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There could well be more youngsters with tennis-star parents coming through.<\/p>\n
Serbian former world number one Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old son Stefan has been playing for a while. He won a club tournament a couple of years ago and has been seen hitting with his dad on Wimbledon’s practice courts.<\/p>\n
American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams’ eldest daughter Olympia is a natural at the sport, according to her mum – but she prefers playing golf.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf made a conscious decision not to try to force their children into picking up the sport.<\/p>\n
Graf – a 22-time major singles champion – said the pair had “never really introduced tennis so much in their lives”.<\/p>\n
Agassi wrote in his autobiography Open about how strict his own father was and said in 2024, external<\/span><\/a>: “The idea that a parent would attach a child’s right to be loved in this world based on their performance is a tragedy.<\/p>\n “What somebody needs to do to be pro at 16 years old is crazy, right?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n