NOTHING BEATS THE SLAM
THE PICKLEBALL SLAM
Get ready to witness the electrifying sequel of the century, The Pickleball Slam 2! Four World #1 ranked players and multi-Slam Champions will compete for a 200m purse. John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova will team up to take on Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf. They have combined for 42 Grand Slam titles – but who will take home the Pickleball Slam 2?
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They have two kids
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The couple welcomed the first of their two children, son Jaden Gil Agassi, in October 2001, followed by their daughter, Jaz Elle Agassi, on Oct. 3, 2003. He revealed in his book that after their daughter was born, he and his wife, like they had done with their son, secretly vowed that Jaz wouldn’t play tennis. Although their son didn’t follow in their tennis footsteps, Jaden plays another sport. In 2019, the baseball player signed with the University of Southern California, while his proud mom and dad stood behind him.
According to Agassi, his kids never had a moment where they realized that their parents were famous — instead, they eventually began to understand why people would come up to them and want to talk to him and Graf in public.
While talking to PEOPLE in March 2024, Agassi said, "You go through a whole phase of them going, ‘Well, this makes no sense that the people are coming up as if there’s a big deal.' And then they start to put together why it's a big deal."
He continued, "They start to realize they're looking behind the Wizard of Oz curtain and they realize it's not all that. So there's a healthy balance that kind of is inevitable through the whole process.”
New Dominance, Injuries, and Final Tour Years
After dealing with a series of injuries and losses in the intervening years, Graf came back on top in 1993, winning three of four Grand Slam events in addition to the Virginia Slims championships. She won her first French Open since 1988, and conquered Wimbledon by defeating Jana Novotná. The next year, she won the Australian Open and an assortment of tournaments across the globe. However, while competing (and winning) in San Diego, Graf aggravated a long-time back injury, and developed a bone spur at the base of her spine due to a congenital condition. From 1994 to 1996, various ailments and surgeries disrupted her career, causing her to withdraw twice from the Australian Open. Despite the setbacks, Graf still managed to win a number of titles, including Wimbledon in 1995. The final of that championship is widely recognized as one of the most exciting in women's major finals history, with a dramatic third set that involved a 16-minute long, 13-deuce game.
Graf's final tour years from 1997 to 1999 were plagued with further injuries to her knees and back, causing her to lose her world number one ranking and, for the first time in a decade, the Grand Slam title. After racking up a handful of high-profile wins, Graf finally announced her retirement from the women's tour in 1999, attributing the decision to a loss of motivation.
Campeón o campeona de Wimbledon
Antes de nacer incluso, el 26 de octubre de 2001 en Las Vegas, de que se conociese su sexo, las casas de apuestas británica lanzaron el reto de que sería un futuro campeón de Wimbledon. Se pagaba 500 a 1.
John Korff, organizador del torneo de Mahwah, ofreció a su pareja amiga 10 millones de dólares a cambio de que la niña (fue niño) jugase su torneo en la edición de 2017. Hubo un río de dinero especulando sobre un destino que acabó en el béisbol.
Jaden, el orgullo de Andre Agassi y Steffi Graf
Los especialistas subrayan que tiene un puesto en el béisbol profesional, aunque las previsiones son diferentes este año debido al coronavirus, que ha dejado el Draft en cinco rondas y no las 40 habituales. Además, el vástago de la famosa y laureada pareja de ex campeones de tenis acaba de operarse un codo.
Independientemente de lo que suceda en la elección, tiene puesto asegurado para debutar, a sus 18 años, en la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), tras destacar en un campus como uno de los nuevos talentos del estado de Nevada, ya que la residencia oficial familiar es Las Vegas.
“Amo el béisbol. Amo a los compañeros de equipo, sobreviviendo y peleando como hermanos. Cada partido es un nuevo conjunto de desafíos y realmente me encanta resolverlos”, señala Jaden en la web oficial de la MLB.
Satisfacción parental y también cierto alivio, ya que el estadounidense y la alemana nunca escondieron que no querían que Jaden ni la más pequeña Jaz Elle (16 años) se asomasen al tenis.
Steffi era profesional a los 14 años, empujada por un padre dominante, Peter, que acabó en la cárcel por sus trapicheos económicos. Andre se declaró con el tiempo víctima de la obsesión del ex boxeador iraní Mike Agassi, llegó a aborrecer el tenis. No querían una experiencia igual para sus niños. “No queríamos entrometernos, queríamos que hicieran su camino”, explicaba Andre. Jaden nunca cogió la raqueta, si jugaba más, de vez en cuando, Jaz. “Si me dijera que quería ser tenista, hubiera respirado hondo y la hubiera apoyado”, matiza.