Pickleball Slam is returning for the next season, but this time with a twist! In Pickleball Slam 1, it was Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick playing against John McEnroe and Michael Chang, but for Slam 2, it was only Agassi and McEnroe who were constant. It’s none other than Maria Sharapova and Steffi Graf who are ready to add charm to the second season of the event.

While Graf will partner with her husband, Agassi, both of them are ready to take over the Slam. Recently, the doting husband talked about what motivated the 22-time Grand Slam champion to start playing the sport. He also talked about how, for the first time, things were quite different in his life in terms of learning and growing on the court.

Andre Agassi reveals how he convinced Steffi Graf to play Pickleball Slam

Last year, the 53-year-old tennis legend took home the Pickleball Slam title with Andy Roddick, and this year he is ready to give his all to his wife. Recently, in a video uploaded by the official Pickleball Slam page, the dotting couple shared their sides of the story regarding how they connected to the sport. In that video, Agassi talked about how he convinced his wife to participate in the second Slam.

He said, “It’s not a hard thing to convince her, she was there last year and she just saw me to commit to something in last year’s Pickleball Slam one, that was way out of my comfort zone. I gotta say I was really taken a leap. Never played pickle before, tried learning in a few months and terrible weather, we had a winner here in Vegas.”

Along with that, he highlighted how there were probably a lot of reasons why she needed to participate in the event, starting from the way he practiced to having a blast on the court. He stated, “And I went out there and had a blast. She saw that first dance so I think that was probably all the convincing she needed.”

Even last year, when Graf came to support her husband, just for the moment she also stepped on the court and enjoyed a bit, so it won’t be wrong to say that the couple are already into playing pickleball.

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Nevertheless, in the same video, the former German tennis player also opened up about what triggered her to announce a comeback on the court. Let’s take a look at the reason behind Graf’s willingness to participate in Slam 2.

Steffi Graf on making a comeback for pickleball

Andre Agassi and Graf’s comeback is something that the tennis world needs. While the couple is ready to rule the courts, the 22-time Grand Slam Champion recently shared what motivated her to make a comeback. In the same video, she stated, “Seeing them have so much fun down in Florida on the day of the event it was really cool. They were all hurting afterward, but they sure had fun getting hurt.”

Further, she also highlighted how seeing her husband get ready for it and getting really engaged for pickleball was something that got her. Subsequently, she revealed how, as a tennis player, the sport is a little unusual and she is still learning the game, but at the same time, she is quite excited about her participation.

Nevertheless, what do you think about Agassi and Graf getting ready for Pickleball Slam 2? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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