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medals&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1751921048980/MLPPHX_DALLASFLASHVSPHXFLAMES_DAY3-23.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hurricane Tyra Black and Augie Ge competing for the Dallas Flash&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Hurricane Tyra Black and Augie Ge competing for the Dallas Flash&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1768765724978/Masters-Johns-TardioVsAlshon-Patriquin-sw-1547748.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio captured their tenth title as a partnership on Sunday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio celebraing their men&#39;s doubles title at the PPA Masters in Rancho Mirage&#44; CA&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1736352867998/PPAMASTERS_GENIEXJACK_MXD-9.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>It&#39;s the first Slam of 2025&#44; so there&#39;s reason to 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pizza&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1764792496347/PuntaGorda-04.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1752176723802/2.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1734897912962/PPADAYTONABEACH_KAITLYNCHRISTIAN_WS-12(1).jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kaitlyn Christian&#39;s seventh career PPA medal is a gold&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Kaitlyn Christian celebrates her victory at the Daytona Beach Open presented by ROAR Organic&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1704382939045/balllaunchppa-carvana.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1705082051282/Nick%20Foles%20x%20PPA-8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Nick Foles Pickleball </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1733173562458/SV_mGgOY.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Mixed doubles Junior PPA players at the Lapiplasty Pickleball World Championships&#46;</image:caption><image:title>A girl and boy celebrating on the pickleball court&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1720627019286/MLPDC_CHICAGOSLICEVSLVNIGHTOWLS_DAY3-19.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jack Munro competing for the Chicago Slice at MLP D&#46;C&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jack Munro hits a forehand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1763602419652/Columbia-39.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Luca Mack competing at a PPA Tour Challenger Series event&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Luca Mack competing at a PPA Tour Challenger Series 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court&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Four pickleball courts in an indoor facility&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755778969252/sponge8.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Dylan Frazier at the Veolia Bristol Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Dylan Frazier wearing a SpongeBob jersey on the court&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1718465231929/MLPDC_TEXASRANCHERSVSUTAHBLACKDIAMONDS_DAY2-21.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Quang Duong at work during MLP DC&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Quang Duong at work during MLP DC&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1733117434146/PBWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS_ALXCATHERINE_DAY6-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>World No&#46; 1 Anna Leigh Waters is always a crowd favorite&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing at 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Jax and Sheamus enjoyed a pickleball workout&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1761420068582/LASVEGASCUP_ROSCOEBELLAMY_SEMIS-17.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Roscoe Bellamy on the court against Hunter Johnson on Saturday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Roscoe Bellamy on the court in Las Vegas&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755723112820/BxUPWyw8.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Thomas Wilson is one of the most well&#45;liked players in professional pickleball&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Thomas Wilson laughing on the pro pickleball court&#46; </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1739026579491/PPAMASTERS_JAUMEXAUGIE_MDSATURDAY-5.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Augie Ge and Jaume Martinez Vich made the semifinals in Palm Springs&#46; How far can they go in Tucson&#63;</image:caption><image:title>Augie Ge and Jaume Martinez Vich playing men&#39;s doubles at the PPA Masters&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708806548460/9CJvQnO2.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Mary Brascia at the Mesa Arizona Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Mary Brascia in semifinals at Mesa Arizona Cup&#44;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755383676721/MLPSD_TEXASRANCHERSVSNJ5&apos;S_DAY2-24.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters and Meghan Dizon celebrating a victory for the New Jersey 5s at the Toray MLP Playoffs San Diego&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters and Meghan Dizon celebrating a victory for the New Jersey 5s at the Toray MLP Playoffs San Diego&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1742315475357/TXO_GABEXBEN_MD-3.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Gabe Tardio and Ben Johns celebrate their men&#39;s doubles title in 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silhouette&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765322430605/BlogsPickleballStandard(5).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1767982969250/PPAMASTERS_FEDERICO_MSFINALS-22.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Federico Staksrud will be looking to make his fourth consecutive PPA Masters men&#39;s singles final next week in Palm Springs&#44; CA&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Federico Staksrud with the 2025 PPA Masters trophy&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1774527418619/TEXASOPEN_GABEXBEN_RD16-10.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns competing at the Texas Open in McKinney&#44; TX&#46; </image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns hitting a pickleball backhand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1767976585062/IMG_5793.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Liping Bright at the Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Bright&#39;s mom&#44; Liping Bright&#44; standing at her booth&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1734619494421/media_23919012_23646117_compressed.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Mari Humberg playing with the New Jersey 5s at MLP Miami&#46; </image:caption><image:title>Mari Humberg hitting a backhand flick&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1744337737923/Screenshot2025-04-10at9.14.53PM.png</image:loc><image:caption>Former NFL running back Jerome Bettis has a genuine passion for pickleball&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jerome Bettis at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1749162498236/MLP_DAYTONA_MADDROPSvSHOCK-12.