Argentine tennis player Leonardo Mayer announced his retirement from professional tennis at age 34. Mayer turned pro in 2003 and was a staple in the Top 100 for several years.

He won two singles titles in his career and reached a peak ranking of world number 21. He helped Argentina win the Davis Cup in 2016.

Fellow Argentine Juan Martin del Potro congratulated Mayer on his retirement and wished him well. 

Leo, congratulations on your enormous career, a pleasure for me to have grown up together. I wish you the best in your new stage and thank you forever for Davis! I love you friend!!!

– Juan Martin del Potro

His best grand slam singles result was reaching the fourth round at the French Open and Wimbledon. He won one doubles title in his career. His best doubles grand slam result was reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2019.

Mike Agassi, dad of legendary tennis player Andre Agassi has died at age 90. Born in Iran, Emmanuel “Mike” Agassi represented the country in boxing in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

In 1963, Mike Agassi moved to Las Vegas, where he lived for almost 60 years. He worked at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, MGM Grand, and Landmark in Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and his four children – Rita, Phillip, Tami, and Andre.

Mike Agassi was the driving force behind Andre Agassi. Though Mike Agassi has an up-and-down-relationship with Andre Agassi, Mike was very proud of his son’s accomplishments.

In his book, Open – An Autobiography, Andre Agassi writes about the thousands of balls his dad made him hit every day. Andre Agassi went on to win eight grand slam titles in his storied career and was ranked number one in the world. Agassi also won the gold in tennis at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta.