Bill Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, made his professional tennis debut in a doubles match at the Tennis Hall of Fame Open. Partnered with Jack Sock, they lost to Bernard Tomic and Omar Jasika in straight sets, with the match lasting just 67 minutes. Ackman, an enthusiastic amateur player, had been training after being offered a lesson by Nick Kyrgios, leading to this professional appearance. While Ackman expressed excitement, others in the tennis community, including Andy Roddick, criticized the match as underwhelming.
"I am playing the best tennis of my life and Jack is one of the greatest doubles players ever (he won @Wimbledon and the @usopen, and a gold medal in the Olympics), and we start practice this Friday, so you never know."
"Not all of the tennis world was rooting for Ackman. Andy Roddick, the former top tennis player in the world, called the match 'the biggest joke I've watched in professional tennis.'"
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