Andre Agassi And Steffi Graf List Las Vegas Home For Sale

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf have listed one of their Las Vegas homes for sale. The 4,573 square feet listed for sale had been occupied by Agassi’s parents – Mike and Betty Agassi. The 4-bedroom property is listed for $2.4 million.

The home sits next to a tennis court where Agassi practiced during his professional career. The neighboring property is owned by Agassi’s longtime fitness trainer Gil Reyes.

Agassi owns a number of properties in Las Vegas. Most of his homes are occupied by his family members.

Agassi, a former world number 1, won 8 grand slam titles in a storied career. Steffi Graf won 22 singles grand slam titles in her career. She is considered one of the greatest players ever in tennis. The couple married in 2001 and have two kids.

Since retirement, Agassi has been involved in a several business ventures. He has also coached a number of players. He had a brief coaching stint with Novak Djokovic. Recently, he coached American tennis player, Sebastian Korda.

Source: Dirt.com

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French Open Cuts Doubles Prize Money By 23%

The French Open has cut its prize money across the board for the 2021 competition due to lower revenue as a result of COVIC-19 protocols. But doubles players took the biggest hit. Prize money for doubles was cut by 23%. Singles players, on the other hand, will see their prize money drop approximately 10%.

Jamie Murray lashed out at the FFT, which runs the French Open for the drop in prize money. He also expressed his displeasure at the official hotel for the tournament, and for allowing only one team member to support the doubles players during the event.

Doubles – In a Tough Financial Spot

At major tennis tournaments, singles competitions bring a bulk of the revenues. Most fans don’t watch doubles. Doubles is also rarely shown on TV. Doubles does not bring in enough money on its own to pay the players.

Former British Number 1 Greg Rusdesk took to Twitter to lay out the tough economics for the doubles competition.

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