Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman competed in a professional doubles tennis match at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. on Wednesda

Bill Ackman, a 59-year-old billionaire, made his professional tennis debut at the age of 59 on Thursday, with Andy Roddick branding the match "the biggest joke I've ever watched"

Former world number one Andy Roddick has criticised the Tennis Hall of Fame’s decision to allow billionaire Bill Ackman to participate in a professional tournament.

Bill Ackman, the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, made his professional tennis debut at the Hall of Fame Open doubles tournament in Newport, Rhode Island. The 59-year-old hedge fund manager has a net worth of nearly $10 billion,

In addition to being a successful venture capitalist and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, billionaire Bill Ackman is also apparently a tennis enthusiast. Ackman finally made good on his dream of competing in a pro tennis competition this week,

Former world number one Andy Roddick has highlighted one thing that makes Amanda Anisimova special after her impressive run at Wimbledon. Anisimova cemented her spot in the semifinal of the third Grand Slam of the year after beating Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in straight sets with a score of 6-1,

Andy Roddick asserted that Amanda Anisimova is 'one of the few players on Earth' who could defeat Aryna Sabalenka before the American secured an upset win in the Wimbledon semifinal

American tennis has been buoyed by women for the last decade, but in the early 2000s, Andy Roddick was one of the United States' biggest stars. The Grand Slam champion, 42, retired from the sport in 2012 and has watched his personal life flourish.

The Serbian legend has played excellent tennis up to this point in the tournament and has reacted like a true champion to all the difficulties – especially in the matches against Alex de Minaur and Flavio Cobolli – but he is aware that he will literally have to climb a mountain on Friday.