Pickleball: A Welcomed Relief

With a tear in her eye, Linda Fetter is quick to say how pickleball saved her life. And with a big smile, her grandson Liam, only four years old, is well on his way to being a pickleball fan for life. Fetter has been playing for about eight years and Liam got to go to...

Why Federico Staksrud’s Cincinnati Title Just Means More

“Just when you think he’s in trouble, he rallies back.”  That’s what PPA commentator Michelle McMahon said of Ben Johns during the first game of the Men’s Singles final at the Baird Wealth Management Cincinnati Open on Sunday.  She’s not wrong—earlier in the day,...

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...

Andy Jones: A Pickleball Ambassador

This isn’t a story about how Andrea Jones and her husband won more than $20 million in the Pennsylvania lottery. Although, that’s a doozy of a tale. It ends with a winning ticket, but really the story is about luck and regret, divorce and reconciliation. Look it up....