Cruz Hewitt, Leo Borg and others following their tennis parents
It’s likely that more young people will grow up with tennis star parents.
Serbian former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old son Stefan has been playing for some time. A few years ago he won a club tournament and was seen hitting balls on the driving range at Wimbledon with his father.
The mother of Olympia, the eldest daughter of 23-time American Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, said she was born with a love for the sport, but she prefers playing golf.
Meanwhile, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf have made a conscious decision not to try to force their children into the sport.
Graf, the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, said the two had “never been so deeply involved in tennis in their lives.”
Agassi wrote in his autobiography “Open” about how strict his own father was, Talk about 2024, external: “The idea that parents give their children the right to be loved in this world based on their performance is a tragedy.
“It’s crazy what a guy has to do to be a pro at 16, right?”
