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In 2020, Zane quit his job at Deloitte to pursue pickleball full time. [5] He quickly rose through the professional rankings and is considered by many to be one of the best pickleball players in the world, second only to No. 1 player Ben Johns. In March 2021, Navratil signed a sponsorship deal with Franklin Sports.
Lydia Hirt stumbled upon pickleball in 2021, and her love of the sport led to a new career chapter. She's visited over 70 pickleball clubs and courts around the world, absorbing different customs.
Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two players (singles) or four players (doubles) use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a 34-inch-high (0.86 m) net until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction.
[1] [2] Outside of tennis, Arnold resided in Austin, Texas after finishing college. He was introduced to pickleball in April 2021 by tennis clients and a friend who encouraged him to give the sport a try. After less than a year of playing, Arnold decided to pursue pickleball professionally. [1]
As of October 2022, she was ranked No. 1 in the world for doubles, No. 1 for mixed doubles, and No. 1 for singles by the Professional Pickleball Association. [1] She was the youngest professional pickleball player in history at age 12, and is known for playing doubles in a team with her mother, Leigh Waters.
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Johns played tennis and table tennis as a child, showing some proficiency in both sports and helping his older brother Collin train for the pro tennis circuit. He first played pickleball in 2016 at the age of 17 while vacationing in Florida and took fifth place in Men's Pro Singles at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships just a few months later.