Ben and Collin recently launched Johns Design and Consulting. The company's goal is to assist in the development of pickleball facilities to set business owners and the sport up for long-term success and sustainability. 🏓

The company specializes in facility design and enhancement, project management, business operations, and marketing and branding. 💼✨

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Ben Johns, the top-ranked men's doubles and mixed doubles player in the world. He recently told CNBC that he's scheduled to make $2.5 million in 2024, which does not include endorsement deals. 💰

For perspective, Johns told CNBC back in 2021 that he brought in about $250,000 through pickleball and just $50,000 in 2018, before the pandemic provided rocket-fuel for the sport's growth. 🚀 #Pro #Pickleball #News

Recent #PPA and #MLP signing and former tennis player, Sam Querrey, has torn his achilles and will be out for the year, according to The Kitchen #Pickleball . 🎾😢 #Pro #News

Just hours before MLPs Premier Level Draft, Riley Newman has announced that he's back on the PPA Tour, meaning he'll be playing both #MLP and #PPA in 2024. 🏓🎾 #Pickleball #Pro #News

In a last-minute development on the eve of the 2024 #MLP Draft (Tuesday, 6 p.m. ET), the "Johnson 5" – JW Johnson, Dylan Frazier, Jorja Johnson, Gabe Tardio, and Milan Rane – have committed to playing United Pickleball Association (MLP/PPA) for the next three years, sources have confirmed to The Dink. 🥒🎾

That brings the total amount of players locked in for MLP at 88. 🔒

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After missing the last two tournaments, Tyson McGuffin is ready to get back on the pickleball court. 🏓

The 13-time #PPA gold medalist announced Sunday that he’s fully recovered from a foot injury that has sidelined him for the past month. 🥇

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Babolat is a well-known name in racket sports, but for a while the company hadn’t made a ton of noise in the picklesphere. 🎾🥒

That changed Thursday morning when the company’s pickleball brand, BPKL, revealed its first pro player signee: Chris Haworth. 🥳🏓

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You have Jorja and JW Johnson playing in the #APP Tour Sacramento stop instead of the PPA’s Indoor USA Championships, and now there’s news that Riley Newman might not play on the #PPA Tour, or at least not as much as he has in the past. 🏓🌟

"When PPA made their offer, I was grateful and appreciative, but at the end of the day I wanted to do what I thought was best for me and my future (both on and off the pickleball court). I have thoroughly enjoyed competing on the PPA Tour since the start of 2020, but I’m ready to look ahead and embark on a new pickleball journey with MLP!" 🚀🥒

🏓 Some of pickleball's biggest stars will be missing the Indoor USA Championships in Lakeville, MN next week! 😮 Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Waters, Tyson McGuffin, and James Ignatowich are among them. 🌟

Ben Johns' absence has left Collin Johns in need of a men's doubles partner! 🤝 He's teaming up with Matt Wright for men's doubles and playing mixed doubles with Anna Bright in Minnesota. 🎾

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Why is Cason Campbell wearing that bad hat? 🧢 The hat is an Adidas hat that is approximately five years old. Cason wears it with the bill to the right. He has been doing that since he can remember. This hat is definitely one of Cason’s good luck charms. 🍀 Cason plans on playing in that hat until it somehow breaks or becomes a full-on visor. 😎

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Other pro tennis players are now contacting Jack Sock, asking about the switch to pickleball. 🎾 He said that at least 20 current tennis pros are thinking about it. 🤔 He is telling them about the fun, but also that it is not easy to be great at pickleball. 🏓 He suggests that they only switch if they can be devoted to practicing to be good. 🔥

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Jack Sock's impressive comeback at Mesa! 🏓 After missing Desert Ridge, the 17 seed battled through to finish 4th, winning three matches, including a victory over Tyson McGuffin. Although an untimely loss to Federico Staksrud, Sock showcased his incredible power and spin rate. Despite a quick Sunday loss to Connor Garnett in the bronze match, Sock's performance met expectations. He's mastering the dink game and pickleball-specific shots, setting the stage for a potential gold in 2024 singles. 🥇

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Will be an interesting topic of conversation as more and more 🎾 high-profile former tennis players come into the sport! 🌟🗣️

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Genie Bouchard plans to compete in several events in both pickleball 🥒 and tennis 🎾 in 2024 after signing with the #PPA in September.