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hunter Johnson celebrates a point for the Los Angeles Mad Drops 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Frankie Paul at the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 premiere&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Taylor Frankie Paul smiling in front of a Secret Lives of Mormon Wives banner</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1750719998706/creatingatournament.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1705095907083/San%20Clemente%20Day%201%20Ben%20Johns%20-%20Christian%20Alshon-4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>San Clemente PPA Pickleball Tournament </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1738690596502/psxuRaIs.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns at the Zimmer Biomet Masters powered by Invited&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns hitting a backhand dink</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1734566021594/PhotoDec182024,41427PM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ivan Lendl and partner James Chiado took home 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Stone&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1752538203283/MLPGRR_STLSHOCKVSDALLASFLASH_DAY5-51.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Gabe Tardio and Kate Fahey competing for the St&#46; Louis Shock&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Gabe Tardio and Kate Fahey competing for the St&#46; Louis Shock&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1771045623865/BlogsTournaments(1).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1757633866634/CINCISHOWCASE_FEDXHAYDEN_MD-10.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin competing at the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Federico Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin competing at the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six 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forehand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1704990634683/LeighWaters_ChristianAlshon_Masters.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Leigh Waters and Christian Alshon at work at The Masters&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726766462347/MLPNYC_NYHUSTLERSVSCAROLINAPBC_THURS-22.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Both CJ Klinger and Jackie Kawamoto played crucial roles in the Hustlers&#39; DreamBreaker victory over Carolina&#46;</image:caption><image:title>CJ Klinger and Jackie Kawamoto competing for the New York Hustlers at MLP New York City&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1738767568238/shutterstock_2494196731.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The pickleball industry is thriving in every conceivable way&#46;</image:caption><image:title>The pickleball industry is thriving in every conceivable 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Southern California&#46;</image:caption><image:title>The Pickleball Live set in California&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755098324261/creatingatournament(2).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1731182564905/PBWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS_ANNALEIGH_DAY6.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters is one win away from defending her women&#39;s singles title&#46; She&#39;ll have to get through Kate Fahey to do it&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Lapiplasty Pickleball World Championships&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1700429330108/JW%20DYLAN%20FINAL-9.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1703779025590/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%209.56.24%E2%80%AFAM.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1770033117254/LASVEGASCUP_MERCADOXSHIMABUKURO_RD32-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Tama Shimabukuro competing at the Rate Vegas Cup in October&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Tama Shimabukuro competing during a PPA Tour event in 2025&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755633558001/SO_THOMASVIV_MXD-6.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Thomas Wilson competing on the PPA Tour during the 2024 season&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Thomas Wilson competing on the PPA Tour during the 2024 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carpet&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1704046955349/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.21.54%E2%80%AFPM.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1731327264497/PBWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS_ABXRACHEL_DAY6-34.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rachel Rohrabacher and Anna Bright were outstanding on Championship Sunday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Rachel Rohrabacher and Anna Bright competing at Worlds&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1724554822166/UTAHOPEN_ANDREIXGABE_MD-6.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Andrei Daescu and Gabriel Tardio will face James Ignatowich and Matt for men&#39;s doubles gold on Championship Sunday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Andrei Daescu and Gabriel Tardio competing at The Picklr Utah Open&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1754922097224/wJV1GOss.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Pro women&#39;s doubles at the Veolia Bristol Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>One team in matching pink dresses playing against another women&#39;s doubles team in all black&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1706814967775/DR_C.Haworth_MS-22.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Chris Haworth competing at the Desert Ridge Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Chris Haworth hits a volley&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1752169633274/PoucLpYE.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Bright at the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Bright playing pickleball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1770312362191/BlogsPickleballStandard(1).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1739307540793/MLPLV_ORLANDOSQUEEZEVSLAMADDROPS_DAY3-42.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Tyson McGuffin and Meghan Dizon competed together for the Orlando Squeeze in 2024&#46; Now&#44; they&#39;ll be teammates on the Phoenix Flames in 2025&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Tyson McGuffin and Meghan Dizon competing for the Orlando Squeeze in 2024&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1753279416978/FXr5tYxY.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters at the Select Medical Orange County Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters playing 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Screeden&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1748985496557/MLPORLANDO_STLSHOCKVSNJ5&apos;S_DAY4-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>St&#46; Louis Shock members Kate Fahey&#44; Anna Bright&#44; Hayden Patriquin and Gabe Tardio&#46;</image:caption><image:title>St&#46; Louis Shock members Kate Fahey&#44; Anna Bright&#44; Hayden Patriquin and Gabe Tardio&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726832707456/MLPNYC_DCPTVSCAROLINAPC_THURS-25.