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i^gassi Wins U.S. Open A ndre Agassi was one of the best known entrants in the 1994 U.S. Open, but a year of largely indifferent tennis had left him unseeded and unheralded. Everyone was amazed when he unexpectedly won the tournament- including Agassi. "I'm still in a state of shock," he told the crowd at the U.S. Tennis Center in New Yorl after receiving a check foi $550,000 and the champion's silver trophy. "It's quite amazing what 1 pulled off." He did it with relative ease, racing through six other opponents -- four over No. 4 see Michael Stich of Germany. The champ shared the spotlight with his girlfriend, actress Brooke Shields, who snapped photos as Agassi, his long hair drawn back in a ponytail and his ears festooned with gold rings, held up the trophy for all to see. Courtesy ofAssociated Press 20 Courtesy ofAssociated Press