OVERALL TOP 5:
- FIELD OF DREAMS: Everyone is back with a full field fighting for a major title.
- A TON OF POINTS: 2,000 points go to the winner, the most available just 4 times per year.
- A PERFECT 10: Can Federico Staksrud make his 10th straight singles final in 2024?
- MLP IMPACT: Some players excelled, others floundered, at MLP – what’s the PPA impact?
- LET’S SEE HOW WE PROGRESS: One round of each discipline will be played each day, leading to Quarters Friday, Semis Saturday, Championship Sunday.
VENUE/TOURNEY/TV:
- Event #10 of the year – one of 4 major titles and the second of ’24 – Masters was the 1st.
- Big pickleball week at Life Time Peachtree Corners with PPA and MLP back to back.
- Broadcast start times are 11am Eastern Wednesday through Sunday.
- Coverage on PickleballTV (Prime Video, Roku Channel 229, Samsung TV Plus 1184, and many more).
- Championship Sunday coverage includes a 2-hour block on FS1 from 2pm to 4pm Eastern.
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- Defending medalists: Waters, Mary Brascia, bronze not played
- Anna Leigh Waters is back, looking for her 5th title. She has not lost in singles in 2024.
- 2024 winners throughout the draw: Mary Brascia (3), Jansen (4), Castillo (5), Devidze (7), Buckner…