2023 Brings Some Big Changes for Jack Sock

by | Oct 12, 2023 | All-Access, Connor Pardoe, dave fleming, Featured Player, Finals, jack sock, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa pro player, ppa tour 2023, professional pickleball player

The world of Jack Sock has been pretty wild in the past year. Think about it, the former top-10 in the world tennis player has gone from tennis to winning a gold medal at a pro pickleball event, back to tennis, retiring from tennis, and then announcing he’s giving pro...

Who is Rachel Rohrabacher?

by | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured Player, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Rachel Rohrabacher, Tournament, women's doubles, womens singles

Rachel Rohrabacher is so new to the sport of pickleball that she only recently decided that she was all in. “I just did what was best for myself at that moment in time,” Rohrabacher said.  She just wanted to get better. And by the looks of things, that’s exactly what...

Jones and Leah celebrate National Daughters Day together

by | Sep 27, 2023 | Allyce Jones, daughters day, Featured Player, Just for Fun, mother daughter, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament

Might as well play some pickleball on National Daughters Day. That’s what Allyce Jones and her 10-year-old daughter Leah did today, followed up by getting a cool Boba drink together.  Sounds like a pretty good day for Jones, one of the stars of the PPA Tour and one of...

Why Federico Staksrud’s Cincinnati Title Just Means More

by | Sep 21, 2023 | Championship, Championship Sunday, cincinnati open, Cincinnati Open 2023, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, gold, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament

“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,...

Buckner, pregnant with her third child, keeps competing

by | Sep 13, 2023 | Brooke Buckner, Cincinnati Open 2023, Featured Player, Finals, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, third child, women's doubles

Court temperatures were like a radio station – “Hot 101, Power 102,” you get the idea. But it didn’t bother Brooke Buckner. She’s from North Carolina. She knows what humidity is like. Or maybe she was just crazy from the heat? It had to be miserable, right? While a...

Healthier than ever, Smith looks to continue run in KC

by | Aug 24, 2023 | Championship, concussion, default, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, injury, Jay Devilliers, mixed doubles, News, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, recovery, Seattle Open 2023, tina pisnik, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, withdrawal

Patrick Smith wasn’t pain-free, but as he describes it, he was feeling better on the court than he had in a long time. And that’s saying something. Smith was finally distancing himself from a frustrating hip injury that had limited his mobility over the last year and...