Why Federico Staksrud’s Cincinnati Title Just Means More

“Just when you think he’s in trouble, he rallies back.”  That’s what PPA commentator Michelle McMahon said of Ben Johns during the first game of the Men’s Singles final at the Baird Wealth Management Cincinnati Open on Sunday.  She’s not wrong—earlier in the day,...

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...

Andy Jones: A Pickleball Ambassador

This isn’t a story about how Andrea Jones and her husband won more than $20 million in the Pennsylvania lottery. Although, that’s a doozy of a tale. It ends with a winning ticket, but really the story is about luck and regret, divorce and reconciliation. Look it up....

From the Stats Desk: Cincinnati Open Championship Sunday Preview

BEN JOHNS enters Sunday with 99 career titles, 18 Triple Crowns, and eight “Double-Triples” with Anna Leigh Waters. ANNA LEIGH WATERS enters Sunday with 77 career titles, 17 Triple Crowns, and eight “Double Triples” with Ben Johns. CATHERINE PARENTEAU needs one win to...