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		<title>David, Kawamoto Trying For First Gold Together in Seattle</title>
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<p>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<br /><a class="button button--tertiary button--icon-right" href="https://www.ppatour.com/david-kawamoto-trying-for-first-gold-together-in-seattle/">Read more</a></p>
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<p>There’s no one on tour who looks like she’s having more fun than Vivienne David. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>David is back in her third Championship Sunday appearance since May, bringing her rock-solid partner Jackie Kawamoto along with her. The two will get to face the best team – an undefeated team this season – in the final: Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright.</p>
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<p>“I’m just thankful to be playing,” she said, “To be doing this full-time, I feel blessed and fortunate, and I only pick partners who I have a blast with. When I’m playing with a positive, supportive partner, I know what it does for me, so that’s what I try to do. I know how relaxed and enjoyable it is. The least I can do is give it back.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>She’s giving plenty back, and she’s spreading the love. A medal this week at the Seattle Open is David’s fifth of the season. It’s also her fifth medal with five partners. Both of her previous two second-place finishes came against Waters and Bright.</p>
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<p>Last week, Kawamoto and her sister Jade won gold at the Beer City Open. Saturday, she teamed up with David and said it was a different vibe entirely. </p>
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<p>“If it was Jade, I would have been yelled at,” Kawamoto said with a smile, teasing her sister who she celebrated a gold with in Grand Rapids, Mich. “But Vivienne doesn’t rag on you if you lose a point. She’s really uplifting. And I love playing with different people.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>David and Kawamoto earned their way to the final with a quarterfinal win against the second-seeded team of Lea Jansen and Lacy Schneemann, 12-10, 11-4. Then, they made the final after a 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 win against Lauren Stratman and Yana Newell – the sixth-seeded team who were making a fiery run through the bracket on Saturday.</p>
<p>And now we’ll see how much smiling David and Kawamoto do when facing Bright and Waters. Waters and Bright have been dominant this season. Waters has won gold the past five women’s tournaments and two of them have been with Bright. They had little issue getting through the bracket Saturday in Seattle. The pair didn’t lose a game and then gave up just six total points in the semifinal to Jessie Irvine and Jade Kawamoto.</p>
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<p>I have to start faster,” Jackie Kawamoto said. “I need to play loose and act like there’s nothing to lose and hopefully Viv can pump me up.”</p>
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading">OVERALL TOP 5:</h5>
<ul>
<li>START ME UP: After a month’s break, the PPA is back to start the 2nd half.</li>
<li>STRIKE 3: After throwing out the first pitch at the Miami Marlins game on Sunday, ALW looks to strike for 3 golds again (and her 5th triple crown in a row).</li>
<li>10 TO 100: Ben Johns holds 90 PPA titles (that’s gold medals only) as he closes in on the centennial mark.</li>
<li>WELCOME MATT: Dylan Frazier will play with Matt Wright for this one after Newman and Wright announce partnership breakup… can they find the chemistry?</li>
<li>MILE HIGH: Altitude will be a factor in Denver, benefitting the Utah players, amongst others.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="wp-block-heading">BROADCAST &amp; VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Mountain):</h5>
<ul>
<li>ESPN2 12-2pm on Saturday</li>
<li>Tennis Channel (10am-1pm on Thursday, 10am-1pm on Friday, and 10am-4pm on Sunday)</li>
<li>PPA YouTube coverage all weekend long.</li>
<li>Return to Colorado after a one-year hiatus so no defending champions to report</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ppatour.com/watch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">See full broadcast schedule</a></li>
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading">MEN’S SINGLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>RANKINGS TOP 5: Ben, Fed, Tyson, Jay, JW</li>
<li>Another huge qualifier with 46 guys vying to be the next Collin Shick</li>
<li>Skipping singles this tourney: JW Johnson, Tyson McGuffin, Jay Devilliers</li>
<li>WATCH OUT FOR: Connor Garnett – getting closer to gold every week</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="wp-block-heading">WOMEN’S SINGLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>RANKINGS TOP 5: ALW, Catherine, Lea, Salome, Irina</li>
<li>Lea Jansen returns to the singles field after sitting out in San Clemente</li>
<li>CP is not in the field and is taking the month of July off</li>
<li>WATCH OUT FOR: Judit Castillo – does she hit the podium again?</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="wp-block-heading">MIXED DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT – podcasting duo Bright and Frazier are paired up on the court.</li>
<li>AJ Koller and Jessie Irvine are back together – can they gel in the mountains?</li>
<li>WATCH OUT FOR: Vivienne David and Thomas Wilson, both healthy now.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="wp-block-heading">WOMEN’S DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>AL back with AB, remains undefeated in women’s doubles in 2023.</li>
<li>No Callie at this one, so it will be Lucy and Lea taking the court together.</li>
<li>WATCH OUT FOR: Jessie Irvine and Etta Wright – this team had to scratch due to injury earlier this year, so they make their first appearance here.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="wp-block-heading">MEN’S DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Julian Arnold and Thomas Wilson have a high ceiling when playing and bring big energy.</li>
<li>Land of opportunity without Riley, JW, Jay, Tyson, and Ignatowich in the draw. Which team will seize the moment?</li>
<li>WATCH OUT FOR: Tellez/Staksrud – this is a big opportunity for them to show up on the podium.</li>
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<p>MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Parris Todd and Riley Newman, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3. RALLIES: 1610 shots. 162 rallies. 9.9 shots per rally. 40.5 rallies...</p>
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<h5><strong>MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: </strong></h5>
<p><strong>Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Parris Todd and Riley Newman, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Todd and Newman (#6 seed) led 5-0 in Game Three.</li>
<li>In his career, Newman has reached the Mixed Doubles Finals with six different partners.</li>
<li>Johns’ 28 clean winners is the second-most in any final since the start of 2022, trailing only his 31-winners at Red Rocks last year.</li>
<li>Waters/Johns have 17 Mixed Doubles gold medals, the most in PPA history. </li>
<li>First Mixed Doubles medal for Todd.</li>
</ul>
<p>RALLIES:</p>
<p>1610 shots.</p>
<p>162 rallies.</p>
<p>9.9 shots per rally.</p>
<p>40.5 rallies per game.</p>
<p>92/162 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)</p>
<p>70/162 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (11), 4 shots (5).</p>
<p>(11% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 36, 34, 27.</p>
<p>(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)</p>
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<p>THIRD SHOTS:</p>
<p>Waters: 24 drops, 10 drives. (70% drops)</p>
<p>Johns: 31 drops, 24 drives. (56% drops)</p>
<p>Waters/Johns: 55 drops, 34 drives. (61% drops)</p>
<p>Todd: 18 drops, 6 drives. (75% drops)</p>
<p>Newman: 35 drops, 11 drives (76% drops)</p>
<p>Todd/Newman: 53 drops, 17 drives. (75% drops)</p>
<p>Third Shot Totals: 108 drops, 51 drives (67% drops)</p>
<p>***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Waters: (6). 2 third shot drives wide, 1 third shot drive long, 2 third shot drives net, 1 third shot drop wide</p>
<p>Johns: (3). 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Todd: (3), 1 return-long, 1 return-wide, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Newman: (2). 2 third shot drops-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept in Play***</p>
<p>Waters: 28/34 = 82%</p>
<p>Johns: 53/55 = 96%</p>
<p>Todd: 23/24 = 95%</p>
<p>Newman: 44/46 = 95%</p>
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<p>SPEED-UPS:</p>
<p>The instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Waters: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 9.</p>
