Everything you missed in pickleball pop culture in May
Here's everything you missed from pickleball pop culture in May 2025.
The St. Louis shock introduces a humorous “security team” after the outbursts from MLP Orlando.
The PPA Tour signs Judit Castillo.
Ben and Collin Johns withdraw from MLP Columbus due to poor lighting conditions.
This fan also made this T-shirt commemorating the moment.
Name calling from the St. Louis Shock continues in Columbus when Kate Fahey calls Federico Staksrud a f****** b****.
Catherine Parenteau throws the first pitch at a Miami Marlins game.
DJ Young and his wife, Courtney, announce that baby number two is on the way.
Venus Williams wears a country club chic look on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet.
Pickleballtv broadcaster, Michelle McMahon, gets married and immediately jets off to Atlanta to commentate a grand slam.
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Angie Walker and Anderson Scarpa earn a Triple Crown at the New England PPA Challenger.
JW Johnson meets a baby that was named after him.
Thomas and Brittany Wilson bring home their new baby girl, Haven, a biological sibling of their other daughter, Holyn.
Helena Jansen marries Michael Fink.
The Disney Store releases Disney Princess inspired tennis dresses.
Leigh Waters celebrates her birthday ahead of the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships. Yes, she is wearing Gucci.
Genie Bouchard spends a week filming for Tennis Channel, and she looks fabulous.
During the first MLP waiver period, Roscoe Bellamy is claimed by the SoCal Hard Eights.
The Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships provides maximum entertainment, and there’s some stuff we need to unpack.
After much anticipation and the drama from April, we finally get to see Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright partner up together. They dominate and win gold.
World No. 1 Federico Staksrud is upset in men’s singles by Alexander Crum.
Christian Alshon and Julian Arnold have one of the best post-match emotional outbursts ever.
Anna Leigh Waters debuts a new FILA kit. And Genie Bouchard debuts a new kit from New Balance.
Dylan Frazier wears a series of new outfits from Volair pickleball that features Keith Haring’s iconic artwork.
Jay Devilliers upsets Jaume Martinez Vich in the Round of 16.
Dylan Frazier and Dekel Bar debut new “The Big D’s” T-shirts and sell them at the Pickleball Central booth.
Matt Wright walks off the court right in the middle of a point in men’s doubles.
Ben Johns gets uncharacteristically emotional following his singles triumph in Atlanta.
JW Johnson and CJ Klinger win their first title together in men’s doubles.
After the grand slam, Connor Garnett takes a trip to the Cayman Islands and pets stingrays.
Vivian Glozman and Dekel Bar went to a pottery throwing class.
Pro pickleball WAG to Noe Khlif, Jen Rogers, launches her first collection from her pickleball fashion apparel line, ELN.
The Florida Smash drop their rebranded merch, and it’s a major upgrade.
At MLP Austin, the Dallas Flash continued to solidify themselves as the team to beat so far this season.
Milan Rane gets so annoyed by Eric Oncins screaming from the bench that she yells back at him during a match.
Pickleball is featured in season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Grayson Goldin signs with the PPA Tour.
Lauren Stratman and Julian Arnold get engaged.
Former ABC Bachelorette Hannah Brown has a Hannah Beach Club pickleball tournament with her bridesmaids during her bachelorette party.
Washington State passes a bill in favor of a pickleball-themed license plate.
Quang Duong is suspended and fined for breach of contract after participating in a non-PPA pickleball event.
Genie Bouchard starts her hot girl summer in Devon, UK to attend her baby sister’s wedding.
Anna Leigh Waters gets a billboard in Times Square promoting monumental achievements in the sport.
Waters also attends a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit event for Miami Swim week where she met fellow athletes and icons including Livvy Dunne, Alix Erle, and Ilona Maher.
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