Andre Agassi pickleball: Tennis legend reveals why he loves trending sport before Pickleball Slam 4
It's a big night for the sport.
Andre Agassi pickleball: Tennis legend reveals why he loves trending sport before Pickleball Slam 4 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The trendy new sport, pickleball, is in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Pickleball Slam 4 will be on national TV and it will feature the likes of Andre Agassi, James Blake, Ann Leigh Waters and Genie Bouchard. Agassi is the eight-time Grand Slam champion, and he's also the Pickleball Slam defending champ. The all-time great joined the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday afternoon to promote the night's event.
Why does Andre Agassi play pickleball? Agassi plays pickleball because he loves it. "I fell in love with pickleball because it's added a lot to our lives internally as a family, we're actually making friends now, which is hard to do at my age," Agassi told McAfee .
He then went on to speak about joining the sport. "Truth is, it's a low point of entry, nobody is intimidated to try it," Agassi said. "Everybody gets better quickly at it.