Novak Djokovic used his platform to raise concern about tennis on the grassroots level as we see more and more tennis courts being converted to other uses. Tennis is a hugely popular sport worldwide, but there is a shortage of infrastructure on the grassroots level. Millions of tennis fans around the world don’t have access…
Carlos Alcaraz during the Tennis Plays For Peace event at the 2022 US Open, in Flushing, NY. Photo credit: Mike Lawrence/USTA By Steve Bellamy To all my tennis loving friends moaning about pickleball taking over tennis courts… I’m a tennis guy to the core. I’ve put rackets in thousands of hands. I’ve fed balls until…
Pickleball has garnered mixed reactions from tennis players and fans in terms of relevance and Casper Ruud has weighed in on the discourse. From a 2023 report by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), pickleball is estimated to have grown by 52% in the past year in the USA, which translated to 13.6 million…
Tennis legend John McEnroe hilariously asserted that his career in pickleball might be over after he ended up on the losing side for the second time at the Pickleball Slam. McEnroe had engaged in all sorts of mind games and banter in a bid to try and throw the tennis power couple of Andre Agassi…
By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monnday, January 29, 2024 The Miami Open is growing into a racquet sport celebration. The 2024 Miami Open presented by Itaú announced today that tournament will feature an elite wheelchair event and two-day Major League Pickleball (MLP) tournament, marking the first-time both events will take place at any 1000 series…
Daniil Medvedev defeated Jannik Sinner in the 2023 Miami Open final. Photo credit: Miami Open presented by Itaú The Miam Open is growing into a racquet sport celebration. The 2024 Miami Open presented by Itaú announced today that tournament will feature an elite wheelchair event and two-day Major League Pickleball (MLP) tournament, marking the first-time…
Andy Roddick jokingly accused Andre Agassi of cheating on him after picking his wife, Steffi Graf, up for the second edition of the Pickleball Slam next year. The event the former greats are set to play is not a tennis event but a pickleball exhibition. Last year, the first edition of the Pickleball Slam was…
Eugenie Bouchard is set to play pickleball professionally in 2024, and she has already announced her first tournament of the season. Only recently, the Canadian announced a surprising move to pickleball, but even despite the switch, she still competed on the WTA Tour and even represented Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. However,…
John McEnroe appears to have ignited the mind games with Andre Agassi ahead of the second edition of the Pickleball Slam that will see the two tennis greats lock horns. McEnroe and Agassi account for a combined 15 Grand Slams in singles and have each been ranked at No. 1 during their glittering playing careers….