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>James Ignatowich competing for D&#46;C&#46; Pickleball Team in Central Park&#46;</image:caption><image:title>James Ignatowich competing for D&#46;C&#46; Pickleball Team in Central Park&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1756122963297/PPABRISTOL_BENXGABE_MDDAY3-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns is among several notable names heading to Asia next 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</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1774357160651/Screenshot2026-03-24at8.58.50AM.png</image:loc><image:caption>Pickleball has experienced explosive growth in recent years&#46;</image:caption><image:title>The Pickleball Central logo&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1772139400673/IMG_8113.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hurricane Tyra Black wearing 11NIL&#39;s London dress in white&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Tyra Black wearing a white corset dress playing pickleball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1730239345596/IMG_7406-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Genie Bouchard dressed as a cow on Halloween&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Genie Bouchard wearing cow ears on her head in a cow printed 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inclusion and competitive fairness in pickleball&#46;</image:caption><image:title>A player in a wheelchair hitting a pickleball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1734471142299/IMG_7891.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>ARTI Christmas pickleball paddles&#46; </image:caption><image:title>Holiday Christmas pickleball paddles</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1715372068452/JaBqSbPQ.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters at the Veolia Desert Ridge Open&#46; </image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters in a yellow dress hitting an overhead shot&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765373514461/Rankings-Cover-.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Hong Kit Wong and Eunggwon Kim were the top men&#39;s doubles tandem in 2025&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Hong Kit Wong and Eunggwon Kim competing together this 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Miami&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1731807643228/MILWAUKEEOPEN_RACHELXANNA_DAY3-4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>&#39;The Girlies&#39; will look to capture their second title in as many weeks on Sunday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher competing at the Veolia Milwaukee Open presented by Miller Lite&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1746416764736/MLPCOLUMBUS_PHXFLAMESVSSTLSHOCK_DAY4-24.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>St&#46; Louis Shock members Gabe Tardio and Hayden Patriquin competing over the weekend&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Gabe Tardio and Hayden Patriquin of the St&#46; Louis Shock&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1764171595056/0zzAf8a0.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Max Freeman deserves a round of applause for his creativity and 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Open</image:caption><image:title>Kaitlyn Christian ready to return a serve </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708712871727/TysonMcGuffin.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Tyson McGuffin competing on the PPA Tour earlier this season&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Tyson McGuffin competing on the PPA Tour earlier this season&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1750776345748/MLP-AUSTIN_TXRanchersvsOrlandoSqueeze-13.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Etta Tuionetoa and Tina Pisnik competing for the Texas Ranchers at MLP Austin&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Etta Tuionetoa and Tina Pisnik competing for the Texas Ranchers at MLP Austin&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1747419949984/IMG_1077.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Dekel Bar and Dylan Frazier with their Big D&#39;s T&#45;shirts at the Pickleball Central 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Flash T&#45;shirt&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708373497855/Rip0MHln.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>A Junior PPA competitor in Palm Springs earlier this year&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Junior PPA kid playing pickleball at PPA Masters 2024</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1736882652003/IMG_7764.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Mark Thomas is a battalion chief with the San Jose Fire Department&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Mark Thomas is a battalion chief with the San Jose Fire Department&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1718989065233/ATXvsPioneersEdited-39.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Megan Fudge competing for the Seattle Pioneers in 2023&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Megan Fudge playing 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court&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1704211139055/Screenshot%202024-01-02%20at%209.58.19%E2%80%AFAM.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1736466125423/shutterstock_2225801903.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765407064048/BlogsTournaments(14).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1742308128158/DEstacDU.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Christian Alshon his singles title at the CIBC Texas Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Christian Alshon holding up a trophy with a smile&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1701566821500/andrei%20daescu.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1773173217892/_nldkQoQ.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Roscoe Bellamy competing at the Zimmer Biomet Masters powered by Invited&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Roscoe Bellamy playing pro pickleball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726437898917/38gIYnFB.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns at the CIBC Atlanta Slam presented by Vizzy&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns hugging Anna Leigh Waters after their victory&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708646912573/9Cs-dBZg.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Mary and Maggie Brascia are into the women&#39;s doubles quarterfinals at the Mesa Arizona Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Mary and Maggie Brascia playing pickleball</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1739381743826/MLPMIAMI_DCPTVSNYHUSTLERS_DAY2-5.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Rachel Rohrabacher competing for D&#46;C&#46; Pickleball Team in 2024&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Rachel Rohrabacher competing for D&#46;C&#46; Pickleball Team in 2024&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1767812956675/IMG_7327.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jorja Johnson&#44; James Valentine&#44; and JW Johnson on the court&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jorja Johnson&#44; James Valentine&#44; and JW Johnson smiling together for a picture&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726840785949/AS_TYSONXJAUME_MDSEMIFINAL-17.