Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Veolia Austin Open

Lakeway, Texas. March 17 and 18, 2024. MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (4) Anna Bright and Andrei Daescu def. (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3. MATCH NOTES: Windy conditions. Waters and Johns lost only twice last year, and one of those was in pool play....

Johns, Sock Play for First Time + New Women’s Finalists

Jack Sock may be the future of men’s singles on the PPA Tour, but Ben Johns is certainly the present. Now, on the women’s side? Well, let’s just put a pin in that and circle back later, because for the second-consecutive tournament, the bracket is wide open. Johns...

Storylines for the Veolia Austin Open powered by Invited

OVERALL TOP 5: 100 CROWNS: Anna Leigh Waters is a triple crown away from 100 PPA Tour titles.  HERE COMES THE CAVALRY: Waters, Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Dizon, JW & Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, and others return to action. HOME COOKIN’: Many pros call the...

The Facts About Playing Alongside Family

Johnsons top Newmans in Austin, go on to win bronze Sometimes the truth hurts and oftentimes, the worst kind of hurt comes from people we love. Happens in pickleball all the time. And no, you’re not going to see Lindsey and Riley Newman on the next episode of  “Dr....