2023 Brings Some Big Changes for Jack Sock

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...

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...

Tennis Success Doesn’t Equal Pickleball Greatness

Noah Rubin decided to give up tennis in October of 2022. The former Wimbledon Juniors single champ and a former USTA Junior singles and doubles champion made the announcement, got plenty of press for it, and said he was switching over to pickleball. Sam Querrey, who...

2023 Mid-Season Stats

2023 MEDAL COUNT: TOP 6 MEN: Ben Johns, 21. Riley Newman, 17. JW Johnson, 14. Dylan Frazier, 11. Tyson McGuffin, 11. Matt Wright, 11. TOP 5 WOMEN: Anna Leigh Waters, 25. Catherine Parenteau, 20. Lea Jansen, 13. Anna Bright, 13. Allyce Jones, 7. 2023 FIRST-TIME...

Sock, Waters impress on ESPN2

What a debut for Jack Sock. What a weekend for Anna Leigh Waters. The North Carolina Open started with Sock’s first appearance in a pro event and ended with another triple crown for the best player in the women’s game. That’s your storyline, and ESPN2 was there to...

Stats Preview: OS1st North Carolina Open

=== MEN’S DOUBLES === DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON vs. RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT is a repeat of the final at Newport Beach two weeks ago. Frazier and Johnson won that match 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Newman and Wright were serving 10-6-1 in Game Three when the “Young...