American Legend Andy Roddick Defends Tennis’ Prize Money as Nostalgic Reminder Allows Pickleball Coach to Take a Dig at the Sport

In the world of tennis, athletes play their battles not just on the court but also when they’re not on it. Social media, news, and other media platforms work closely to bring challenges and questions to the players that they answer as the fans witness. American former tennis player Andy Roddick, a name that has many achievements associated with it, was recently caught up in a series of comments on Twitter, that concerned the prize money outrage on one of his tours.

The American legend presented answers to the amusing questions made by Matt Manesse, a pickleball coach. Roddick’s candid response regarding the prize money disparity between pickleball and tennis has really captured the intrigue of fans.

Andy Roddick responds over tennis-pickleball prize money difference

Pickleball is a sport that has managed to attract the attention of famous tennis legends like Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi. While these players stay closely connected with the paddle sport that has recently gained popularity, Matt Manesse, also known as “Hollywood’s favorite pickleball coach”, posted a comment that pointed to Andy Roddick’s victory prize money from one of his tournaments. The comment was found under a tweet that included a picture depicting the schedule of the Barclays Dubai Championships won by Andy back in 2008. Along with the schedule, the picture had a mention of the prize money for the tournament, which caught the attention of Matt.

Matt Manesse posted an unexpected comment that said, “$300k for the week. Can make more playing some pickleball.” As the comment directly concerned the American tennis legend’s victory in the past, he came forward with a defensive reply in which he revealed the hidden nature of the appearance fees in tennis tournaments. Roddick shortly replied to “Hollywood’s Favorite Pickleball Coach”: “Appearance fees aren’t listed on the tourney info sheet.” He clearly stated that the prize money listed on the tournament info is exclusive of other earnings like the appearance fees, which gives a better idea about the total earnings of a tennis tournament champion.

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As the tennis legend came forward with this reply, fans now have gained curiosity to know more about the prize money disparity between both sports.

The Tennis-Pickleball prize money disparity

As the conversation between Andy Roddick and Matt Manesse caught the eye of the fans, it aroused a curiosity to explore the difference between the prize money amounts of the two sports. While tennis tournaments like the Dubai Championships, in particular, offer a total prize money of nearly 3 million dollars, pickleball tournaments are yet to grow up to such a big number.

The Pickleball Slam, which is scheduled to take place in February 2024, is expected to offer total prize money of 1 million dollars, an amount that is quite less than that of the tennis tournaments. Although the paddle sport has recently gained popularity, the prize money offered is nonetheless quite effective for a growing sports tournament.

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