We’ve reached the one-third mark of the 2024 PPA Tour season, with 8 events completed and 16 remaining until the CIBC PPA Finals. Players are accumulating PPA Points at each tour stop to secure a spot in the season-ending championships. The top 8 singles and 16 doubles players will qualify for the year-end event. Depending on the tournament’s level, a different number of PPA Points are awarded in each one. The PPA Tour consists of three tournament tiers: Slam: Slams are the largest tournaments on the PPA Tour, and the winner(s) earn 2,000 PPA Points. In 2024, there are four Slams on the calend ..read more

Mary Brascia and Lea Jansen, the top two seeds in women’s singles, demonstrated their exceptional skill and dominance, effortlessly advancing to Championship Sunday without dropping a single game. Their impressive performance in the lead-up to the final match has set the stage for an exciting showdown between the two top players. Brascia Avenges Previous Defeat In a semifinal rematch against Kaitlyn Christian, top-seeded Brascia sought revenge for her previous quarterfinal loss in California. She started strong, taking Game 1 with an impressive 11-4 score. Although Christian fought back, leadi ..read more

Jack Sock, the 11th seed, dominated Christian Alshon in straight sets to win the semi-final match of the PPA Tour: Selkirk Red Rock Open Men’s Singles Pro Main Draw. The former tennis icon is into his first singles final after an 11-1, 13-11 victory over Christian Alshon in the semifinals. The entire match lasted 42 minutes and 59 seconds. Despite a strong showing by Alshon in the second set, Sock never lost control, ultimately clinching victory. Dominant First Set for Sock Sock asserted his dominance early on, taking the first set 11-1 with powerful serves and well-placed groundstrokes. Alsho ..read more

If you go to a busy park or public pickleball court in the morning, noon, or evening, you will most likely see an array of paddles lined up across a chain-link fence and people waiting patiently for their turn to get onto a pickleball court. This is open play pickleball. What is open play? Open play in pickleball is when people come together to take turns playing games on the courts. It’s like a gathering where players can have fun and play against each other. Sometimes, it’s also called recreational play or paddle stack. But no matter what you call it, it’s just a friendly way for pickleball ..read more

Ben and Collin Johns beat Tyson McGuffin and Jaume Martinez Vich in five games. The final score was 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6. For the first time in 2024, a match on Championship Sunday went to five games. It lasted for more than two hours and kept everyone on the edge of their seats. McGuffin and Martinez Vich showed off their explosive skills during the match. They used well-timed attacks to break their opponents’ rhythm during long rallies. However, the Johns brothers remained resilient and patient. This helped them take the lead in Game 5 and finally win the match. This is the 31st PPA ..read more

Brooke Buckner dominated Lauren Stratman in the Women’s Singles Pro Main Draw finals at the PPA Tour Veolia LA Open today, winning the match in straight sets with a final score of 11-8, 11-0. The match lasted just 33 minutes and 30 seconds, with Buckner showcasing her aggressive style of play from the very beginning. Stratman struggled to find her rhythm throughout the encounter, failing to convert a single game point. Dominant Performance by Buckner Buckner started strong, taking a commanding lead in the first game. She hits powerful serves and precise groundstrokes, keeping Stratman on the d ..read more

The PPA Tour wrapped up its second tournament of April 2024 at the Veolia Houston Open. Life Time Fitness hosts the event at their Kingwood location in the northeast suburbs of Houston. Despite some wind challenges, the overall day was sunny; the competition was fierce. This tournament had some surprises, with new players stepping up and unexpected wins. Following are some top players who decided to skip this tournament to take some rest for future competitions: Anna Leigh Waters Catherine Parenteau Brooke Buckner Jack Sock Riley Newman Tyson McGuffin JW Johnson Men’s Pro Singles Recap Feder ..read more

Lea Jansen dominated Samantha Parker in the Veolia Houston Open Women’s Singles Final, winning the match in straight sets (11-3, 11-2) on April 14th, 2024. Game:1 Jansen took charge right from the start. Jansen displayed exceptional control throughout the game, keeping Parker on the defensive most of the time. Parker struggled to find a rhythm against Jansen’s powerful serves and precise drive. A timeout at 6-1 couldn’t help Parker regain momentum as Jansen closed out the set 11-3. Game:2 Parker tried to come back in the game, but Jansen maintained momentum into the second game. Her persistent ..read more

Federico Staksrud (2) defeated Quang Duong (10) in straight sets (11-6, 11-2) to win the PPA Tour Veolia Houston Open Men’s Singles title on Sunday. The fast-paced match lasted only 17 minutes and 29 seconds, with Staksrud dominating from the start. Despite arriving at the court later than Duong, Staksrud won the coin toss and strategically chose the right court. First Set: Staksrud took control early in the first game, establishing a 5-2 lead. Although Duong fought back to tie the score at 5-5, Staksrud didn’t let him gain momentum. A controversial call at 9-6, initially ruled in Duong’s favo ..read more

Quang Duong takes down the #1 seed, Ben John, in a thrilling Men’s Singles Pro Main Draw match. The final score was 11-5, 11-9, with Duong winning both games in a close contest. In the first game, Duong came out strong, swiftly taking the lead with a series of well-executed shots. He quickly took out to a dominating 10-3 lead before Johns could score a point. Johns managed to score two more points after that, Duong took a break at 10-5 to regroup himself; Duong ended up winning the game 11-5. Benjamin Johns tried to make a difference in the second game. Both players give their best i ..read more