The Pickleball Slam 4 pits tennis greats Andre Agassi and James Blake against current pickleball pros Anna Leigh Waters and Genie Bouchard for a $1 million prize purse. It’s been 52 years since Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets in the historic “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match held in the Houston … Read more
The first ever Major League Pickleball (MLP) Cup is nearly underway at the Brookhaven Country Club, just outside Dallas, Texas. The MLP Cup was announced in January, but very few details were given. Because this is a first of its kind event for MLP, obviously some details and planning needed to be worked out. It … Read more
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In the past twelve months, the seamless court-booking app has tripled its revenue and eclipsed one million users over 200 locations. More player-friendly features are on the way. Imagine a world where you book court time at your favorite pickleball venue straight from your phone. The process is quick, intuitive, and easy to navigate. It … Read more
The PPA Tour made its last stop before the Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships in Sin City! The Darling Tennis Center hosted the Rate Vegas Cup and the action did not disappoint. In back to back years, this particular tournament has hosted match of the year candidates. Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio put on a … Read more
The UPA-A is cracking down on models that are grittier than testing standards allow. Brands whose paddles fail will face escalating fines and other penalties. Repeat offenders could be removed from the Approved Paddle List entirely. Since new regulations went into effect on September 1 of this year, all paddles used at the professional level … Read more
Zane Navratil has boiled the key steps for a successful backhand dink down to five critical questions he cycles through in real-time. Learn his framework and watch your shot selection – and winning percentage – improve dramatically. Shot selection is everything in competitive pickleball, especially at the kitchen line when points can move very fast … Read more
In the first ever Life Time Open, held at Life Time Peachtree Corners, Chris Haworth and Lea Jansen are walking away $50,000 richer. Life Time has showed continued investment in pickleball, and only continued that investment with the Life Time Open. The entire prize purse was $250,000. This tournament was unique in multiple ways: Pro … Read more
Conventional pickleball wisdom dictates you play soft to get yourself out of hot water from deep on the court. Drop until you can work your way in, right? Wrong, says Tyson McGuffin. Modern paddle technology has changed the equation for how we should think about baseline defense when the scales aren’t tipped in our favor. … Read more
On-court eye injuries have spiked in the past few years. Is this the inevitable byproduct of pickleball’s booming popularity, or alarming new proof that more proactive preventative measures need to be taken? Back when I was a kid, nobody wore helmets out on the ski slopes. We just bombed down Double Blacks blissfully unaware. Now, … Read more