Weather was the biggest story on the weekend at the PPA Texas Open, wreaking havoc on Thursday and Saturday. The venue had a few covered courts, so the event could go on, but players were playing until well after 11pm local time on Thursday.
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John Isner made his pro pickleball debut
The former No. 8 singles tennis player played in men’s doubles with Wyatt Stone. They won their first game, 11-9, before losing the next two to Jay Wang and Sep Attar. The 6’10” big man towered over both his opponents and his partner.
Dave Fleming, one of the PPA commentators, was able to get an interview with Isner from the PPA Studio. Definitely worth watching, especially if you are a tennis fan. Isner doesn’t play very often, so don’t expect to see him on tour regularly, but he left the possibility open to play more when the tour comes to Dallas.
Championship Sunday on FOX
The PPA Tour was able to get both the mixed doubles finals and the women’s doubles finals aired nationally on FOX. We have seen the tour streamed on the Tennis Channel, FS1, FS2, but rarely on the full national broadcast. Thankfully, the weather cooperated with the tour timing, allowing for the full broadcast to take place.
