Tennis power couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf once again took the court, but not for tennis. Agassi and Graf paired to take on John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova at the Pickleball Slam 2 on Sunday and their daughter had no issues picking sides as she cheered from the stands. Jaz Agassi shared clips of her parents locking horns in the mixed doubles match at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino.
Jaz also got a chance to celebrate as Andre and Steffi comfortably beat McEnroe and Sharapova. She shared the scorecard on her Instagram as Jaz Agassi was overjoyed at the win.
The tennis power couple did a terrific job of pocketing $1 million as they beat Sharapova and McEnroe 11-7, 13-11 in the last match of the event. Before this match, Team Agassi also played two matches which they comfortably won. Agassi paired with Jack Sock to beat McEnroe and James Blake 11-7, 9-11, 11-8. Meanwhile, Graf and Sock won the second match against Sharapova and Blake 9-11, 11-8, 17-15.
Jaz Agassi was happy to flex the scorecard on her Instagram story as she captioned it “Dub city”.
John McEnroe happy to not smash the racket more than twice against Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
The four legends of tennis came together to promote pickleball, which has gained popularity in the country in recent times. All four were happy to make an impact. John McEnroe, in particular, was happy about the fact that he smashed the paddle only two times during the match against Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.
I’m probably more frustrated, but I am getting older. So, I’m trying to come up with something new, you know? John McEnroe said. (H/T: USA Today)
Meanwhile, Andre Agassi talked about the handiness pickleball has as compared to tennis. The former World No.1 tennis player says that tennis players can carry a paddle and pull it out anytime they want to play.
The sports themselves, they can live and play happily in the sandbox. There’s no reason why a tennis player can’t have a paddle in their bag and pull it out at any time. Courts are everywhere now, and I think that’s less and less. Andre Agassi said.
Notably, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf have been practicing for more than six months. While Graf was into the sport a bit earlier, Agassi picked it more frequently. Nevertheless, the six months of practice worked for Agassi and Graf as their team clean-swept McEnroe and Sharapova.
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