After Husband Andre Agassi’s Taunt, Wife and Tennis Legend Steffi Graf Takes the Lead as She Warns John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova Ahead of Their Pickleball Event
While the excitement for the pickleball slam 2 builds up, it is the former tennis pros who will be taking on each other to win the prestigious trophy. In the first season, it was the legendary duo of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick who claimed the title and bagged the prize pool of $1 million. However this year, the scenes have changed and Andre Agassi has come in with a formidable partner. Steffi Graf, his wife will be forming a pair with him at the Pickleball Slam 2. Breaking through the scenes, Graf has a message for former tennis greats, Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe.
These two players will also be competing next year at the pickleball slam as they also wish to lay their hands on the prestigious trophy.
Steffi Graf warns Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe to bring their best game
With the hype for the upcoming tournament building up, fans saw healthy banter between the players. In a video released by Pickleball, Andre Agassi came up and spoke about the upcoming players who will grace next year’s event. He mentioned how John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova need to step up their game if they want to stand a chance to win the game.
As the video went on, Andre went on to introduce his partner for the tournament, Steffi Graf. The former grand slam winner came forward to talk about the event and advised Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe to step up with their A-game if they want to stand a chance.
“Hey guys, super excited. Hey Maria, hi John. Really looking forward to see you guys. We’re getting ready. we’re working hard, so you’ve got to bring your A-game like Andre said, Last year was such a blast, I can only imagine we’re gonna have a great, great time. So, really looking forward to seeing you down at the Hardrock,” Graf said.
This will be Graf’s first appearance with Andre Agassi at the event. In the first edition of the Pickleball slam, Andre went on to team up with a different player.
Andre Agassi teamed up with Andy Roddick before joining forces with Graf
In the first season of the pickleball slam season 1, Andre Agassi joined hands with Andy Roddick, another legend of the game. These two went on to create history as they won the trophy and the $1 million prize money. This year, however, Andre decided to come up with a different partner and try to repeat the same thing.
Thus, Steffi Graf’s inclusion will prove to be very useful for Agassi as they have brilliant chemistry between them. Also, with the amount of effort that they are putting in, it is possible that this year also, Andre could go on to win the trophy. It will now be interesting to see who comes out on top next year when the giants collide.
