by Sfapickleball | Dec 5, 2023 | 2023, 2024, All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, doubles, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Singles, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
The end of the 2023 PPA season finished like it started. Without a surprise. What did we learn from this past weekend’s Tour Championship? And what should we expect in 2024? Women’s singles What we saw: Total domination. Anna Leigh Waters won again. OK, not a...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 3, 2023 | Championship, cibc ppa tour finals, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Finals, James Ignatowich, lifetime, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa finals, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, san clemente, Thomas Wilson, Tournament, Vivienne David
In a season of drama on the PPA Tour, both on and off the court, the Matt Wright-Riley Newman soap opera is still going on. A day after Wright and partner Lucy Kovalova knocked out Newman and Vivienne David and the courtside music blared Taylor Swift’s, “We Are Never...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 2, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, cibc ppa tour finals, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Finals, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, lifetime, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, san clemente, Tournament, Tournaments
Kind of a weird pattern Ben Johns is slipping into here at the PPA Championships. It’s the same thing two days in a row now. Another early round loss for Johns, Friday’s a much more rare situation, and another comeback, albeit not a surprise at this point. Johns lost...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 1, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Christian Alshon, cibc ppa tour finals, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Finals, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament
After losing his first match of the day, Ben Johns was in a situation he wasn’t quite used to. Well, for one, any time Johns has lost in previous tournaments, he hasn’t had any more commitments that day. It’s the way the PPA works. Lose and you’re done. Come back next...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 30, 2023 | Championship, Finals, News and Info, Paddles, Tournament, usa pickleball national championships
By Stephen Hunt Red Line Editorial Before first picking up a paddle two years ago, Andre Mercado honestly didn’t know what to think when a family friend who is also a tennis pro suggested he give pickleball a shot. “I was like OK, fine,” Mercado recalled. His father,...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 29, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, hype guys, las vegas, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships las vegas, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour guaranteed rate ppa championships, sport of today, Tournament
When you imagine things ‘not going to plan’ in Las Vegas, you’re usually not thinking of anything good. It’s a good thing, then, that The Hype Guys aren’t your usual duo. After a summer spent creating their brand by exciting pickleball crowds around the country,...
