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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennis legend Andre Agassi to make pro pickleball debut in doubles match with Anna Leigh Waters
Tennis legend Andre Agassi is ready for his next challenge. Agassi — an eight-time Grand Slam winner in tennis — is now taking his talents to pro pickleball. Agassi will make his pro pickleball debut at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla. on April 30. He's teaming up with the biggest star in the sport, 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, as part of the doubles match. Want to know how to make pro pickleball more mainstream? THIS. MORE OF THIS.📍@AndreAgassi @AnnaLeighWaters @usopenpicklebal — The Kitchen Pickleball 👨🏻🍳 (@TheKitchenPB) April 22, 2025 Agassi is no stranger to pickleball. In 2023, he took part in the Pickleball Slam. The event — which also featured Michael Chang, John McEnroe and Andy Roddick — marked the first time pickleball was broadcast on ESPN. Since then, Agassi has apparently developed an affinity for the sport. In March, he released his own pro pickleball paddle with JOOLA. Waters is considered the best pickleball player in the world. She is currently ranked as the top singles, doubles and mixed player in the world. Waters has been a mainstay in the sport since 2019, when she was just 12 years old. Her aggressive play style is credited with changing the way pros play pickleball, and is the reason Waters wanted to team up with Agassi for the event. Agassi was considered an aggressive tennis player in his prime. The U.S. Open Pickleball Championships will begin Saturday and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Agassi and Waters are expected to take the court at noon ET.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennis legend Andre Agassi to make pro pickleball debut in doubles match with Anna Leigh Waters
Tennis legend Andre Agassi is ready for his next challenge. Agassi — an eight-time Grand Slam winner in tennis — is now taking his talents to pro pickleball. Agassi will make his pro pickleball debut at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Fla. on April 30. He's teaming up with the biggest star in the sport, 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, as part of the doubles match. Agassi is no stranger to pickleball. In 2023, he took part in the Pickleball Slam. The event — which also featured Michael Chang, John McEnroe and Andy Roddick — marked the first pickleball was broadcast on ESPN. Advertisement Since then, Agassi has apparently developed an affinity for the sport. In March, he released his own pro pickleball paddle with JOOLA. Waters is considered the best pickleball player in the world. She is currently ranked as the top singles, doubles and mixed player in the world. Waters has been a mainstay in the sport since 2019, when she was just 12 years old. Her aggressive play style is credited with changing the way pros play pickleball, and is the reason Waters wanted to team up with Agassi for the event. Agassi was considered an aggressive tennis player in his prime. The U.S. Open Pickleball Championships will begin Saturday and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Agassi and Waters are expected to take the court at 12 p.m. ET.
Boston Globe
05-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Former Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez planning a career in pickleball after baseball
Per JOOLA, he has started training with pro player Eric White, who noted that he believes the MLB slugger 'truly has no ceiling' when it comes to pickleball. Once he gets going, Martinez will 'receive backing from JOOLA to compete in professional events like the PPA Challenger Series and to host his own pickleball tournaments.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Now 37, Martinez is currently a free agent. He last played professional baseball for the Mets in 2024, hitting .235 with 16 home runs and 69 RBIs. Advertisement While in Boston, Martinez notched some of the best years of his career. Four of his six All-Star appearances came as a member of the Red Sox, including his debut season with the team in 2018 when he posted a .330 average with 43 home runs and a league-leading 130 RBIs. Martinez was also a part of the team's most recent World Series win (which happened in 2018 against the Dodgers). Pickleball, which combines aspects of tennis and table tennis (played on a doubles badminton court) has risen to prominence in the last few years. It was deemed the ' The attempt to establish professional leagues has brought a plethora of celebrity investments. In 2022, it was even revealed that former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was Hayden Bird can be reached at
