American tennis great Andre Agassi believes pickleball can make it to the Olympic Games sooner than anticipated. In the city to announce the launch of the Pickleball World Rankings-DUPR India League on Friday, Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, said pickleball has made racquet sports more accessible to the masses. He said that the sport is growing by leaps and bounds in USA and has great potential to be accepted in India too as the PWR-DUPR India League gets underway next month.

“Pickleball is going to add a great deal to this country, to our health, to our community, and much more. I can see it at the Olympics sooner than what we are hoping for. The game can be introduced to families to give a better quality of life to all,” said Agassi.