By Alex Abrams – Red Line Editorial A few years ago, Lisa Lee-Bruns was bedridden and in a dark place as she battled a serious health issue that took a toll on her mentally and physically. She couldn’t walk, let alone play tennis like she had before she got sick. She also didn’t have much … Read more
Etienne Blaszkewycz and Travis Rettenmaier got into a heated exchange on Wednesday in a Round of 32 men’s doubles match at the PPA Select Medical Orange County Cup. The dispute was over, you guessed it – line calls. This is not a new issue for pro pickleball. In fact, Zane Navratil, Thomas Shields, and Federico … Read more
Are you looking to improve your skills with a paddle that offers exceptional feel, spin, and control? The ONIX Hype X and Hype X Pro pickleball paddles are raising the bar for performance paddles in 2025. Designed with raw carbon technology and player-driven innovation, these paddles are built for players who want to dominate the court with confidence … Read more
In a move to help define the sport’s global governance, the International Pickleball Federation (IPF) and the World Pickleball Federation (WPF) are merging to form a unified international body under the WPF name. On Saturday, June 14, 2025, both bodies unanimously voted YES on a merger, multiple sources confirmed to The Dink. With this historic … Read more
A few things may spring to mind when you hear the name Roxanne Pierce: Olympic gymnast, firefighter, and now a tough pro pickleball player. She is an inspiration to others for her journey from elite gymnastics competitions to a first responder and now dominating the pickleball court. Olympic Dream Realized Roxanne says it was both … Read more
By Dayne Gingrich, Senior Pickleball Pro With the emergence of so many new players entering the game, both young and older, the sentence, “I’m going to become a professional” continues to get thrown around. We have young 4.0-4.5’s that believe they should be turning pro and older players who are about to turn 50 that … Read more
The Select Medical PPA Orange County Cup presented by Reign Storm is set to begin on Monday, June 16, at the Life Time Rancho San Clemente, in San Clemente, California. This is one of the most iconic venues on the PPA Tour, and the vast majority of players are playing this one. Being one of … Read more
There’s been a lot of chatter about who the more dominant athlete is: Serena Williams or Anna Leigh Waters. First, it’s a ridiculous comparison, but it’s a comparison nonetheless, and I feel compelled to clarify that, in the smaller pond of pickleball, Anna Leigh Waters is a bigger fish than Serena Williams was at her … Read more
The last Major League Pickleball (MLP) waiver period is upon us already, and we now have a clearer image of what players are available and which teams are choosing to utilize the waiver period. The MLP season has flown by. There have already been five events, with 111/200 (55%) matches in the Premier Level having … Read more
The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) is stepping up its style game. In a new multi-year partnership announced today, MUEV has been named the official apparel partner for APP staff through the end of 2026. That means from here on out, anyone running the show at APP tournaments will be decked out in MUEV’s signature … Read more