Andre Agassi Looking Forward To 'Taking That Money' Away From John McEnroe At Pickleball Slam

Former tennis player Andre Agassi has said that he is looking forward to taking money away from John McEnroe at the upcoming Pickleball Slam. While he would be teaming up with his wife Steffi Graf at the event, McEnroe will play alongside Maria Sharapova at the tournament on February 4. The second edition of Pickleball Slam will be played at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in South Florida.

The winners of the doubles exhibition will get a whopping US $1 million in prize money.

Agassi is excited to take on his fellow American McEnroe. He said that he was thankful for his tennis background since he met Graf through the sport.

He said that playing tennis provided him an opportunity to play pickleball, insisting that he had no regrets about 'taking that money' away from McEnroe.

"I'm more grateful for the game, it's given me a platform to change so many lives. It's given me a platform to meet my wife, my children, my family, I mean, it’s given me the chance to freakin' play pickleball and get paid to do it and take that money away from John McEnroe at the same time," he said on the Pat McAfee Show.

"So you're saying I can't lose, and you're saying whoever I play with [as coach], we're still going to beat John," Agassi added.

American tennis player Jack Sock will be coaching his team. Agassi and McEnroe were two of the best men's singles players of the 1980s. The two bold players met four times on the ATP Tour since their peak years didn't coincide.

Agassi and McEnroe were tied at 2-all on head-to-head when their careers ended, thus making this pickleball encounter more interesting. McEnroe scored the first victory over Agassi back in 1986. The next match was won by the latter.