by Sfapickleball | Jul 31, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, gold medal, JW Johnson, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Dylan Frazier wasn’t ready to say if he and J.W. Johnson are the second-best team in pickleball. “I guess it depends on who you ask,” Frazier said. “But I like to think we can beat anyone on any given day. I guess that’s my answer.” Well, run the metrics, the numbers,...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 31, 2023 | All-Access, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Featured Player, Finals, gold, Lea Jansen, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Seattle Open 2023, Tournaments, women's singles
Lea Jansen walked away and Anna Leigh kept on winning. After 26 months and 27 medals, Jansen announced she will no longer be playing any singles events. And Sunday at the Seattle Open, Jansen finished her career across the court from the best player in the world....
by Sfapickleball | Jul 30, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, david, doubles, Finals, first gold, Jackie Kawamoto, kawamoto, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, upset, Vivienne David
There’s no one on tour who looks like she’s having more fun than Vivienne David. She’s a walking smile, complete with a paddle. And with her play of late, it’s pretty easy to see why she’s in such a good mood. David is back in her third Championship Sunday appearance...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Ben Johns, Collin Johns, DJ Young, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, johns brothers, News, Paddles, Patrick Smith, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournament, Tournaments, undefeated, upset, young
OK, you didn’t see this one coming. No chance. Maybe your guess was Riley Newman and his new partner Julian Arnold getting it done. Maybe you thought Matt Wright and his new partner, Jay Devilliers, might pull the upset, or maybe you considered some other player on a...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, Featured Player, Finals, James Ignatowich, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Seattle Open 2023, Tournaments
We know Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters are the undisputed top team in mixed doubles on the PPA Tour. Who’s next? “We’re in the mix for the No. 2 spot,” said Anna Bright of herself and partner James Ignatowich. “We’re totally in there against every team, but we’re...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 28, 2023 | baird wealth management, Finals, Holland America line, Lea Jansen, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, womens singles
Lea Jansen is back in another singles final. Nothing new. Nothing surprising, either. She’s one of the most-decorated players on tour with 45 medals in all, making her a top-three professional pickleball player in the women’s game. 26 of those medals came in singles,...
