by Sfapickleball | Oct 16, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Stats Wrap, thorlo
=== MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL === (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: Eleventh title this year for Johns brothers. Third straight silver medal for Frazier/Johnson. Game Two, a rarity: Collin Johns...
by Sfapickleball | 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...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 9, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour 2023, thorlo, Tournament
Nineteen triple crowns for Ben Johns. Another nineteen for Anna Leigh Waters. And a ninth triple crown for each together. The duo paired up and were all aces in Las Vegas, both taking singles and doubles events on Championship Sunday and winning the mixed doubles...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 7, 2023 | ankle injury, Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, default, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, ignatowich, injury, james, James Ignatowich, las vegas, las vegas championships, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, twisted ankle, withdrawal
James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 7, 2023 | Anna Bright, Championship Sunday, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, James Ignatowich, james ignatowicy, las vegas, mixed doubles, mixed douhles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, thorlo, Tournament
There’s no way James Ignatowich and Anna Bright are set to be the No. 1 mixed doubles team in pickleball. “No chance,” Ignatowich said. “What are you trying to get out of us?” OK, so not only are they self-proclaiming themselves to be well behind Ben Johns and Anna...