PADDLE
BATTLE
TEAM
RODDICK VS
TEAM AGASSI
Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick
Team Up For $30,000 Pickleball Fundraiser
Two legendary figures in the sport
of tennis changed out their customary
rackets for paddles in the inaugural
Paddle Battle.
Eight-time major championship
winner Andre Agassi led his
teammates up against 2003 US Open
champion Andy Roddick and his
squad in a celebrated pickleball match
for charity. The match took place in
Austin, Texas, and the exciting action
was streamed live on the USAPA
Facebook page.
Joining two of the most popular
tennis players were some of pickleball’s
finest competitors, including Marcin
Rozpedski, Tyson McGuffin, Corrine
Carr and Irina Tereschenko.
The private event benefitted the
Andy Roddick Foundation and
the Andre Agassi Early Childhood
Neuroscience Foundation. Other
beneficiaries included Square Panda
and Readvolution.
Agassi was the first male player to
win all four Grand Slam tournaments
on three different surfaces (hard, clay
and grass), and the last American male
to win both the French Open in 1999
and the Australian Open in 2003.
Aside from winning the US Open,
Roddick was a three-time Wimbledon
finalist and pushed Roger Federer to a
thrilling five-set match in 2009, losing
the final set 16-14. It remains the
longest Grand Slam men’s singles final.
Roddick was ranked in the Top 10 for
nine consecutive years between 2002
and 2010.
Many thanks to Selkirk, Engage and
Paddletek for their support of this
great event.
Sponsors of Paddle Battle also
included Margaritaville, Richard’s
Rainwear, The Chive, Cuvee Coffee,
Guero’s Taco Bar, Daily Greens Juice,
Landshark Beer and Argus Cidery. •
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