The trendy new sport, pickleball, is in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Pickleball Slam 4 will be on national TV and it will feature the likes of Andre Agassi, James Blake, Ann Leigh Waters and Genie Bouchard.
Agassi is the eight-time Grand Slam champion, and he’s also the Pickleball Slam defending champ.
The all-time great joined the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday afternoon to promote the night’s event.
Why does Andre Agassi play pickleball?
Agassi plays pickleball because he loves it.
“I fell in love with pickleball because it’s added a lot to our lives internally as a family, we’re actually making friends now, which is hard to do at my age,” Agassi told McAfee.
He then went on to speak about joining the sport.
“Truth is, it’s a low point of entry, nobody is intimidated to try it,” Agassi said. “Everybody gets better quickly at it. It brings community together. There’s a lot of gifts to it. It’s a great physical outlet, believe it or not, and mentally it also requires a lot to lock on.”
How to watch Pickleball Slam 4
The event is televised on a national broadcast on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
It’s also on fubo, which offers a free trial for all new users.
Waters plays Blake to start the competition. Then it’s Agassi against Bouchard. And then the two male tennis greats will team up against the female pickleball standouts.
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