Fans will warm to new quick-fire premier tennis league, says Agassi
Andre Agassi insists the new International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) has all the ingredients to be a long-term success.
The 44-year-old joined up with his Singapore Slammers teammates on the second leg of the new Asia-based mixed team event this week.
"There's a lot of upsides in this for me," he said in Singapore, one of four Asian cities hosting the IPTL along with Manila, New Delhi and Dubai.
This will grow for the crowds as next year they will know what to expect. I think that enthusiasm and knowledge will translate but it is already pretty high
"Watching the sport go to places where there should be tennis and enthusiastic fans who can enjoy a format that is motivational to the younger generation in these cities, in these communities. It's great for them and for the players, acting like a team out there.
"You want it bad but you also want to keep it relaxed so it's a fun environment for us.
"You also get to see so many different matchups and the game played in so many different ways and that also lends to a better future for the sport."
Agassi is one of the "icons" on the four teams, who have also recruited a host of big names including Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova.
