"It doesn't require any skill": Tennis players including Rublev, Norrie and Ruud on why they hate pickleball

A host of current tennis players have expressed their reservations for the Pickleball Slam.

The competition was first held last year by the likes of former world number one Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and John McEnroe.

The format of the Pickleball is the same as the doubles category event in professional tennis but the court is smaller where players play with a different kind of racket.

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A few current players expressed their reservations regarding the Pickleball Slam in a video posted during the US Open.

“I am not a massive fan of it, to be honest,” said the former world number one Britain’s Andy Murray.

Russia’s Andrey Rublev could also be seen in the video where he suggested that he is not a big fan of Pickleball because it is a newer version of a sport that is already very famous in the world.

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“[Not a big fan] because this is just a new sport that is already at the top of the search,” said the 25-year-old.

Britain’s Cameron Norrie was of the opinion that Pickleball doesn’t require any special skill. “For me, it doesn’t require any special skill,” he said.

Norway’s Casper Ruud stated that an interesting reason for not having any interest in Pickleball. “Kind of feels like the Pickleball is a baby brother of tennis so you know you always pick on your baby brother,” he said.