Today in tennis news, Catherine, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi’s son Jaden, gets a sweet gift on his 23rd birthday; Jannik Sinner says he is not playing in the Six Kings Slam for money

On his birthday, Jaden Agassi, son of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, got a touching message from his lover. At the same time, Serena Williams posted a video of herself running on Instagram.

The winner, Jannik Sinner, said that he did not play in the Six Kings Slam for money after taking home $6 million in prize money. Also, Ben Shelton was hit by a serve traveling 230 km/h while playing Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the final of the Swiss Indoors.

Now, let’s look at the most important tennis news from today.

For his birthday, Jaden Agassi’s girlfriend sends him a message full of love.

On his birthday, Catherine Holt sent a moving message to Jaden, who is the son of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. The couple had an Instagram post to celebrate their two-year anniversary. They have been together for more than two years.

Another person who wished Jaden Agassi a happy birthday was Catherine Holt. She shared a picture of the two of them on her Instagram story. She wrote this in the caption:

“Happy 23rd birthday to @jadenagassi, the loml!” You deserve everything! “I love you so much.”

Jaden shared the story again on Instagram along with three kiss emojis.

Serena Williams gives a report on her health after surgery.

Serena Williams put a video on Instagram of herself running in the streets. The American star is healing from surgery after being told she had a branchial cyst.

In May 2024, Williams felt a lump in her neck. It turned out to be a branchial cyst. The 43-year-old had surgery to get rid of it, and she is now healing at home.

Williams put a video of herself running hard on her Instagram account. After giving up tennis more than two years ago, the former World No. 1 is trying to get in shape again.

January Sinner says he didn’t play in the Six Kings Slam to make money.

There was a record $6 million prize for Jannik Sinner when he won the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia. However, the Italian star said he didn’t play for money.

Tennis stars like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz played in the Six Kings Slam. The three-day event had a total prize pool of $13,500,000, and each player won at least $1.5 million just for being there.

Sinner recently talked to Eurosport and said that he played in the Six Kings Slam not for money but to play against the best players in the world. The Italian also said that he wasn’t playing for the big prize money and that he had a good time on his first round in Saudi Arabia.

“No, I don’t play for money, it’s that easy.” Even though the prize is nice, I went because I thought there might be six of the best players in the world there. That way, I could compare myself to them. For me, it was also a nice event. It was my first time in Riyadh, and it was nice,” Jannik Sinner said.

“I don’t play for money.” 🙅‍♂️

Jannik Sinner reflects on receiving the biggest prize in tennis history at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh. 💰#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/daLllDeSZj

— Eurosport (@eurosport) October 27, 2024

Ben Shelton screams in pain after being hit by a fast serve in the final of the Swiss Indoors

When Ben Shelton played Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Swiss Indoors, he was hit by a body serve going 230 km/h. As the American groaned in pain on the court, he let go of his stick.

During a very tough match, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hit Shelton with a fast serve at 230 km/h that went right through him and hit his right hand. As the match went on, Perricard quickly said sorry to his opponent.

 

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In the end, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard won the match and took his second ATP title and first Swiss Indoors title.