Storylines for the Veolia Austin Open powered by Invited

OVERALL TOP 5: 100 CROWNS: Anna Leigh Waters is a triple crown away from 100 PPA Tour titles.  HERE COMES THE CAVALRY: Waters, Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Dizon, JW & Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, and others return to action. HOME COOKIN’: Many pros call the...

Stakrsud will be busy on Championship Sunday

We’ve known all along about how impressive Federico Staksrud is. And now at the PPA’s Indoor Championships, Staksrud is going next-level. What a pair of days for Staksrud, who is ascending from good to great to elite in a short amount of time.  Staksrud, who has 18...

STORYLINES FOR THE HYUNDAI MASTERS POWERED BY INVITED (January 9-14, 2024)

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...

Eleven PPA “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023 Pt. 2

Part Two: Medals and Standings Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles? Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively) Tyson McGuffin (3-10-6) JW Johnson (5-3(tie)-4) Dylan Frazier...

PPA Tour “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023

Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...

Newman beats Wright in last matchup between the two of 2023

In a season of drama on the PPA Tour, both on and off the court, the Matt Wright-Riley Newman soap opera is still going on. A day after Wright and partner Lucy Kovalova knocked out Newman and Vivienne David and the courtside music blared Taylor Swift’s, “We Are Never...