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Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf retired from tennis in the early 2000s. But the tennis couple did not give up on sports altogether. Since Pickleball has risen in popularity, Agassi has stepped up and aims to become a big player in the paddle sport. Graf has joined him, and the two are practicing for their upcoming bout in December. The former American tennis player took it up a notch further as he shared a glimpse of their training session recently.

Agassi and Graf will face Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe in the next Pickleball slam. Masha and McEnroe are training with dedication and are completely focused on winning their bout against Graf and Agassi.  

Andre Agassi shares glimpse of training with wife Steffi Graf

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Agassi returned to the sporting world when he played the first Pickleball slam with Andy Roddick as his partner. The two won against Michael Chang and McEnroe. Agassi and McEnroe have set up another bout in December in the same venue, The Hard Rock Stadium. He aims to keep the title of winner as he is training hard with his wife and partner.

Agassi teased his fans by uploading a video of him winning a point with Graf, and the two were near the net. They tapped their paddles together to commemorate a point well player. In the caption of the post, Agassi teased the next Pickleball slam. He wrote, “@THEPICKLEBALLSLAM 107 days out 🏆“. 

 

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The seven-time grand slam champion shared the video to tease the next Pickleball slam and put fear into the hearts of Masha and McEnroe. When the event was announced at first, both he and his partner gave a word of warning to their rivals. 

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Agassi taunts Pickleball opponents

Andre Agassi appeared in a video when the second Pickleball slam was announced. He hyped up the competition before announcing Graf as his partner. He also taunted McEnroe and Sharapova and said that they needed to elevate their game if they wanted to win the game, and McEnroe wanted revenge. As the video went on, he introduced his wife, who also shared a word of warning with their opponents.

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After the first Pickleball slam, the hype around the sport has increased. Now, two different teams are firing up for the next event and bringing in more fans to the sport, which recently saw increased popularity. The results of the events are ambiguous, and the matches could go either way.

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