Her next opportunity to compete on the pickleball court is the PPA’s Mesa Arizona Cup beginning Feb. 20. 🏓

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🎾 Missouts alert! 🚫 No Jack Sock in men's singles, and the women's draw misses Tyra Black and Catherine Parenteau at the #PPA Desert Ridge Open this week. 🌵 Exciting #Pickleball action unfolding in Phoenix at JW Marriott from January 31 to February 4! 🏆

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We saw a significant increase in lobbing at The Masters. Male pros can be difficult to lob because of their height and athleticism, but women pros can often effectively be lobbed. Indeed, we saw a significant increase in lobbing. The Brascia sisters, the Kawamoto sisters, Lauren Stratman, and Rachel Rohrabacher, to name just a few players, all incorporated more lobs in their doubles game. Expect to see more as we move further into 2024.

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Part of the Simone coaching tree, she's been a mainstay on the pro tours for years. She announced her retirement on Instagram earlier this week: "I never imagined pickleball would become such a major part of my life when I first picked up a paddle in 2014. It has been such a special experience," she said.

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Pat Smith and Jay Devilliers reunites on the court. “He clearly missed me,” Smith said jokingly of the newly rebooted pairing between the old friends coming up next week in the Hyundai Masters, the #PPA Tour’s first tournament of 2024. “We started talking about maybe playing again last year.”

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One of the craziest stat lines you’ll ever see

Altaf Merchant in senior men’s doubles this year (2023)…

16-0 tournament record
59-0 match record

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A 22-year-old dynamo, deeply rooted in tennis before making the move into the pickleball world, Tyra has stormed onto the scene, showcasing her prowess in tennis and securing some impressive wins in tennis before making her mark as a professional pickleball player.

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“No word yet on the reasoning why but she has played a ton of pickleball the past few weeks,” reported The Dink Pickleball ➡️ ALW will play only in the Mixed Doubles with Ben Johns and in the Women's Doubles with Catherine Parenteau.
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For the first time since 2016, we have a new Nationals champion 😱…. who played in sweatpants 👀

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The 28-year-old Wichita, KS resident feels strong and in good form for Nationals after a three-week break following the PPA Championships at Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas. Devilliers took a few days to relax and spend time with his wife, Aleksandra, and three kids, Danilo, Mateo, and Leonardo, before quickly resuming his training regimen.#Pickleball #PPA #Nationals #News

The former tennis star and current player signed by the PPA is replacing Pat Smith due to an injury.➡️ Querrey will be representing Seattle Pioneers at MLP Dallas Challenger Level.#Pickleball #MLP #News

“I have notified the #APP Tour that after todays winners bracket final I will no longer play singles until they implement a rule change about the number of overrules per match. I lost 11-9 in 3rd set and my rival had 4 overrules that were clearly seen by the referees”, said Megan in ‘X’.“4 again - same as Atlanta tournament where I had already asked for change. A player cannot continue to cheat & hope that refs miss it and have zero consequences. Enough is enough. Time to take action. I’m retiring from singles until I hear about a change”.👀#Pickleball #Pro #News

“On this particular championship court (PPA Las Vegas), there were times when there was sunlight, shadow, then sunlight again. Pablo (Téllez) and Fed (Staksrud) seemed to be the most frustrated by it”, reported Erick Tyce for The Dink Pickleball.“Playing pickleball outside means playing against some of the elements, including shadows. At the same time, we want the best possible product to show the fans, and this was not it”.Tyce proposes two ideas to fix the problem:➡️ The PPA brings temporary sun screens to all events and uses them in the later hours of the day above championship court.🌕 Matches would go later into the night or any time the sun does not set.#Pickleball #PPA #MLP #Pro #News

Ex Tennis star Jack Sock joined the Selkirk Sport Team and will be the face of the upcoming Luxx paddle series.“The Selkirk brand and its Luxx Control Air paddle (coming soon) which offers control, accelerated spin, and ample power, was the perfect match for his dynamic playing style”, said Selkirk in a statement.#Pickleball #PPA #Pro #News

After getting her wisdom teeth removed in April and taking that month off, ALW is been on an absolute run in the #PPA ! #News