by Sfapickleball | May 2, 2023 | All-Access, Featured Player, jack sock, News, north carolina open, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Stream, tennis, Tour, Tournament
Jack Sock isn’t retiring from professional tennis yet. He said he’s still trying to get back to where he was – a former top-10 singles and doubles player. A gold medal winner. One of the best American players in the game. But he’s giving pickleball a go, too. Sock is...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 25, 2023 | All-Access, Featured Player, Just for Fun, National Pickleball Month, pickleball, PPA, pro, q and a, q&a, questions, Sports, spotlight, Stream, Tour, Tournament, Tyler Loong
Tyler Loong, 31, has been a pro since 2014 and is one of the hottest players in the sport. Known for his insane ability to Erne about any shot, Tyler is a fierce competitor on the court. However, there’s a lot more to this Utah native. As of April of 2023, Loong is...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, men's doubles, mixed doubles, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
There’s no one playing better in men’s pickleball right now than J.W. Johnson. In a weekend filled with celebration and controversy, Johnson dominated the Newport Beach Shootout, winning his first gold medal of the season in mixed doubles and adding a second gold...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Jill Braverman, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
What a Saturday on the PPA Tour. The day started with a national television audience watching and finished with a pair of old friends winning. In between were a pair of J.W. Johnson victories, a Ben Johns loss, the return of Matt Wright and Riley Newman, and a paddle...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, stas wrap, statistics, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT: Number Two seeds won four matches without dropping a game. Wright did not play at the Red Rock Open. (Newman & Ignatowich, bronze medal) Their last gold medal was right here in Newport Beach, the Takeya Showcase,...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | bird, Championship, doubles, federico, Federico Staksrud, fine, flipped off, hand gesture, newport beach, News, pablo, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Sports, tellez, Tour, Tournaments
The PPA Tour announced following the OGIO Newport Beach Shootout that Pablo Tellez had been fined for directing an obscene hand gesture at a group of fans on Saturday, April 22nd. The event took place on Championship Court after Pablo Tellez and Federico Staksrud...