<p>Johns: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 5.</p>
<p>Waters/Johns: initiated and won 26, initiated and lost 14. (65% success)</p>
<p>Todd: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 8.</p>
<p>Newman: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 6.</p>
<p>Todd/Newman: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 14. (58% success rate)</p>
<p>Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 46 and lost 28, for a 62% success rate.</p>
</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).</p>
<p>Waters: 3</p>
<p>Johns: 7</p>
<p>Todd: 5</p>
<p>Newman: 6</p>
</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 21% of the rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Waters: 9</p>
<p>Johns: <strong>28</strong></p>
<p>Todd: 7</p>
<p>Newman: 13</p>
<p>(35% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)</p>
<p>Waters: 3 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Johns: 4 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Todd: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Newman: 1 ATP, 7 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.</p>
</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 10.</p>
<p>Waters: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>Johns: none.</p>
<p>Todd: 1 in, won rally.</p>
<p>Newman: (8.) 4 in &amp; won rallies, 4 in &amp; lost rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:</p>
<p>Waters: 4</p>
<p>Johns: 4</p>
<p>Todd: 5</p>
<p>Newman: 6</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.</p>
<p>Todd/Newman: Won 1 out of 1.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Waters/Johns: Won 2, Lost 1.</p>
<p>Todd/Newman: Won 1, Lost 2.</p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 4-7-2: Todd ATP.</li>
<li>Game Two, 5-1-1: Newman Erne, but he loses his grip and his paddle flies into the stands.</li>
<li>Game Three, 2-5-1: A nine-shot rally that is almost all scrambling.</li>
<li>Game Four, 2-9-1: Todd vs Johns hands-battle.</li>
<li>Game Four, 3-9-2: Johns Double Erne.</li>
<li>Game Four, 6-1-1: Newman lefty ATP.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: </strong></h5>
<p><strong>Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Vivienne David and Jorja Johnson, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>David-Johnson, #7 seed.</li>
<li>Johnson’s first Women’s Doubles Final.</li>
<li>Fourth win this year for Bright/Waters, and seventh for Waters.</li>
</ul>
<p>RALLIES:</p>
<p>903 shots.</p>
<p>104 rallies.</p>
<p>8.7 shots per rally.</p>
<p>34.6 rallies per game.</p>
<p>71/104 rallies were 9 shots or less. (68%)</p>
<p>33/104 rallies were 10 shots or more. (32%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (9), 4 shots (5).</p>
<p>(19% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 28, 25, 25.</p>
<p>(Five rallies were 20 shots or more.)</p>
</p>
<p>THIRD SHOTS:</p>
<p>Bright: 18 drops, 5 drives. (78% drops)</p>
<p>Waters: 21 drops, 15 drives. (58% drops)</p>
<p>Bright/Waters: 39 drops, 20 drives. (66% drops)</p>
<p>David: 3 drops, 0 drives. (100% drops)</p>
<p>Johnson: 20 drops, 16 drives (55% drops)</p>
<p>David/Johnson: 23 drops, 16 drives. (58% drops)</p>
<p>Third Shot Totals: 62 drops, 36 drives (63% drops)</p>
<p>***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Bright: (1) 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>Waters: (5). 1 serve-net, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net, 1 third shot lob-long.</p>
<p>David: (1) I serve-long.</p>
<p>Johnson: (7). 1 return-wide, 1 return-net, 1 return-long, 3 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept in Play***</p>
<p>Bright: 22/23 = 95%</p>
<p>Waters: 33/36 = 91%</p>
<p>David: 3/3 = 100%</p>
<p>Johnson: 32/36 = 88%</p>
</p>
<p>SPEED-UPS:</p>
<p>The instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Bright: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 1.</p>
<p>Waters: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 3.</p>
<p>Bright/Waters: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 4. (77% success rate)</p>
<p>David: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 4.</p>
<p>Johnson: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 3.</p>
<p>David/Johnson: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7. (56% success rate)</p>
<p>Speed-up Totals: In these instances, the team that initiated the speed-up won 23 and lost 11, for a 67% success rate.</p>
</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).</p>
<p>Bright: 1</p>
<p>Waters: 2</p>
<p>David: 1</p>
<p>Johnson: 2</p>
</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 19% of the rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Bright: 9</p>
<p>Waters: 5</p>
<p>David: 3</p>
<p>Johnson: 4</p>
<p>(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)</p>
<p>Bright: 2 ATPs, 1 ATP defended.</p>
<p>Waters: none</p>
<p>David: none</p>
<p>Johnson: 2 ATPs.</p>
</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.</p>
<p>Bright: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>Waters: 2 in, lost rallies.</p>
<p>David: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>Johnson: 2 in and won rallies, 1 in and lost rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:</p>
<p>Bright: 5</p>
<p>Waters: 3</p>
<p>David: 7</p>
<p>Johnson: 3</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Bright/Waters: Won 3 out of 3.</p>
<p>David/Johnson: none.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Bright/Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.</p>
<p>David/Johnson: Won 1, Lost 2.</p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Three, 1-0-1: Bright ATP defended-winner</li>
<li>Game Three, 4-3-2: Johnson nice lob/smash combo.</li>
<li>Game Three, 3-5-2: nice defense.</li>
<li>Game Three, 6-4: Match-high 28-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: </strong></h5>
<p><strong>Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Matt Wright, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Johns/Johns are 5-0 against Newman/Wright in the Finals this year.</li>
</ul>
<p>RALLIES:</p>
<p>1,499 shots.</p>
<p>137 rallies.</p>
<p>10.9 shots per rally.</p>
<p>45.6 rallies per game.</p>
<p>78/137 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)</p>
<p>59/137 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (6), 4 shots 11).</p>
<p>(13% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 65, 47, 36.</p>
<p>(6 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)</p>
</p>
<p>THIRD SHOTS:</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 25 drops, 27 drives. (48% drops)</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 19 drops, 3 drives. (86% drops)</p>
<p>Johns/Johns: 44 drops, 30 drives. (59% drops)</p>
<p>Newman: 17 drops, 36 drives. (32% drops)</p>
<p>Wright: 4 drops, 5 drives (44% drops)</p>
<p>Newman/Wright: 21 drops, 41 drives. (33% drops)</p>
<p>Third Shot Totals: 65 drops, 71 drives (47% drops)</p>
<p>***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Ben Johns: (3) 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-long, 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: none</p>
<p>Newman: (1) 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Wright: (1) 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept in Play***</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 50/52 = 96%</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 22/22 = 100%</p>
<p>Newman: 52/53 = 98%</p>
<p>Wright: 8/9 = 88%</p>
</p>
<p>SPEED-UPS:</p>
<p>The instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 3.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 1.</p>
<p>Johns/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 4. (76% success)</p>
<p>Newman: initiated and won 23, initiated and lost 16.</p>
<p>Wright: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 8.</p>
<p>Newman/Wright: initiated and won 29, initiated and lost 24. (54% success rate)</p>
<p>Speed-up Totals: In these instances, the team that initiated the speed-up won 42 and lost 28, for a 58% success rate.</p>
</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 2</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 0</p>
<p>Newman: 5</p>
<p>Wright: 2</p>
</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 5</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 10% of the rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 18</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 9</p>
<p>Newman: 10</p>
<p>Wright: 5</p>
<p>(30% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 6 Ernes.</p>
<p>Newman: 1 ATP defended, 3 Ernes defended.</p>
<p>Wright: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended.</p>
</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 5.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: (2) 1 in, a third shot lob, won rally. 1 in and lost rally.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: none</p>
<p>Newman: none</p>
