Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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Andre Agassi Committed to opening up the United States.
The United States opens the Kimchi Championship this weekend.
Hall of Famer Agassi, a two-time Open champion, announced that he will make his Proickleball debut at the U.S. Open Kimchi Championship in Naples, Florida.
Former world number one Aagassi will partner at 18 Anna Leigh Waters Their opening match is scheduled for noon on Saturday, April 30. The game will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network.
“She may be tired of winning a lot, which is why she called me and asked me to play CNBC today.
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Tennis Big Andre Agassi competes in his first professional kimchi tournament with No. 1 player Waters https://t.co/ikupywsyho
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 22, 2025
Agassi has previously attended the kimchi exhibition with his wife and companions Hall of Fame member Steffi Graf,Tell CNBC He has no plans to pursue a full-time career.
“If I had the luxury of bandwidth, focusing all my energy on game and physical recovery and all of this stuff, it would be a joy,” Agassi told CNBC. “But I'm in a different season now.”
Agassi, 54, will replace friend John McEnroe and take over as world captain in the 2025 Laver Cup in San Francisco.
His pickle partner Waters said she scouted Agassi's game before asking him to partner at the U.S. Open this weekend.
“We both tend to make mistakes in aggressiveness, and I think that works,” Waters said. “Andre’s goal is to develop the kimchi movement, which is my huge goal.
“I thought if we worked together, it would be a great way to grow the sport.”
