From CNBC: 2025-04-22 09:00:00

Tennis legend Andre Agassi will make his professional pickleball debut at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships with world No. 1 player Anna Leigh Waters. The tournament starts Saturday in Naples, Florida, and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Waters, who earned over $3 million in 2024, scouted Agassi and asked him to play to grow the sport. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., attracting major sponsors and media deals. Agassi, who fell in love with pickleball, serves as the inaugural chair of Life Time’s pickleball and tennis board.



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