<p>Wright: 1 in and won rally, 2 in and lost rallies.</p>
</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 6</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 13</p>
<p>Newman: 3</p>
<p>Wright: 5</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 7.</p>
<p>Newman/Wright: none.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Johns/Johns: Won 2, Lost 0.</p>
<p>Newman/Wright: Won 0, Lost 1.</p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Two, 4-8-1: nice defense and a Collin Johns Erne.</li>
<li>Game Two, 7-10-2: Ben Johns fourth-shot Erne.</li>
<li>Game Three, 5-5-2: Ben Johns dink winner.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: </strong></h5>
<p><strong>Anna Leigh Waters defeated Mary Brascia, 11-5, 11-4.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Brascia’s (#6 seed) first PPA Singles medal.</li>
<li>Waters has more singles titles than the rest of the field combined..</li>
</ul>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Waters: 11, including 3 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Brascia: 6, including 0 on the third shot.</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:</p>
<p>Waters: (5). 3 on serves, 2 on returns.</p>
<p>Brascia: (3). 2 on serves, 1 on returns.</p>
</p>
<p>BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:</p>
<p>Waters: 3, including 0 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Brascia: 5, including 3 on the third shot.</p>
</p>
<p>WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):</p>
<p>Waters: +3.</p>
<p>Brascia: -2.</p>
</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots. (Game Two, 6-1)</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Waters: Won 2 out of 4.</p>
<p>Brascia: none.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p> Waters: Won 2, Lost 0.</p>
<p> Brascia: Won 3, Lost 1.  </p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 4-0: 14-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 6-1: 15-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: </strong></h5>
<p><strong>JW Johnson defeated Connor Garnett, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Johnson #5 seed, Garnett #11 seed.</li>
<li>Johnson’s fifth career PPA singles title.</li>
<li>Garnett’s first PPA Final.</li>
</ul>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Johnson: 27, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Garnett: 26, including 4 on the third shot.</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:</p>
<p>Johnson: (3). 0 on serves, 3 on returns.</p>
<p>Garnett: (4). 2 on serves, 2 on returns.</p>
</p>
<p>BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:</p>
<p>Johnson: 7, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Garnett: 9, including 7 on the third shot.</p>
</p>
<p>WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):</p>
<p>Johnson: +17.</p>
<p>Garnett: +13.</p>
</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 17 shots.</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Johnson : Won 2 out of 8.</p>
<p>Garnett : Won 1 out of 3.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p> Johnson: Won 2, Lost 0.</p>
<p> Garnett: Won 1, Lost 2.  </p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Two, 3-9: Garnett two-handed backhand.</li>
<li>Game Two, 6-10: Garnett forehand volley.</li>
<li>Game Three, 6-4: Match-high 17-shot rally ends with Johnson winner.</li>
</ul>
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<h5>OVERALL TOP 5:</h5>
<ul>
<li>EYES ON CBS: The mixed doubles final will air on Saturday, April 22 from 1-2pm Eastern on CBS– more national coverage of pickleball.</li>
<li>ALL DUBS: 4 on the court for all the action this weekend – no singles.</li>
<li>REVOLVING DOOR: Dylan Frazier has played with a different mixed partner every time, 6 total, in 2023…Mary Brascia is #7.</li>
<li>BACK TOGETHER IN CALI: Johns brothers, Newman/Wright, Johnson/Frazier, McGuffin/Ignatowich all with their traditional partners.</li>
<li>NO CP or AL: Women’s doubles is wide open without Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau in the field.</li>
</ul>
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<h5>VENUE/EVENT:</h5>
<ul>
<li>The Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach last hosted the PPA at the Takeya Showcase in November of 2022.</li>
<li>Championship Sunday will feature just two finals (men’s and women’s doubles) as there is no singles and mixed doubles will be completed earlier. However, to round out Sunday’s schedule, the bronze medal matches from men’s and women’s doubles will also be played on Sunday for a total of four epic matches!</li>
<li>Will the doubles play be even better as the players will be fresher without singles in the mix?</li>
<li>Anna Bright and James Ignatowich are the only Red Rock gold medal team playing together in Newport.</li>
</ul>
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<h5>MIXED DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Extra incentive to make the finals and play on CBS (the final will be best 2 out of 3 in order to fit the coverage block).</li>
<li>Ben Johns is playing with Andrea Koop – they have played one PPA event before (Austin in March 2022 and did not medal). However, they did team up to win the first MLP event ever played.</li>
<li><strong>WATCH OUT FOR:</strong> First-time partners Allyce Jones and Riley Newman.</li>
</ul>
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<h5>WOMEN’S DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Lea Jansen and Allyce Jones have been so consistent in hitting the podium in 2023 (3 silvers, 2 bronze) but have yet to reach the top – is this their week?</li>
<li>Meghan Dizon is coming in as one of the hottest players on tour (MVP of MLP and winner of women’s doubles with Etta Wright in Red Rock) – she’s paired with Irina Tereschenko.</li>
<li><strong>WATCH OUT FOR:</strong> Jessie Irvine and Etta Wright – this first-time pairing has the offense and the defense to do serious damage in this field.</li>
</ul>
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<h5>MEN’S DOUBLES:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Ben and Collin Johns arrive undefeated in 2023, with Collin narrowly missing a 6th crown with Dekel Bar at Red Rock.</li>
<li>Tyson McGuffin is throwing strikes coming into this event – won 2 golds in Red Rock (men’s singles and men’s doubles) and threw out the first pitch at an Arizona Diamondbacks game directly following his stellar tournament.</li>
<li><strong>WATCH OUT FOR:</strong> JW Johnson and Dylan Frazier – 1 gold (without the Johns in the draw) and a few bronze medals in 2023 – fast hands looking for another title.</li>
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<p>**STATS BREAKDOWN*** PPA Red Rock Open, St. George, Utah. April 8, 2023. MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Tyson McGuffin defeated Pablo Tellez, 11-9, 11-7. MATCH NOTES: CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s...</p>
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<p>**STATS BREAKDOWN***</p>
<p>PPA Red Rock Open, St. George, Utah. April 8, 2023.</p>
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<h5>MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:</h5>
<h5>Tyson McGuffin defeated Pablo Tellez, 11-9, 11-7.</h5>
</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>McGuffin was down 0-7 and 1-8 in Game One.</li>
<li>McGuffin’s fourth PPA singles title.</li>
<li>Tellez’ first PPA singles final.</li>
</ul>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>McGuffin: 6, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Tellez: 15, including 3 on the third shot.</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:</p>
<p>McGuffin: 1.</p>
<p>Tellez: 4.</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>McGuffin: 6. (2 returns, 4 thirds)</p>
<p>Tellez: 10. (1 serve, 5 returns, 4 thirds)</p>
</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 17 shots.</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>McGuffin: Won 2 out of 2.</p>
<p>Tellez: none.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>McGuffin: Won 1, Lost 1.</p>
<p>Tellez: Won 2, Lost 1.</p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 7-8: Rally ends with Tellez Erne.</li>
<li>Game Two, 1-0: 15-shot rally ends with McGuffin drop volley and open winner.</li>
<li>Game Two, 9-7: match-long 17-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<h5>WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: </h5>
<h5>Catherine Parenteau defeated Salome Devidze, 11-1, 11-6.</h5>
</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Parenteau’s third singles title this year.</li>
<li>Devidze’s first PPA final.</li>
</ul>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Parenteau: 8, including 1 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Devidze: 7, (none on the third shot.)</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:</p>
<p>Parenteau: 7.</p>
<p>Devidze: 9.</p>
