Wimbledon in 1992, he was so pumped to win that match, and I got all the pictures and you know his signature," Haas said.

"And you know, quick six years later, you know, me walking out there on Center Court playing, you know, literally one of my idols," he added. "It was like, wow, you know, I was very nervous and kind of like thinking to myself that I have finally arrived."

Haas competed against Agassi for several years, leaving a head-to-head record of 6-4 in favor of the American. The German player fondly remembers the occasion when he defeated his idol for the first time on the center court of Wimbledon.

"I want to play well," Tommy Haas said. "So you know, I know he didn't place best match... and then there was getting late at night, so we had to come back the next day." And I heard that he flew in rackets," Haaas continued. "You know, for the next day for the next match to go play with a different racket. So lots of things, lots of drama going on."