IPTL a no-go if it clashes with Thanksgiving: Agassi


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 04 Mar 2014

Two-time U.S. Open champion Andre Agassi waves before being inducted into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, which celebrates the legacy of the greatest singles champions in the history of the tournament, in New York September 9, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

LONDON (Reuters) - Andre Agassi will snub the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) if it clashes with Thanksgiving, the former world number one said the day after being signed up by the Singapore franchise.

The eight-times grand slam champion was named in Sunday's player draft for the new Asia-based event but said he had since learned the first match would clash with the November holiday.

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