</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>Parenteau: 2. (one return, one third)</p>
<p>Devidze: 12. (9 returns, 3 thirds)</p>
</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 10 shots.</p>
</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Parenteau: Won 2 out of 3.</p>
<p>Devidze: none.</p>
</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Parenteau: Won 1, Lost 0.</p>
<p>Devidze: Won 1, Lost 1.</p>
</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 6-1: Parenteau ATP.</li>
</ul>
<h5>MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: </h5>
<h5>Brendon Long and Tyson McGuffin defeated Dekel Bar and Collin Johns, 11-1, 3-11, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11.</h5>
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<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Long’s first PPA Final and gold medal.</li>
<li>McGuffin’s fourth career doubles gold medal snapped a string of eight consecutive silvers.</li>
<li>Bar and Johns had two championship points in Game Five.</li>
<li>Collin Johns is the PPA’s top-ranked men’s doubles player.</li>
<li>Bar was trying to become the first person to win a title with both Johns brothers.</li>
</ul>
<p>RALLIES:<br />1,770 shots.<br />190 rallies.<br />9.3 shots per rally.<br />38 rallies per game.</p>
<p>122/190 rallies were 9 shots or less. (65%)<br />68/190 rallies were 10 shots or more. (35%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (4), 2 shots (10), 3 shots (18), 4 shots (12).</p>
<p>(23% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 40, 39, 30.<br />(3 rallies were 30 shots or more. 17 were 20+.)</p>
<p>THIRD SHOTS:<br />Johns: 26 drops, 7 drives. (78% drops)<br />Bar: 36 drops, 15 drives. (70% drops)<br />Johns/Bar: 62 drops, 22 drives. (73% drops)<br />McGuffin: 4 drops, 20 drives. (16% drops)<br />Long: 29 drops, 39 drives (42% drops)<br />McGuffin/Long: 33 drops, 59 drives. (35% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 95 drops, 81 drives (53% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***<br />C. Johns: (5). 4 returns-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Bar: (7) 2 serves-long, 2 returns-long, 2 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>McGuffin: (3). 1 serve-long, 1 third shot drive-long, 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>Long: (15). 1 serve-net, 3 returns-long, 1 return-net, 5 third shot drives-net, 2 third shot drives-long, 2 third shot drops-wide, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>C. Johns: 33/34 = 97%</p>
<p>Bar: 51/54 = 94%</p>
<p>McGuffin: 24/26 = 92%</p>
<p>Long: 68/77 = 88%</p>
<p>SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Johns: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 2.<br />Bar: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 8.<br />Johns/Bar: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 10. (56% success)<br />McGuffin: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5.<br />Long: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 11.<br />McGuffin/Long: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 16. (55% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 33 and lost 26, for a 56% success rate.</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />C. Johns: 3</p>
<p>Bar: 7</p>
<p>McGuffin: 1</p>
<p>Long: 7</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 30.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 25% of the rallies.</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>C. Johns: 2</p>
<p>Bar: 17</p>
<p>McGuffin: 9</p>
<p>Long: 20</p>
<p>(25% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />C. Johns: 1 ATP, 2 ATPs defended, 3 Ernes defended.</p>
<p>Bar: 2 ATPs, 2 Ernes, 1 Erne defended, 1 Tweener.</p>
<p>McGuffin: 3 ATPs defended, 1 Erne.</p>
<p>Long: 1 ATP, 6 Ernes.</p>
</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 2.</p>
<p>Long: (2), 1 in and won rally, 1 in and lost rally.</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />C. Johns: 3</p>
<p>Bar: 10</p>
<p>McGuffin: 5</p>
<p>Long: 10</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:<br />Bar/C. Johns: Won 2 out of 7 (Lost two in Game Five).<br />Long/McGuffin: Won 3 out of 11.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Bar/C. Johns: Won 3, Lost 1.<br />Long/McGuffin: Won 3, Lost 3.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Three, 0-0-1: ATP, ATP defended, scorpion winner.</li>
<li>Game Four, 3-3-1: Several resets and an ATP defended/winner. “As good of a men’s doubles point as you will ever see,” – Dave Fleming.</li>
<li>Game Five, 8-10-1: Match-high 40-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<h5>WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: </h5>
<h5>Meghan Dizon and Etta Wright defeated Lea Jansen and Allyce Jones, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 3-11, 11-8.</h5>
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<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jansen and Jones have five medals this year, the most of any women’s team.</li>
<li>Jansen and Jones were serving 7-4-1 in Game Five.</li>
<li>Dizon and Wright earn their first PPA gold medals.</li>
</ul>
<p>RALLIES:<br />2,573 shots.<br />234 rallies.<br />11 shots per rally.<br />47 rallies per game.<br />124/234 rallies were 9 shots or less. (52%)<br />110/234 rallies were 10 shots or more. (48%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (6), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (18), 4 shots (12).</p>
<p>(17% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 44, 38, 34.<br />(9 rallies were 30 shots or more. 27 were 20+.)</p>
<p>THIRD SHOTS:<br />Jones: 33 drops, 10 drives. (76% drops)<br />Jansen: 34 drops, 29 drives. (54% drops)<br />Jones/Jansen: 67 drops, 39 drives. (63% drops)<br />Dizon: 15 drops, 58 drives. (21% drops)<br />Wright: 11 drops, 34 drives (24% drops)<br />Dizon/Wright: 26 drops, 92 drives. (20% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 93 drops, 131 drives (41% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Jones: (3). 1 serve-long, 1 serve-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Jansen: (9). 2 serves-long, 2 third shot drives-long, 2 third shot drives-net, 3 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Dizon: (6). 1 serve-net, 1 return-net, 2 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Wright: (7). 1 serve-long, 1 return-long, 1 return-net, 3 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Jones: 43/44 = 97%</p>
<p>Jansen: 63/70 = 90%</p>
<p>Dizon: 73/77 = 94%</p>
<p>Wright: 45/49 = 91%</p>
<p>SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Jones: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 2.<br />Jansen: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 7.<br />Jones/Jansen: initiated and won 25, initiated and lost 9. (73% success)<br />Dizon: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 6.<br />Wright: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 6.<br />Dizon/Wright: initiated and won 29, initiated and lost 12. (70% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 54 and lost 21, for a 72% success rate.</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Jones: 6</p>
<p>Jansen: 5</p>
<p>Dizon: 9</p>
<p>Wright: 6</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 25</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 22% of the rallies.</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Jones: 5</p>
<p>Jansen: 11</p>
<p>Dizon: 5</p>
<p>Wright: 14</p>
<p>(15% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Jones: 1 ATP.</p>
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<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 15.</p>
<p>Jones: (11). 4 in and won rallies, 7 in and lost rallies.</p>
<p>Jansen: none.</p>
<p>Dizon: (2). 2 in, lost both rallies.</p>
<p>Wright: (2). 2 in, lost both rallies.</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Jones: 11</p>
<p>Jansen: 19</p>
<p>Dizon: 14</p>
<p>Wright: 10</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:<br />Jansen/Jones: Won 2 out of 6.<br />Dizon/Wright: Won 3 out of 5.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Jansen/Jones: Won 3, Lost 4.<br />Dizon/Wright: Won 2, Lost 0.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Three, 2-0-1: Wright hustles on a drop shot.</li>
<li>Game Three, 10-5-1: Big firefight.</li>
<li>Game Five, 7-6-1: Match-high 44-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Five, 10-8-1: 31 shots, and holding off a championship point.</li>
</ul>
<h5>MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: </h5>
<h5>Anna Bright and James Ignatowich defeated Jessie Irvine and AJ Koller, 11-7, 12-10, 11-3.</h5>
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<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Irvine/Koller did not convert three game points in Game Two.</li>
<li>First PPA title for Bright/Ignatowich together.</li>
</ul>
