by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2024 | All-Access, around the post, Championship, erne, erne pickleball, Finals, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball defense, PPA, ppa tour, Stats Wrap, Tournament
It wasn’t long ago that an Erne or an ATP on the PPA tour was usually a winner. Now, those shots are often returned comfortably, with rallies continuing. Just how good are the PPA pros at defending Ernes and ATPs and keeping the ball in play? Let’s look at the stats...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 12, 2024 | Championship, dupr, dynamic universal pickleball rating, News, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball inc., Tournament, united pickleball association
Dallas and Austin, TX (April 12, 2024) – In a milestone deal for pickleball, Pickleball Inc. and the United Pickleball Association (UPA), the parent company of Major League Pickleball (MLP) and The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour), and DUPR (Dynamic...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 2, 2024 | Championship, Finals, Food For Thought, increase in third shot drives, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball doubles, pickleball third shot drives, PPA, ppa tour, third shot drives, Tournament
A shift in tactics is underway in the PPA. Have you noticed it, especially lately? If you think you’ve been seeing more third shot drives, you are right, and the numbers back it up. Let’s compare the statistics on third shots in the three PPA gold medal doubles...
by Sfapickleball | Feb 24, 2024 | andrei daescu, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel tardio, JW Johnson, mesa arizona cup 2024, mesa cup, mesa cup 2024, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament
When you beat Ben and Collin Johns, it’s worthy of a celebration. When you beat a team seeded higher than you for a third day in a row, that’s also worth a celebration. And when you make a semifinal in just your second tournament playing together, that’s not just...
by Sfapickleball | Feb 21, 2024 | Brandon French, Callan Dawson, carvana mesa arizona cup, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, DJ Young, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel Joseph, mesa 2024, mesa cup, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rafa Hewett, round of 64 results, Ryan Sherry, Spencer Smith, Tournament, Tyra Black, Zane Navratil
The qualifiers are into the main draw and we’re heading to the round of 32 at the PPA Tour’s Mesa Arizona Cup. Men’s doubles In the men’s bracket, former tennis player Donald Young and partner Marshall Brown came in as the No. 27 seed. They beat No. 37-seed Austin...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 29, 2024 | All-Access, Ben Johns, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Finals, gold medals, hyundai master, Hyundai Masters 2024, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson
Ben and Collin Johns beating Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson to win the Men’s Doubles gold medals at the PPA Finals in December and again at the Masters in January was the same, but different. In both gold medal matches, the Johns brothers won in four games, losing the...
