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- shirts with stone-washed
- denim shorts. Sometimes
- he would blow kisses at
- the crowd or throw his
- shorts and shirts to
- spectators after victories. His stunts on the
- courts, as well as his television commercials,
- got him noticed right away.
-
- But AndreΓÇÖs play was not as cool as his look.
- After a promising start in 1986, he slumped
- badly. He got so upset about losing, he even
- thought of quitting tennis. Then, in 1987, he
- won his first tour title and by yearΓÇÖs end had
- jumped from Number 91 to Number 25 in
- the world tennis rankings.
-
- In 1988, Andre won six tournaments
- and reached the finals in a seventh,
-