Andre Agasi will start his professional pickle with 18 -year -old world number 1 player, Anna Leh Waters.
Courtesy of Andre Agasi and Anna Leh Waters.
Tennis Legend Andre Agassi is joining the Pro Pose Rank.
Former number 1 ranked tennis player told CNBC that he would play his first professional tournament in the US Open Pickle Championship, who will be with the top -ranked player Anna Leh Waters in the world.
The tournament closes in Naples, Florida on Saturday, and will be broadcast on CBS sports networks. Agasi and Waters will play their first match at Noon ET on 30 April.
The idea of playing together came from 18 -year -old water, who was looking for a mixed partner for the biggest pickle tournament of the year. The US Open Pickle Championship was established in 2016 and draws crowds as 50,000 fans every year.
Water that earned More than $ 3 million According to Forbes, playing pickles in 2024, has emerged as one of the largest and most marketing stars of the game.
“He is probably ill to win so much, and that’s why he called me and asked me to play,” Agassi jokingly said.
Waters said that he scouted Agassi ahead of time, watching videos of playing pickles on YouTube.
“We are both wrong on the aggressive side, and I think it works,” he said. “Andre’s goals are to develop pickle games, and this is a huge goal of mine. I thought if we participated together, it would be a great way to develop the game.”
According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, there has been an increase of 311% in the last three years, which has been shut down since the COVID -19 epidemic and today is the fastest growing game in the US. Pickle players now make Women’s National Basketball Association and National Women’s Football League players more money Since the game has attracted major sponsors, media deals and advertising dollars.
After many years dominating the tennis court, Agasi said that he caught the pickle bug and fell in love with the social, inclusive nature of the game.
He has traveled to the world to help promote the game through his partnership with Jola, a manufacturer of pickle gear. Agassi also acts as Life time pickle and tennis board inauguration chairman,
For his long -term pickle plans, Agasi said he does not expect he joins the Major League pickle or PPA tour.
“If I had a luxury of bandwidth, then all my energy would be a pleasure to just play and focus on the recovery of the body and all that items, it would be a pleasure. But I don’t,” he said. “I’m now in a different season.”