<p>.<br />RALLIES:<br />1,306 shots.<br />125 rallies.<br />10.4 shots per rally.<br />41 rallies per game.<br />69/125 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)<br />56/125 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (3), 2 shots (5), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (11).</p>
<p>(20% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 40, 30, 29.<br />(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)</p>
<p>THIRD SHOTS:<br />Bright: 32 drops, 9 drives. (78% drops)<br />Ignatowich: 1 drop, 23 drives. (4% drops)<br />Bright/Ignatowich: 33 drops, 32 drives. (50% drops)<br />Irvine: 4 drops, 2 drives. (66% drops)<br />Koller: 34 drops, 12 drives (73% drops)<br />Irvine/Koller: 38 drops, 14 drives. (73% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 71 drops, 46 drives (60% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***<br />Bright: (4). 1 serve long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Ignatowich: (5). 2 serves-long, 2 returns-long, 1 third shot drive-wide.</p>
<p>Irvine: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Koller: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Bright: 41/43 = 95%</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 24/25 = 96%</p>
<p>Irvine: 6/7 = 85%</p>
<p>Koller: 46/47 = 97%</p>
<p>SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Bright: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 4.<br />Ignatowich: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 4.<br />Bright/Ignatowich: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 8. (63% success)<br />Irvine: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 3.<br />Koller: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 6.<br />Irvine/Koller: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 9. (40% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 20 and lost 17, for a 54% success rate.</p>
<p>DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Bright: 6</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 1</p>
<p>Irvine: 5</p>
<p>Koller: 3</p>
<p>RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 13</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 22% of the rallies.</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Bright: 2</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 3</p>
<p>Irvine: 3</p>
<p>Koller: 7</p>
<p>(12% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Bright: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.</p>
<p>Irvine: 1 ATP defended.</p>
<p>Koller: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes.</p>
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<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 2.</p>
<p>Bright: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>Koller: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Bright: 4</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 8</p>
<p>Irvine: 9</p>
<p>Koller: 7</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Bright/Ignatowich: Won 3 out of 6.<br />Irvine/Koller: Won 0 out of 3. (Game Two)</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Bright/Ignatowich: Won 1, Lost 1.<br />Irvine/Koller: Won 3, Lost 1.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 7-7-2: Ignatowich shake ‘n bake defended into a winner.</li>
<li>Game Two, 0-2-1: ATP, ATP defended, 2 let-cords, and a winner.</li>
<li>Game Two, 2-2-1: Two ATPs in this rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 5-6-2: Match-high 40-shot rally ends with an Erne from AJK.</li>
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<p><em>Engineers studied pickleball footwork to create a sock tailored for enhanced protection and support</em></p>
<p><strong>SALT LAKE CITY (March 30, 2023) </strong>– The Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) today announced THORLO® as the Official Sock of the PPA Tour. The partnership debuted at the start of 2023 and showcases the two entities’ dedicated commitment to players’ feet health through high-caliber engineering that is meant to make your feet feel unstoppable.</p>
<p>Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, with millions of players of all ages enjoying the game’s fun and competitive nature. However, as with any sport, pickleball can occasionally put a strain on the feet. THORLO® has engineered activity-specific socks by studying the movement of the foot while a person is playing pickleball and implementing additional padding above and below the toe to keep the foot more comfortable for fast and lateral movements.</p>
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<p>“We are thrilled that THORLO® will be partnering with the PPA Tour and value the opportunity to connect with the pickleball community,” said <strong>Marty Lieberman, President of THORLO®’s parent company, Lamour, Inc.</strong>  “THORLO has been successfully producing socks for over 40 years in sports like golf and tennis, so we feel confident that we can bring the same benefits to the sport of pickleball.”</p>
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<p>The partnership entails a one-year agreement naming THORLO® a platinum sponsor for all PPA Tour tournaments, as well as the presenting sponsor at the Las Vegas Championships on October 5-8, 2023. THORLO® will provide tournament attendees with access to high-quality socks and will be activating on-site at tournaments all year long with fun giveaways where fans can win gift cards and gear. </p>
<p>As part of its commitment to the PPA Tour, Thorlo also announced partnerships with four of the PPA’s top professional players: <strong>Anna Bright, Alex Neumann, Federico Staksrud,</strong> and <strong>Zane Navratil.</strong> These four players are set to showcase Thorlo socks on court at each Tour stop in 2023.</p>
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<p>Stats and facts emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open:</p>
<ul>
<li>Anna Leigh Waters said in a post-match interview she plans to take off for about a month. She said she is having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mother is having her long-postponed knee surgery. It is not clear when she plans to return.</li>
<li>In the Men’s Doubles Final, the players hit 105 third shots, and only two of those were hit into the net or out of bounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ben Johns ramped up his singles game, winning a very clean match against Federico Staksrud</li>
</ul>
<p>The stats from the gold medal matches appear in the following order:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mixed Doubles</li>
<li>Men’s Doubles</li>
<li>Women’s Doubles</li>
<li>Men’s Singles </li>
<li>Women’s Singles</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></h5>
<p><strong>PPA Austin Showdown, Lakeway Texas, March 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-8, 11-13, 11-4, 11-5.</strong></p>
<p>RALLIES:<br />1,644 shots.<br />186 rallies.<br />8.83 shots per rally.<br />46.5 rallies per game.<br />130/186 rallies were 9 shots or less. (69%)<br />56/186 rallies were 10 shots or more. (31%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (7), 2 shots (5), 3 shots (13), 4 shots (19).</p>
<p>(23% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 34, 33, 29.<br />(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Waters: 37 drops, 13 drives. (74% drops)<br />Johns: 15 drops, 26 drives. (36% drops)<br />Waters/Johns: 52 drops, 39 drives. (57% drops)<br />Bright: 23 drops, 1 drive. (95% drops)<br />Ignatowich: 33 drops, 26 drives (55% drops)<br />Bright/Ignatowich: 56 drops, 27 drives. (67% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 108 drops, 66 drives (62% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Waters: (7). 1 serve-long, 2 third shot drives-wide, 2 third shot drives-net, 2 third shot drops-net.</p>
<p>Johns: (8.) 2 serves-net, 2 returns-long, 2 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drop-wide, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Bright: none.</p>
<p>Ignatowich: (9). 2 serves-net, 2 serves-long, 2 returns-net, 1 return-long, 2 third shot drops-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Waters: 50/56 = 89%</p>
<p>Johns: 41/45 = 91%</p>
<p>Bright: 24/24 = 100%</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 59/61 = 96%</p>
<p>.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Waters: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 7.<br />Johns: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 4.<br />Waters/Johns: initiated and won 24, initiated and lost 11. (68% success)<br />Bright: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 7.<br />Ignatowich: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 9.<br />Bright/Ignatowich: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 16. (54% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 43 and lost 27, for a 61% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Waters: 3</p>
<p>Johns: 2</p>
<p>Bright: 5</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 5</p>
