Tennis players’ relationship with pickleball is evolving in real time

Last December, Jack Sock and Sam Querrey had Ben Johns and Matt Wright a little worried. OK, maybe not worried, but perhaps a tad surprised. After all, Sock and Querrey had a 10-8 lead against Johns and Wright in game one and there’s no way Johns and Wright, two of...

Stats-Wrap: Vulcan Kansas City Open Championship Sunday

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Jessie Irvine and Riley Newman, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2. MATCH NOTES: Part of Johns’ 18th career Triple Crown, and 99 career titles. Part of Waters’ 17th career Triple Crown, and 77 career titles....

Stats Preview: Kansas City Open Championship Sunday

Career PPA titles coming into Sunday: Johns 96, Waters 74. We have similar storylines in the men’s and women’s singles. === MEN’S SINGLES === The two winningest men’s singles players continue their rivalry. Ben Johns is the all-time men’s leader in Triple Crowns (17),...

Stats-Wrap: Tournament of Champions Gold Medal Matches

Brigham City, Utah. August 19, 2023. MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (4) Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin def. (19) Tina Pisnik and Pat Smith, 11-7, 11-5 (retired). . MATCH NOTES: Smith retired after the second game, citing a “likely slight concussion” he suffered the...

PPA Clinics offer something for every kind of player

The PPA Tour is all about pickleball.  Watching the pros, playing alongside the pros, or maybe just taking a picture with a pro. You can do any and all of that at a PPA event, and in celebration of National Pickleball Day, you can get some great discounts at this...