Pickleball Coach and Broadcaster. 📺 Catch me on @pickleballtv .
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2011
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I leave Dallas every year so rejuvenated and excited about pickleball and the @PPAtour . Don’t you feel the same? What an event, what a level of play!
Everyone who wins on center court comes to the desk unless one or both players have other obligations that are PPA cleared OR the desk shuts down due to crew going overtime. Not us as talent but all the others that have to be there from 2 hours before play starts until days end.
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I was not able to attend the event this week
at Worlds in Dallas.
I apologize. I was keen to hear your take on it all,
HOWEVER, i am only a few weeks past a
total hip replacement surgery.
I am watching on
#PickleballTV
Y'all are doing a great job in the interviews!
#ProPickleball
#OpendoorPickleballWorldChampionships
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If you had to focus on only one player, it would certainly be ALW or Ben Johns. That being said, you could make a case for following some of the earlier players and their journey. The ending just wouldn’t be as shiny.
Matt, if there was a documentary going to be made about a pro pickleball player do you think that player should be ALW.
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Tony Kornheiser & @RealMikeWilbon are consistently great on @PTI, but their best work is when they eulogize a legendary sports figure and put that person's life in perspective... just as they did when they wrote award-winning columns in their newspaper days.
Today on Mike Ditka:
Sofia called the ball out before Jack made contact with the ball. She STOPPED the point.
Either challenge the call and win if it’s actually in or lose the challenge and point if it’s indeed out.
The rest is just theater.
Call is fine. A little late sure, but she did stop the point BEFORE Jack made contact with the next ball.
If you think the ball is in, challenge it. If it’s in you win the point. If it’s out, you lost the point anyways.
All the rest is just a show that’s not needed.
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The gender pay gap isn't a secret in professional sports. But in pro pickleball, it's not really a problem. The highest paid player in the sport is actually a woman. I spent a month looking into why and put together a full deep dive. Watch the breakdown and let me know what you think 👇
How often are people having lengthy layovers anymore? It’s very rare from my experience and I fly all the time.
Airports really need gyms and showers. If I have a 3-hour layover, I’d rather get a workout in, stretch, shower, and walk onto the plane feeling fresh than sit around drinking overpriced airport coffee.
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I agree. That’s why we lace em’ up. What’s the old saying Jim?
“There’s no such thing as a sure thing”.
Inevitably, the partnership will end. I think it’s beyond premature to discuss it at the moment. Plenty of DOMINANCE left out of the 🐐’s.
The only sure thing about change is that it will happen. Someone will beat ALW at singles; someone will displace Ben at #1; some team will challenge and consistently beat Ben/ALW in mixed, etc. Everyone assumes ALW will last longer at #1 women’s than Ben will at #1 men’s and that is probably true. But injuries and weird things can and do happen in sports.
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Hmmm…I do believe ALW and Ben eventually split. I don’t think it’s 2026 and I’m not so sure it’s 2027 either.
And the partner at that time? Who knows. The sport is changing so quickly. I think new names will emerge in 2027 that we don’t even really know yet.
You can say what you want about pickleball versus tennis but the mindset of the greats remain the same. Ben Johns and ALW are constantly improving their games, physique, and looking to get better even when at the top. It’s not about the opponent, it’s about them.
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This whole game/career of a tennis player has to be looked at as a constant process and never a finite result. I think Ben will be similar in mindset to the Novak’s of the world that are always looking to improve parts of their game even when elevating to the top or close to it.
Looking back post match your thoughts on what might happen were very accurate. Ben played the best match he’s played vs Zverev by a mile. His Bhand is much improved as well as his shot tolerance. This is a breakthrough & Bryan will see to it that he continues on track!
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