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Naples (US), Apr 23 (AP) Andre Agassi collected two of his eight Grand Slam tennis titles at the US Open and now he'll be competing at a different racket event with that name. Agassi, who retired from professional tennis in 2006 after playing his last match at Flushing Meadows, will line up alongside teenager Anna Leigh Waters in the mixed pro division at the US Open Pickleball Championships next week in Naples, Florida. Also Read | IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals' Mukesh Kumar Believes Mitchell Marsh's Wicket Was Turning Point in Eight-Wicket Win Over Lucknow Super Giants.
Agassi, who turns 55 next week, has participated in made-for-TV pickleball exhibitions with other former tennis players and can be seen pitching pickleball equipment via social media. This will be his first professional pickleball appearance. He won the tennis US Open in 1994 and 1999, completed a career Grand Slam by winning at least one championship at each of that sport's majors and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
Also Read | IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Captain Axar Patel Outlines Reason Behind His Limited Action With Ball; Points Out Crucial Area for Improvement. It was announced earlier this month that Agassi will be a studio analyst for TNT Sports during the semifinals and finals at the French Open this year. Pickleball is a mix of tennis and ping pong that uses paddles and a wiffleball.
It quickly rose from nearly nothing to more than 13 million players in the United States in just a few years. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body).
