Agassi ranks Thanksgiving ahead of iptl obligations

Andre Agassi will snub the inaugural International Premier Tennis League if it clashes with Thanksgiving, the former world No 1 said the day after being drafted by the Singapore franchise.

The eight-time Grand Slam champion was selected in Sunday's player pool for the new Asia-based event but said he has since learned the first match would clash with US Thanksgiving in November.

"It is a good thing to take tennis to places in the world where they want to see it. There is no downside in doing that," Agassi said ahead of his World Tennis Day showdown with former archrival Pete Sampras in London on Monday.