Akụkọ egwuregwu tennis Andre Agassi, 52, enweghị ike ichere itinye pickleball n'ime usoro mgbatị ahụ ya. John McEnroe, 64, nwere ike ịdị na-eche ihe ọzọ mgbe izu ụka nke mmemme pickleball gasịrị.
Ya na Andy Roddick, 40, na Michael Chang, 51, akụkọ egwuregwu tennis mbụ na-enwu na egwuregwu ọhụrụ n'oge mbụ Pickleball Slam ESPN na-agbasa ozi na Sọnde.
Agassi na Roddick nwetara a $1 obere akpa nde ka ha merichara McEnroe na Chang n'asọmpi ọkpụ abụọ nke onye meriri 21-15, 21-23, 12-10. Na mbụ McEnroe meriri Agassi 15-13, 16-14, ebe Roddick na-eme njem site na Chang 15-10, 15-10 n'oge egwuregwu otu na Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & cha cha.
"Echere m na ọ bụ ogbunigwe n'ogwe aka nye anyị dị ka fatịlaịza ochie nke nọ n'ogige tennis, inweta ohere iji ụfọdụ igwe mmadụ na ume na-adịghị eme nke ukwuu ọzọ,"McEnroe gwara USA TODAY Sports.
McEnroe bụ kpakpando nke ihe nkiri ahụ, iso ndị Fans na-abịa na-akpakọrịta mgbe nnukwu isi ihe mgbe ọ na-atụba paddle ya n'ụlọ ikpe ọtụtụ ugboro ma na-ebuli ogwe aka ya elu na-asọ oyi na egwu.. Ọ nọ na njedebe ọjọọ nke isi ihe abụọ ikpeazụ, ikwe Agassi na Roddick merie.
McEnroe bụ kpakpando ihe nkiri ahụ, iso ndị Fans na-abịa na-akpakọrịta mgbe nnukwu isi ihe mgbe ọ na-atụba paddle ya n'ụlọ ikpe ọtụtụ oge ma na-ebuli ogwe aka ya elu na-asọ oyi na egwu.. Ọ nọ na njedebe ọjọọ nke isi ihe abụọ ikpeazụ, ikwe Agassi na Roddick merie.
"Ebara m n'ime ya,"Agassi gwara USA TODAY Sports.
"Ị na-eme ihe ị na-amaghị, ya mere ọ na-arịọ maka mkpokọta elekwasị anya, na ị na-elekwasị anya nke ukwuu na ị na-atụfu echiche. Ya mere, ọ nwetara ume na-aga. O nwetara irighiri akwara na-aga. Ọ gbakọtara ọnụ na-atọ ụtọ. Ọ bụụrụ onye ọ bụla ihe egwu. "
Graf, akụkọ tenis n'onwe ya na ya 22 Aha otu egwuregwu Grand Slam, natara oke ovation site n'aka ndị Fans ka ESPN na-agba ya ajụjụ ọnụ.
Ovation ahụ kpaliri McEnroe ịkwụsị ajụjụ ọnụ ahụ wee nye ya paddle ka ọ kpọọ isi okwu n'oge egwuregwu abụọ..
"Nke ahụ bụ nnukwu ihe ijuanya. Ejupụtaghị m na akụkụ ahụ,Graf kwuru.
"Ọ na-atọ ụtọ. Anyị na-anụ ụtọ ya dị ka ezinụlọ na ịhụ ka egwuregwu ahụ na-eto ma chọta ọtụtụ ndị ọhụrụ, ọ dịkwa mma."
Graf jiri abụọ Agassi na-azụ volleys, di ya, na Roddick ka Chang gbagoro n'akụkụ ebe McEnroe gara n'oche dị nso ka ọ zuru ike.
Agassi kụrụ neetị na volley, Inweta Graf isi ihe na ovation ọzọ.
"Steffi bụ akụkọ ifo,"McEnroe kwuru. "Ọ dị ka ọ dị mma ka m nwee ike ịgbatị ntakịrị ka ọ na-egwu egwu. A na-akpọ ya oge nkwụsị n'efu.”
Agba ikpeazụ n'egwuregwu abụọ ahụ bụ asọmpi maka 11, ma o wetara ike nke akụkọ ifo anọ ahụ.
McEnroe na Chang duuru ruo mgbe Agassi kụrụ volley ọjọọ nke tiri mkpu gafee McEnroe iji kee setịpụ na 9.
Agassi na Roddick were a 10-9 buru ụzọ tupu McEnroe efepụ Chang na isi ihe ọzọ iji kee ya 10.
McEnroe kụrụ ụgbụ ahụ na nloghachi ya ka ọ gbadaa 11-10 wee kụọ bọọlụ ahụ iji nye Agassi na Roddick egwuregwu na obere akpa.
"Egwuregwu!” Roddick tiri mkpu ka ya na Agassi na-eme mmemme.
"Ụmụ okorobịa ndị a egwuri egwu n'ọtụtụ nnukwu asọmpi, ma ị hụkwara ụfọdụ akwara na-abịakwasị ha n'ihi na egwuregwu a abụghị ọdịdị nke abụọ nye ha,” Fowler kwuru.