<p>.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 24.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for 20% of the rallies.</p>
<p>.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Waters: 8</p>
<p>Johns: 18</p>
<p>Bright: 2</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 11</p>
<p>(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Waters: 2 Ernes.</p>
<p>Johns: 1 ATP, 3 Ernes.</p>
<p>Bright: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 2 Ernes.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 1.</p>
<p>Waters: 1 in, lost rally.</p>
<p>.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Waters: 7</p>
<p>Johns: 3</p>
<p>Bright: 7</p>
<p>Ignatowich: 2</p>
<p>.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 10.<br />Bright/Ignatowich: Won 1 out of 4.<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 1.<br />Bright/Ignatowich: Won 2, Lost 2.<br />.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 6-1-2: Match-high 34-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 1-2-1: Ben Johns “Bert.”</li>
<li>Game Three, 7-4-1: Waters “shake ‘n bake” (see photo).</li>
<li>Before Game Four: Fun video: Waters tries to hit a third shot drop into the trophy.</li>
<li>Game Four, 7-3-2: Waters tight cross-court half-volley winner.</li>
<li>Game Four, 5-8-1, Johns ATP off Bright’s leg.</li>
</ul>
<p>.<br />MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Waters/Johns failed to convert three game points in Game Two. They lost that game but won the match anyway. That’s difficult to do.</li>
<li>Waters/Johns fourth title this year.</li>
<li>Bright/Ignatowich, the #7 seed, first finals appearance together</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></h5>
<p><strong>PPA Austin Showdown, Lakeway Texas, March 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Matt Wright, 12-10, 11-3, 11-6</strong></p>
<p>RALLIES:<br />1,064 shots.<br />109 rallies.<br />9.76 shots per rally.<br />36.3 rallies per game.<br />67/109 rallies were 9 shots or less. (61%)<br />42/109 rallies were 10 shots or more. (39%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (6), 3 shots (2), 4 shots (10).</p>
<p>(16% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 34, 33, 26.<br />(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 9 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Collin Johns: 7 drops, 5 drives. (58% drops)<br />Ben Johns: 15 drops, 34 drives. (30% drops)<br />Johns/Johns: 22 drops, 39 drives. (36% drops)<br />Wright: 2 drops, 2 drives. (50% drops)<br />Newman: 25 drops, 13 drives (65% drops)<br />Wright/Newman: 27 drops, 15 drives. (64% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 49 drops, 54 drives (47% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Collin Johns: (2), 2 returns-long.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: (4). 2 returns-net, 1 return-long, 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>Wright: none.</p>
<p>Newman: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 12/12 = 100%</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 49/50 = 98%</p>
<p>Wright: 4/4 = 100%</p>
<p>Newman: 38/39 = 97.4%</p>
<p>.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 4.<br />Ben Johns: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 2.<br />Johns/Johns: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 6. (57% success)<br />Wright: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 6.<br />Newman: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 8.<br />Wright/Newman: initiated and won 18, initiated and lost 14. (56% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 26 and lost 20, for a 56% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Collin Johns: 0.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 0.</p>
<p>Wright: 3.</p>
<p>Newman: 2.</p>
<p>.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 8.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 11% of the rallies.</p>
<p>.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Collin Johns: 5.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 9.</p>
<p>Wright: 6.</p>
<p>Newman: 1.</p>
<p>(19% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Collin Johns: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Wright: 1 ATP, 2 Ernes.</p>
<p>Newman: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 1.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 1 in, won rally.</p>
<p>.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Collin Johns: 7.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 4.</p>
<p>Wright: 9.</p>
<p>Newman: 5.</p>
<p>.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 7.<br />Newman/Wright: Won 0 out of 3.<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Johns/Johns: Won 1, Lost 0.<br />Newman/Wright: none.<br />.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 4-4-1: wild hands battle.</li>
<li>Game One, 8-9-1: 2 ATPs in this rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 4-0-2: Dave Fleming called it “the best point of the day.”</li>
<li>Game Three, 0-1-1: Ben Johns drop-shot winner.</li>
</ul>
<p>.<br />MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Newman/Wright failed to convert three game points in Game One.</li>
<li>The Johns brothers have now won five straight gold medal matches vs. Newman/Wright.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></h5>
<p><strong>PPA Austin Showdown, Lakeway, Texas, March 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Vivienne David and Meghan Dizon, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6.</strong></p>
<p>RALLIES:<br />1,178 shots.<br />126 rallies.<br />9.34 shots per rally.<br />42 rallies per game.<br />84/126 rallies were 9 shots or less. (66%)<br />42/126 rallies were 10 shots or more. (33%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (7), 4 shots (13).</p>
<p>(19% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 43, 36, 34.<br />(3 rallies were 30 shots or more. 9 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Bright: 22 drops, 1 drive. (95% drops)<br />Waters: 19 drops, 29 drives. (39% drops)<br />Bright/Waters: 41 drops, _30 drives. (57% drops)<br />David: 5 drops, 2 drives. (71% drops)<br />Dizon: 24 drops, 22 drives (52% drops)<br />David/Dizon: 29 drops, 24 drives. (54% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 70 drops, 52 drives (57% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***<br />Bright: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Waters: (4). 1 return-long, 1 return-net, 2 third shot drives-net.</p>
<p>David: (2). 1 return-wide, 1 return-net.</p>
<p>Dizon: (3). 2 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Bright: 23/24 = 95%</p>
<p>Waters: 48/50 = 96%</p>
<p>David: 7/7 = 100%</p>
<p>Dizon: 46/49 = 94%</p>
<p>.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Bright: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 4.<br />Waters: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 6.<br />Bright/Waters: initiated and won 22, initiated and lost 10. (68% success)<br />David: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 2.<br />Dizon: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5.<br />David/Dizon: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 7. (53% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 30 and lost 17, for a 63% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Bright: 1</p>
<p>Waters: 1</p>
<p>David: 3</p>
<p>Dizon: 1</p>
<p>.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 10.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 12% of the rallies.</p>
<p>.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Bright: 10</p>
<p>Waters: 10</p>
<p>David: 1</p>
<p>Dizon: 6</p>
<p>(21% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />none.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>OFFENSIVE LOBS: 4.</p>
<p>Waters: 1 in, won rally; 3 in, lost rallies.</p>
<p>.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Bright: 5</p>
<p>Waters: 5</p>
<p>David: 9</p>
<p>Dizon: 7</p>
<p>.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Bright/Waters: Won 3 out of 4.<br />David/Dizon: none.<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Bright/Waters: none.<br />David/Dizon: Won 1, Lost 2.<br />.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 10-2-2: Waters lob/drop combo.</li>
<li>Game Two, 6-6-2: match-high 43-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 8-7-2: scrambling rally, David “scorpion” winner.</li>
</ul>
<p>.<br />MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>David and Dizon, first PPA final together.</li>
<li>Waters has won six straight PPA tournaments while alternating partners, Parenteau and Bright.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></h5>
<p><strong>PPA Austin Showdown, Lakeway, Texas, March 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Ben Johns defeated Federico Staksrud, 11-8, 11-2.</strong></p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Johns: 14, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Staksrud: 13, including 1 on the third shot.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>Johns: (2). Game Two, 7-0, third shot; Game Two, 1-7, return.</p>
