Tennis News Today: Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's son Jaden gets heartfelt message from girlfriend Catherine on 23rd birthday; Jannik Sinner denies playing in Six Kings Slam for money
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's son Jaden Agassi received an emotional message from his girlfriend on his birthday. Meanwhile, Serena Williams shared a video of her jogging session on her Instagram account.
After winning the tournament and taking home $6 million in prize money, Jannik Sinner claimed that he did not compete at the Six Kings Slam for money. Also, Ben Shelton was hit by a 230 kmph serve while facing Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during the Swiss Indoors final.
On that note, here are today's top tennis news.
Jaden Agassi receives a heartfelt message from his girlfriend on his birthday
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's son Jaden received an emotional message from his girlfriend Catherine Holt, on his birthday. The couple have been together for over two years and recently celebrated their two-year anniversary with a post on Instagram.
Catherine Holt was one of the first people to wish Jaden Agassi a happy birthday, and she posted a picture of the two on her Instagram story. She captioned it writing:
"Happy 23rd birthday to the loml @jadenagassi. You deserve the world! I love you so much."
Jaden reposted the story to his Instagram account with three kiss emojis.
Serena Williams shares an update about her health post-operation
Serena Williams posted a video of her jogging on the streets on her Instagram account. The American star is recovering from an operation after being diagnosed with a branchial cyst.
Williams found a lump in her neck in May 2024 and it was later discovered to be a branchial cyst. The 43-year-old underwent an operation to remove it and is now recovering at her home.
Williams posted a video of her intense jogging session on her Instagram account. The former World No. 1 is trying to get back to fitness after having retired from tennis more than two years ago.
Jannik Sinner claims that he did not play at the Six Kings Slam for the money
Jannik Sinner won a record prize money of $6 Million for winning the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia. However, the Italian star claimed that he did not compete for money.
The Six Kings Slam included tennis stars like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz among others. The total prize money for the three-day event was $13,500,000 with each player winning at least $1.5 Million for competing at the tournament.
In a recent interview with Eurosport, Sinner claimed that he competed at the Six Kings Slam to play against the best players in the world rather than money. The Italian further said that he did not play for the lucrative prize money and enjoyed his first outing in Saudi Arabia.
"No, I don't play for money, it's very simple. Of course, it's a nice prize and everything but for me, I went there because there were possibly the six best players in the world, and then you can measure yourself with them. It was also a nice event for me, it was the first time I went to Riyadh and it was nice," Jannik Sinner said.
Ben Shelton winces in pain after being hit with a quick serve during the Swiss Indoors final
Ben Shelton was struck by a 230 kmph body serve during his Swiss Indoors outing against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The American let go of his racquet as he winced in pain on the court.
During an intense match, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hit Shelton with a quick 230 kmph serve directly on his body and the serve hit Shelton's right hand. Perricard was quick to apologize to his opponent as the match continued.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard eventually won the match and claimed the second ATP title of his career and his maiden Swiss Indoors title.