Tennis News Today: Frances Tiafoe's father vulnerably reveals their struggles; Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian issues raw remark about daughters Olympia, Adira, and more

Frances Tiafoe's father opened up about his son's difficult childhood. Meanwhile, Fabio Fognini shared his experience of facing the 'Big Three' and how they dominate their opponents.

In other news, Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian spoke up about hate-free internet and how he wanted to raise his daughters in an environment filled with love. Also, Richard Gasquet spoke about his head-to-head record against Rafael Nadal.

On that note, here the top tennis news from today:

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Frances Tiafoe's father opens up about his son's childhood struggles

Frances Tiafoe's father, Constant Tiafoe, opened up about Frances' tough childhood. Constant revealed that he could not even afford a babysitter for Frances and his brother at times.

In a recent interview with Yonex, Tiafoe Sr. opened up about Frances' tough childhood. Constant worked as a maintenance guy at a tennis academy and took his children with him to work, naturally exposing Frances to tennis.

"I was like a maintenance guy. When I started working at the job, it was a big problem because I couldn’t pay for babysitting so I had to bring the kids to work. It was an automatic thing, they just have to play tennis because that's all you see, so you got to be good at it," Constant Tiafoe said.

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Fabio Fognini discusses the 'Big Three'

Fabio Fognini shared his experience of playing the 'Big Three. The Italian star faced Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal numerous times in his career but often struggled against the 'Big Three'.

Fodnini called Federer his favorite among the three tennis stars but hailed the other two for their careers. The Italian added that Djokovic usually disrupts his opponents while Nadal destroys them physically.

"Against Novak and Roger, I've never won. They are three myths, even if they are different. Athletically speaking and as a tennis fan, I'm a Federer fan. It was a pleasure to watch him play. Djokovic, on the other hand, wastes your time and doesn't let you play. As for Rafa, what can I say? He destroys you physically and psychologically," Fognini said. (via Tennis Temple)

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Serena Williams' husband opens up about wanting to provide a hate-free internet life for his daughters

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently spoke about hate-free internet on Jay Shetty's podcast. The Reddit co-founder claimed that he intended to do content-related work that would make his daughters proud.

Ohanian recently appeared on Jay Shetty's podcast, 'On Purpose with Jay Shetty' where he discussed a lot of issues including cyberbullying. The American businessman hoped that his daughters would understand his work towards making the internet a hate-free platform and that he could provide them with a better life.

"At the end of the day, we all want to live decent lives, we want our kids to live possibly better lives. I want to spend my years supporting all this stuff that my girls will be proud of," Ohanian said.

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Richard Gasquet makes an admission regarding Rafael Nadal

Richard Gasquet admitted his unique regret related to Rafael Nadal. The Frenchman faced Nadal 18 times throughout his career but failed to beat the 22-time Grand Slam champion even once.

During a recent interview with Super Moscato Show, Gasquet reflected on his 'horrible' record against Rafael Nadal. The Frenchman has a 18-0 loss record against the Spanish star, having failed to win a single match against Nadal. Gasquet claimed that he 'regretted' never beating Nadal throughout the course of his career.

"I lost 18 times against him, it's horrible. I'm not going to sell you a false thing by telling you that it's a pleasure. It's a huge regret for me not to have beaten him. Now he's gone so I won't beat him again," Gasquest said (Translated from French).