Overview

• Andre Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam tennis champion, will play his first professional pickleball match at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida.
• Agassi will team up with 18-year-old world No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters in the mixed doubles division, with their debut match scheduled for April 30 at noon ET, airing on CBS Sports Network.
• Waters, who has earned millions as a professional pickleball player, invited Agassi to partner with her after scouting his play online.
• Pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. with a 311% increase in participation over the past three years, has drawn major sponsors and media attention.
• Agassi has been a visible advocate for pickleball through global promotions with Joola and as the inaugural chair of Life Time’s pickleball and tennis board but has ruled out joining a full professional tour schedule.