Steffi Graf receives touching birthday message from Serena Williams’ ex-coach Rennae Stubbs with sweet throwback snap

Steffi Graff received a sweet birthday wish from Serena Williams’ ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, with a throwback picture. Graff turned 56 on Saturday, June 14, and received a bunch of wishes from her loved ones.

Graff was one of the most dominating players, winning 107 titles, including 22 Grand Slam titles. She also won three Olympic medals and is the only player, male or female, to win all four major singles titles and the Olympics in the same year (1988). She retired in August 1999 after losing to Lindsay Davenport in the Wimbledon final.

Serena Williams’ ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, shared an old picture with Graff of both sitting in a tennis court and wrote

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"When we were kids! Happy Bday @stefaniegrafhq!"

Along with Stubbs, Graf also received a wish from her husband, Agassi. He shared a picture of them kissing each other on Instagram and wrote:

"Happy Birthday to my unicorn."

When Steffi Graf opened up about being a wife and mother

After marrying Andre Agassi in 2001, Steffi Graf gave birth to their son, Jaden, in the same year, and two years later, welcomed daughter, Jaz.

The former tennis player, in a conversation with FurSie in 2011, opened up about her life as a mother. She compared her present self to her 20-year-old version, saying that although she loved her time as a tennis playe, she now likes being a mother and wife.

Graff also spoke about preferring the physique of her 20-year-old self.

"They are very different women. I loved being a tennis player, but I only found myself as a wife and mother. Of course I would rather have the physique of 20-year-old Steffi. Thank you! I mean especially the invisible signs of aging: my joints, for example. That's why yoga wouldn't be for me," said Steffi Graf.

The mother of two also spoke about maintaining her physical health. Revealing how she manages time for her workout, Graff said:

"I rarely need motivation because I don't feel good without exercise anyway. I try to plan 45 minutes for it every day. Of course not. But you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. I don't manage to get on the treadmill every day, but I often run after our dog."

Andre Agassi teased Steffi Graf about her trophy collection in one of the episodes of the Served with Andy Roddick podcast, where he spoke about his wife's passion for winning multiple trophies.

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