Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy

Washington Post

MASON, Ohio — The public address announcer’s voice boomed as balls flew amid the chaotic symphony of plastic pops and thwacks. So many greats had played and won here at the Lindner Family Tennis Center outside of Cincinnati: McEnroe and Agassi, Djokovic and Federer, Nadal and Serena. But center court was suddenly the stage for something very different.

“We love tennis, and this is an incredible tennis facility,” the announcer bellowed, “but for today we are piiiiickleball!”

The tour features former lawyers, accountants, college professors and many, many former tennis players. Its highest ranks also include teenagers (Anna Leigh) Waters, Jorja Johnson (15) and her brother JW Johnson (19). (Read More)