There might effectively be extra children with tennis-star mother and father coming by.
Serbian former world primary Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old son Stefan has been taking part in for some time. He gained a membership event a few years in the past and has been seen hitting together with his dad on Wimbledon’s follow courts.
American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams’ eldest daughter Olympia is a pure on the sport, in response to her mum – however she prefers taking part in golf.
In the meantime, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf made a aware determination to not attempt to pressure their youngsters into choosing up the game.
Graf – a 22-time main singles champion – stated the pair had “by no means actually launched tennis a lot of their lives”.
Agassi wrote in his autobiography Open about how strict his personal father was and stated in 2024, exterior: “The concept that a dad or mum would connect a toddler’s proper to be cherished on this world based mostly on their efficiency is a tragedy.
“What someone must do to be professional at 16 years outdated is loopy, proper?”