<p>Staksrud: (8.)</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:</p>
<p>Johns: 1. Game Two, 7-0, third shot.</p>
<p>Staksrud: 6.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 13 shots.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Johns: Won 2 out of 6.</p>
<p>Staksrud: none.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Johns: Won 1, Lost 0.</p>
<p>Staksrud: Won 0, Lost 2.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 6-4: Johns sharp forehand.</li>
<li>Game One, 9-4: 13-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 7-0: Staksrud Erne.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Staksrud beat Johns in the semifinal at the Arizona Grand Slam.</li>
<li>Johns’ total of two errors in objective categories is an extraordinarily low number. This was a very high level of performance.</li>
</ul>
<h5><strong>**STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></h5>
<p><strong>PPA Austin Showdown, Lakeway, Texas, March 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters defeated Catherine Parenteau, 12-10, 9-11, 11-1.</strong></p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p>Waters: 18, including 3 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Parenteau: 12, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:</p>
<p>Waters: 17.</p>
<p>Parenteau: 14.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>Waters: 9.</p>
<p>Parenteau: 12.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Waters: Won 2 out of 3.</p>
<p>Parenteau: Won 1 out of 3.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Waters: Won 1, Lost 2.</p>
<p>Parenteau: Won 2, Lost 4.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Two, 3-1: Parenteau races from one sideline to the other.</li>
<li>Game Two, 4-3: 14-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Three, 1-1: Waters winner ends a wild rally.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Last week, Parenteau gave Waters her first loss since last June (Parris Todd).</li>
</ul>
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<p>A look at the statistics from the gold medal matches at the PPA Arizona Grand Slam in Mesa, Arizona, on February 19, 2023. A few of the Sunday Standouts:  ....</p>
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<p><em>A look at the statistics from the gold medal matches at the PPA Arizona Grand Slam in Mesa, Arizona, on February 19, 2023.</em></p>
<p>A few of the Sunday Standouts: </p>
<ul>
<li>Anna Leigh Waters’ singles winning streak continues.</li>
<li>Federico Staksrud had an 11-0 “pickle” in the second game of the Singles Final.</li>
<li>Riley Newman, combining the Men’s Final and Mixed Final, attempted 114 third shot drops and missed only one into the net.</li>
<li>The Women’s Doubles Final had 151 serves and returns without any errors.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>The matches appear in the following order:</p>
<ul>
<li>Women’s Singles</li>
<li>Men’s Singles</li>
<li>Women’s Doubles</li>
<li>Men’s Doubles</li>
<li>Mixed Doubles</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></p>
<p><strong>PPA Arizona Grand Slam, Mesa Arizona, February 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>WOMEN’S SINGLES Final: Anna Leigh Waters defeated Lea Jansen, 11-5, 11-5.</strong></p>
<p>.</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p><a></a>Waters: 12, including 1 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Jansen: 12, including 2 on the third shot.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>Waters: 7.</p>
<p>Jansen: 9.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>BASELINE DRIVES INTO THE NET:</p>
<p>Waters: 2.</p>
<p>Jansen: 9.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Waters : Won 2 out of 6.</p>
<p>Jansen: none.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Waters: Won 2, Lost 0.</p>
<p>Jansen: Won 1, Lost 3.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<p>Jansen beat Waters in the finals of the Orange County Cup in June 2021. Since then, Waters has beaten Jansen in ten straight gold medal matches.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***</strong></p>
<p><strong>PPA Arizona Grand Slam, Mesa Arizona, February 19, 2023.</strong></p>
<p><strong>MEN’S SINGLES Final: Federico Staksrud defeated Jay Devilliers, 11-2, 11-0.</strong></p>
<p>.</p>
<p>CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).</p>
<p><a></a>Devilliers: 8, including 0 on the third shot.</p>
<p>Staksrud: 19, including 5 on the third shot.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:</p>
<p>Devilliers: 5</p>
<p>Staksrud: 2</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>HIGHLIGHT REEL:</p>
<p>Game Two, 4-0, Devilliers Erne.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>LONGEST RALLY: 24 shots. (Game One, 2-2.)</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>GAME POINTS:</p>
<p>Devilliers: none.</p>
<p>Staksrud: Won 2 out of 3.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Devilliers: Won 2, Lost 1.</p>
<p>Staksrud: none.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>DVR ALERT:</p>
<p>Match-high 24-shot rally, Game One, 2-2.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<p>Staksrud has opened this year silver-silver-gold in Men’s Singles..</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><strong>PPA Arizona Grand Slam, Mesa Arizona, February 19, 2023.<br />WOMEN’S DOUBLES Final: Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Jessie Irvine and Jackie Kawamoto, 11-7, 7-11, 11-1, 11-3.</strong><br />.<br />RALLIES:<br />1,890 shots.<br />151 rallies.<br />12.5 shots per rally.<br />37.7 rallies per game.<br />69/151 rallies were 9 shots or less. (46%)<br />82/151 rallies were 10 shots or more. (54%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (0), 3 shots (11), 4 shots (5).<br />(8% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 50, 46, 33.<br />(7 rallies were 30 shots or more. 25 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Bright: 57 drops,21 drives. (73% drops)<br />Waters: 3 drops, 4 drives. (43% drops)<br />Bright/Waters: 60 drops, 25 drives. (70% drops)<br />Kawamoto: 3 drops, 3 drives. (50% drops)<br />Irvine: 54 drops, 6 drives (90% drops)<br />Kawamoto/Irvine: 57 drops, 9 drives. (86% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals:117 drops, 34 drives (77% drops)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***<br />Bright: (3). 2 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Waters: (none).</p>
<p>Kawamoto: (none).</p>
<p>Irvine: (5). 4 third shot drops-net, 1 third shot drive-long.<br />.<br />***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***</p>
<p>Bright: 78/81 = 96.2%</p>
<p>Waters: 7/7 = 100%</p>
<p>Kawamoto: 6/6 = 100%</p>
<p>Irvine: 60/65 = 92.3%<br />.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Bright: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7.<br />Waters: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 7.<br />Bright/Waters: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 14. (57% success)<br />Kawamoto: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 7.<br />Irvine: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 6.<br />Kawamoto/Irvine: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 13. (41% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 28 and lost 27, for a 51% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.)</p>
<p>Bright: 2</p>
<p>Waters: 4</p>
<p>Kawamoto: 5</p>
<p>Irvine: 4<br />.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 8</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 15% of the rallies.<br />.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).<br />Bright: 9</p>
<p>Waters: 12</p>
<p>Kawamoto: 5</p>
<p>Irvine: 5<br />(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Bright: 2 Ernes.</p>
<p>Waters: 1 ATP.</p>
<p>Kawamoto: 1 ATP defended.</p>
<p>Irvine: none.<br />.<br />OFFENSIVE LOBS: 9.</p>
<p>Bright: (3). 2 out, 1 in (lost rally).</p>
<p>Waters: (2). 1 in (won rally), 1 in (lost rally).</p>
<p>Kawamoto: (3). 1 in (won rally), 1 in (lost rally), 1 out.</p>
<p>Irvine: (1). 1 out.<br />.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Bright: 7</p>
<p>Waters: 5</p>
<p>Kawamoto: 7</p>
<p>Irvine: 5<br />.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Bright/Waters: Won 3 out of 6.<br />Kawamoto/Irvine: Won 1 out of 2.<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)</p>
<p>Bright/Waters: Won 2, Lost 0.<br />Kawamoto/Irvine: Won 2, Lost 2.<br />.<br />DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game Two, 3-0-2, Waters catches a drive cleanly in her left hand. (odd play, crowd was amused)</li>
