There could be more young people with tennis star parents.
Stefan, the 10-year-old son of Serbian Novak Djokovic, the former world number one, has been playing for some time. He won the club championship two years ago and was seen playing with his father on Wimbledon's training courts.
The eldest daughter of Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, is a fan of the sport, according to her mother, but she prefers to play golf.
Meanwhile, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf made a conscious decision not to try to force their children into the sport.
Graf, who won 22 singles titles, said that the duo “did not play much tennis in their lives.”
Agassi wrote in his autobiography Open about how strict his father was He said in 2024, external: “The idea of a parent tying a child's right to be loved in this world based on their performance is a tragedy.
“What someone needs to do to be a pro at 16 is crazy, right?”