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| Monday, July 23 Updated: July 29, 8:31 PM ET |
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| Agassi delighted at prospect of fatherhood Associated Press | |||
LOS ANGELES -- Andre Agassi revealed Monday that he and
Steffi Graf will be parents of a baby boy in December.
Agassi, No. 1 in the ATP Champions Race, is here to compete in
the Mercedes Benz Cup. Interviewed after his practice time, Agassi
said the news of him becoming a father has been "a lot of
wonderful. It's great. I've never been a father before."
Agassi, the current Australian Open champion, was asked if he
would defend his title next January.
"Rumor has it that infants eat and sleep a lot, so travel might
be very possible. I just pray for everything to be healthy and
good."
Graf retired from the women's tour in 1999. She is the last
player to win the Grand Slam.
In a first-round match Monday, defending champion Michael Chang
outlasted Noam Behr of Israel 6-2, 7-5. Chang was down 1-5 in the
second set before rallying.
In the first-round evening match, Magnus Norman of Sweden
struggled early against Cecil Mamiit of the United States before
winning 6-4, 6-2.
Britain's Greg Rusedski topped Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand,
6-4, 7-6 (4); Paul Goldstein defeated Kim Alex, 6-4, 6-3; Bob Bryan
eliminated Anthony Dupuis of France, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3; and
Cyril Saulnier of France beat Cristiano Caratti of Italy 6-4, 6-3.
Agassi, seeded third, is scheduled to play his first-round match
Tuesday night.
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