Barbora Strycova Welcomes Son Vincent

Barbora Strycova welcomed a baby boy Vincent on Thursday. Strycova shared the news with a lovely picture on social media.

Earlier this year, Strycova, a former doubles world number 1, announced her pregnancy with her longtime partner Petr Matejcek. She retired from professional tennis in May 2021. 

Though Strycova won 2 singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 16, her best results came in doubles. She won 31 doubles titles including the 2019 Wimbledon ladies’ doubles title with Hsieh Su-wei.

She was a member of the Fed Cup team for the Czech team that captured 6 titles between 2011 and 2018. She won a  bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics with Lucie Šafářová.

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Andre Agassi’s Dad Mike Agassi Dies At 90

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.

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