by Sfapickleball | Jan 9, 2024 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, dave fleming, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, jack sock, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Judit Castillo, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, Paddles, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David
OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points. BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS: Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, and Donald Young start a full campaign...
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 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 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Dekel Bar, DJ Young, Dylan Frazier, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, Jade Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, lacy schneeman, Lacy Schneemann, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David, Yana Grechkina, yana newell
With the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in San Clemente, CA. Players have fought week in and week out all year long to finish at the top of the rankings and earn the...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023 Hertz Gold Cup, Anna Leigh Waters, ben john, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Christian Alshon, Connor Garnett, Dylan Frazier, hertz, hertz gold cup, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lucy Kovalova, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Stats Wrap, tixr, Tournament, triple crown, Tyson McGuffin
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. NOVEMBER 19, 2023. . WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (2) Salome Devidze def. (5) Lacy Schneemann, 11-8, 12-10. MATCH NOTES: First PPA Singles gold medal for Devidze. . CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle). Schneemann: 13, including 1 on...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 10, 2023 | biofreeze, BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Christian Alshon, day in the life, Featured Player, Finals, nationals, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Stream, usa pickleball national championships, USAP
On Thursday, Nov. 9, I spent the day with PPA Tour pro Christian Alshon. The seventh-ranked player in the world had a full schedule consisting of matches in every discipline – men’s singles, mixed doubles, and men’s doubles. Before hitting the court, Alshon began...