<li>Game Four, 1-5-1, 46-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Four, 10-3-2, Match-ending and match-high 50-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>151 serves and returns, all kept in play. That’s rare.</li>
<li>Kawamoto/Irvine won Game Two 11-7 after trailing 0-6.</li>
<li>Kawamoto/Irvine beat Kovalova/Smith in the semifinals.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***<br />PPA Arizona Grand Slam, Mesa Arizona, February 19, 2023.<br />MEN’S DOUBLES Final: Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Matt Wright, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 14-12.</strong><br />.<br />RALLIES:<br />1,941 shots.<br />166 rallies.<br />11.7 shots per rally.<br />41.5 rallies per game.<br />96/166 rallies were 9 shots or less. (58%)<br />70/166 rallies were 10 shots or more. (42%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (5), 3 shots (6), 4 shots 10).<br />(12.6% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: <strong>97</strong>, 54, 48, 47.<br />(10 rallies were 30 shots or more. 22 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Collin Johns: 20 drops, 8 drives. (71% drops)<br />Ben Johns: 21 drops, 34 drives. (38% drops)<br />Johns/Johns: 41 drops, 42 drives. (49% drops)<br />Wright: 12 drops, 1 drives. (92% drops)<br />Newman: 43 drops, 20 drives (68% drops)<br />Wright/Newman: 55 drops, 21 drives. (72% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 96 drops, 63 drives (60% drops)<br />(two third shots were not on camera)</p>
<p>***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Collin Johns: (4). 2 returns-long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-wide.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: (1). 1 third shot drive-net.</p>
<p>Matt Wright: (3). 1 return-long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-long.</p>
<p>Riley Newman: (3). 2 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drive-wide.</p>
<p>.<br />***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***<br />Collin Johns: 28/29 = 96.5%</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 55/56 = 98.2%</p>
<p>Matt Wright: 13/14 = 92.8%</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 63/66 = 95.5%</p>
<p>.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Collin Johns: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 1.<br />Ben Johns: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 9.<br />Johns/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 10. (56% success)<br />Wright: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 14.<br />Newman: initiated and won 17, initiated and lost 12.<br />Wright/Newman: initiated and won 25, initiated and lost 26. (49% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 38 and lost 36, for a 51% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).<br />Collin Johns: 1</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 3</p>
<p>Matt Wright: 4</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 2</p>
<p>.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 11.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 12.6% of the rallies.<br />.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).<br />Collin Johns: 12</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 23</p>
<p>Matt Wright: 15</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 9</p>
<p>(35% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Collin Johns: 1 ATP defended, 4 Ernes, 1 Erne defended, 2 lefty shots.</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 1 ATP, 5 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Matt Wright: 1 ATP, 2 Ernes, 3 Ernes defended.</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended, 1 lefty shot.</p>
<p>.<br />OFFENSIVE LOBS: none.</p>
<p>.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Collin Johns: 9</p>
<p>Ben Johns: 7</p>
<p>Matt Wright: 9</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 5</p>
<p>.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.<br />Wright/Newman: Won 1 out of 5. (Had three game points in Game Four and did not convert)<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Johns/Johns: Won 1, Lost 3.<br />Wright/Newman: Won 1, Lost 2.<br />.<br />DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 5-5-1: 48-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Two, 0-0-1: Wright defends a point-blank Erne with a bang-bang winner.</li>
<li>Game Three, 2-5-1: a wild, scrambling rally.</li>
<li>Game Four, 0-0-2: a 13-volley hands-battle.</li>
<li>Game Four, 10-9-1: a match-high 97-shot rally on a championship point.<br />.</li>
</ul>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>Newman and Wright had game points but lost the game, and subsequently the match, both in this event and at the Desert Ridge Open.</li>
<li>Johns and Johns have won four straight tournaments, the longest streak in this division since record-keeping started in August 2020.</li>
<li>Odd streak: Newman or Ben Johns has been a part of every men’s doubles gold medal-winning team since October 2021.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p><strong>***STATS BREAKDOWN***<br />PPA Arizona Grand Slam, Mesa Arizona, February 19, 2023.<br />MIXED DOUBLES Final: Anna Bright and Riley Newman defeated Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4.</strong><br />.<br />RALLIES:<br />2,368 shots.<br />196 rallies.<br />12.1 shots per rally.<br />39.2 rallies per game.<br />100/196 rallies were 9 shots or less. (51%)<br />96/196 rallies were 10 shots or more. (49%)</p>
<p>Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (8.), 4 shots (7).<br />(9.7% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)</p>
<p>Longest: 49, 47, 38.<br />(8 rallies were 30 shots or more. 36 were 20+.)<br />.<br />THIRD SHOTS:<br />Jorja Johnson: 25 drops, 14 drives. (64% drops)<br />JW Johnson: 44 drops, 7 drives. (86% drops)<br />Johnson/Johnson: 69 drops, 21 drives. (76% drops)<br />Bright: 14 drops, 3 drives. (82% drops)<br />Newman: 70 drops, 14 drives (83% drops)<br />Bright/Newman: 84 drops, 17 drives. (83% drops)<br />Third Shot Totals: 153 drops, 38 drives (80% drops)(one, no tv)<br />***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***</p>
<p>Jorja Johnson: (3). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>JW Johnson: (3). 2 returns-net, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>Anna Bright: (2). 2 third shot drops-net.</p>
<p>Riley Newman: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.</p>
<p>.<br />***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***<br />Jorja Johnson: 39/41 = 95.1%</p>
<p>JW Johnson: 51/52 = 98.1%</p>
<p>Anna Bright: 17/19 = 89.5%</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 84/85 = 98.8%</p>
<p>.<br />SPEED-UPS:<br />I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.</p>
<p>Jorja Johnson: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 14.<br />JW Johnson: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 10.<br />Johnson/Johnson: initiated and won 25, initiated and lost 24. (51% success)<br />Bright: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 8.<br />Newman: initiated and won 25, initiated and lost 18.<br />Bright/Newman: initiated and won 33, initiated and lost 26. (56% success rate)<br />Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 58 and lost 50, for a 53.7% success rate.<br />.<br />DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.)</p>
<p>Jorja Johnson: 9</p>
<p>JW Johnson: 5</p>
<p>Anna Bright: 5</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 3<br />.<br />RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 11.</p>
<p>GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 17% of the rallies.<br />.<br />CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).<br />Jorja Johnson: 12</p>
<p>JW Johnson: 22</p>
<p>Anna Bright: 4</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 19</p>
<p>(29% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)<br />.<br />HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)<br />Jorja Johnson: 2 ATPs.</p>
<p>JW Johnson: 4 Ernes.</p>
<p>Anna Bright: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended, 3 lefty shots.</p>
<p>.<br />OFFENSIVE LOBS: none.<br />.<br />VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:<br />Jorja Johnson: 15</p>
<p>JW Johnson: 9</p>
<p>Anna Bright: 12</p>
<p>Riley Newman: 4</p>
<p>.<br />GAME POINTS:<br />Johnson/Johnson: Won 2 out of 3.<br />Bright/Newman: Won 3 out of 10.<br />.<br />TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)<br />Johnson/Johnson: Won 2, Lost 2.<br />Bright/Newman: Won 0, Lost 1.<br />.<br />DVR ALERT:</p>
<ul>
<li>Game One, 4-0-2: JW Johnson “Double Erne.”</li>
<li>Game 1, 7-8-2: 47-shot rally.</li>
<li>Game Three, 3-2-2: match-high 49-shot rally.</li>
</ul>
<p>.</p>
<p>MATCH NOTES:</p>
<ul>
<li>First PPA title for the Bright/Newman team.</li>
<li>First PPA final for Jorja Johnson.</li>
<li>Johnson/Johnson, the #8 seeds, beat top-seeded Waters/Johns in the quarterfinals.</li>
</ul>
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