Tennis News Today: Naomi Osaka finds unexpected connection to her mother in New Zealand; Taylor Fritz makes rare appearance with son Jordan, and more

Naomi Osaka found an unexpected connection to her mother in New Zealand. Meanwhile, Eugenie Bouchard sent a warning for her Pickleball Slam opponent Andre Agassi on the eve of Christmas.

In other news, Taylor Fritz made a rare appearance with his son during the holiday season. Also, Jannik Sinner hilariously reposted his video with Maria Sharapova for Christmas.

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

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Naomi Osaka finds a connection with her mother in New Zealand

Naomi Osaka expressed excitement at the prospect of playing at a court named after her mother. The Japanese star is in New Zealand set to start her 2025 season by competing at a WTA 250 tournament.

Osaka was surprised when she saw her mother's name printed on the court. The former US Open winner shared the picture with her mother's name 'Tamaki' written on the court.

"I made it to New Zealand. But look, it says Tamaki. Well, it says Tamaki Makaurau. But anyways, mom, I know you're going to see this. My mom's first name is Tamaki. Mom, look I am playing on a court that has your name on it," Naomi Osaka said.

Naomi Osaka's Instagram story

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Andre Agassi gets a warning message from Eugenie Bouchard

Eugenie Bouchard sent a warning to her Pickleball Slam opponent Andre Agassi. She will partner Andy Roddick and take on Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf at the Pickleball Slam 3.

Bouchard sent Agassi and Graf Christmas wishes but with a hilarious twist. The Canadian star wished the couple holiday beatings instead of holiday greetings.

"I'd like to wish my opponents Andre and Steffi a very special season's beatings," Bouchard said.

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Taylor Fritz makes a rare appearance with his son during the holiday season

Taylor Fritz posted a rare picture with his son, Jordan, as he celebrated Christmas with him. He is Fritz's only child from his previous marriage with ex-wife Raquel Pedraza.

Fritz posted a picture with his son on Christmas Eve on his Instagram account and wished everyone happy holidays. The American spent some time with his son before flying off to Australia for the start of the season.

"Celebrating Christmas early every year before I have to go to AUS Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Fritz boys," he captioned the post.

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Jannik Sinner reshares his hilarious video with Maria Sharapova

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner reshared an old video with Maria Sharapova on Christmas. The Italian star went viral when the video first came to light a few years ago.

Sinner and Sharapova sang the famous Christmas track 'Rollin Around the Christmas Tree'. In the video, the duo could be seen singing while performing a simple dance routine.

"Obviously had to post this gem again."