Sports
Tennis Legends Compete in Pickleball Slam 2
Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, John McEnroe & Maria Sharapova compete for $1M purse in electrifying Pickleball Slam 2 in front of global TV audience on ESPN and a packed house at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
February 5th, 2024
On Sunday, tennis legends Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, John McEnroe, and Maria Sharapova competed for a $1M purse in the Pickleball Slam 2, the premier showcase of the fastest growing sport in America. The event was broadcast live in front of an energetic, packed house at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL in Primetime on ESPN. The event saw Team Agassi and Graf emerge victorious, taking home the biggest single event prize in pickleball history.
In the electric main event, Agassi/Graf defeated McEnroe/Sharapova (11-7); (13-11).
Also participating in Slam 2 as players/coaches were tennis professionals who have turned their attention to pickleball: Jack Sock (a professional pickleball player) and James Blake (co-owner, Major League Pickleball’s Milwaukee Mashers). Sock was part of Team Agassi/Graf while Blake joined Team McEnroe/Sharapova.
To open the competition, Agassi/Sock defeated McEnroe/Blake (11-7); (9-11); (11-8). In the second match, Graf/Sock topped Sharapova/Blake (9-11); (11-8); (17-15).
For more information, please visit www.thepickleballslam.com.
About Horizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E)
Horizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E) provides a unique and complementary combination of sports, experiential marketing, and media capabilities. HS&E has a core focus on IP creation and monetization, strategic advisory and consulting, media rights, sponsorship, sales, and experiential, Metaverse, and Web3.0 strategy and activation. HS&E is led by co-CEOs David Levy and Chris Weil.
About InsideOut Sports + Entertainment (ISE)
InsideOut Sports + Entertainment (ISE) is a Los Angeles based independent event producer founded in 2004 by former world No.1 and Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier and former SFX and Clear Channel executive Jon Venison. InsideOut owns and operates numerous proprietary events and promotions including the Champions Series, the Legendary Night Series of exhibitions, and numerous customized private and public outings. To date, InsideOut has produced over 300 events in 44 states and 12 countries and is committed to a strong charity tie-in with every public event it owns or produces. Since inception, InsideOut events have contributed over $5 million to various charitable causes.
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