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jaume Martinez Vich will look to continue his strong form after earning a silver medal in men&#39;s doubles at the CIBC Atlanta Slam earlier this month&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jaume Martinez Vich at the CIBC Atlanta Slam&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1728239702565/PPAVB_ALXCATHERINE_CHAMPSUNDAY-42.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The No&#46; 1 seeds are back on top&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau celebrate their victory at the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765633590938/693cd96a64858d02d216c414.png</image:loc><image:caption>The Tesla Plaid Pickleball Paddle by Selkirk retails for &#36;350 USD&#46;</image:caption><image:title>The Tesla Plaid Pickleball Paddle by Selkirk retails for &#36;350 USD&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1736542829366/PPAMASTERS_KAITLYNCHRISTIAN_WSFRIDAY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kaitlyn Christian at work&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Kaitlyn Christian at work&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1740606975585/PPAMESA_ANDREIXCHRISTIAN_CHAMPSUNDAY-14.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Andrei Daescu has beaten Ben Johns in men&#39;s doubles at back&#45;to&#45;back tournaments&#46; The two will join forces next week in south Florida&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Andrei Daescu prepares to hit a picklball serve&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726922486589/MLPNYC_NJ5&apos;SVSCOLOMBUSSLIDERS-26.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters competing in Central Park&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing in New York City&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1733373443277/PPAFINALS_BENXCOLLIN_DAY1-6.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns went 2&#45;1 on Wednesday&#44; winning both his doubles matches and falling to Tyson McGuffin in singles&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns competing at the CIBC PPA Tour Finals&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1716925649931/ATL_AZDrivexNewJersey5s_03-119.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Andrei Daescu competing for the AZ Drive at MLP Atlanta&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Andrei Daescu hits a backhand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1771789086509/MESACUP_HAYDENXAB_MXDFINAL-16.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Bright and Patriquin embrace after defeating Johns and Waters at the Carvana Mesa Cup</image:caption><image:title>Bright and Patriquin embrace after defeating Johns and Waters at the Carvana Mesa Cup</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1762726954692/PBWORLDCHAMPS_ALW_FINALS-29.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters added a 38th Triple Crown to her resume on Sunday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters posing with her medals on Championship Court&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1751630040786/Screenshot2025-07-04at7.53.22AM.png</image:loc><image:caption>Danny Jensen in Kuwait in December 2024&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Danny Jensen posing with two people in Kuwait&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1724086387282/x1b8dHU8.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters at the IHG Hotels &#38; Resorts Bristol Open presented by Deep Eddy Vodka&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters wearing a cream FILA top and skirt with matching black and pink stripes&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1757600591564/bKABoYD4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns competing at the Veolia Bristol Open earlier this season&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns playing pro pickleball&#46; </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1762399593785/Amateurs1103-23.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The amateur experience is an integral part of PPA Worlds&#46;</image:caption><image:title>The amateur experience is an integral part of PPA Worlds&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1744376431908/dyvp9LUI.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Leigh Waters competing at the Daytona Beach Open in December&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Leigh Waters playing pickleball&#46; </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1727545364543/MLPVB_FLORIDASMASHVSFRISCOPANDAS-29.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The Florida Smash will play two matches on Saturday&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Travis Rettenmaier and Donald Young competing for the Florida Smash at MLP Virginia Beach&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1718900137712/shutterstock_660503089.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Two glasses and a bottle of red wine&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Two glasses of red wine with a green background&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1767032496888/MLPNYCFINALS_STLSHOCKVSCOLOMBUSSLIDERS_DAY1-18.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The St&#46; Louis Shock&#39;s Kate Fahey made it into a highlight video that aired on ESPN&#39;s SportsCenter&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Kate Fahey and Anna Bright competing at the 2025 MLP Finals in New York City&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1762204136385/inflatablepickleball.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Scenes from Inflatable Pickleball Night at Los Cab Pickleball Club&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Group of people dressed in inflatable costumes playing pickleball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765391986165/BlogsTournaments(3).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1727441301541/MLPVB_SOCALHARDEGHTSVSATLBOUNCERS-2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jaume Martinez Vich competing for the Atlanta Bouncers&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jaume Martinez Vich competing for the Atlanta Bouncers&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1753822189523/98665419-dad4-4708-9151-aa192d09830b-688127fbb4df1.jpg.png</image:loc><image:caption>Luka Don&#269;i&#263; at work in Croatia&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Luka Don&#269;i&#263; at work in Croatia&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1746207107136/MLPCOLUMBUS_CAROLINAHOGSVSATLBOUNCERS_DAY2-9.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben and Collin Johns competing for the Carolina Hogs at MLP Columbus 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thinking&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Gold cartier rings with red cartier box&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1750976083078/OCCUP_ALW_CHAMPSUNDAY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Select Medical Orange County Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Select Medical Orange County Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765375047039/IMG_6515.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters recently adopted a Bernedoodle puppy&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Close up of Anna Leigh&#39;s brown and white shaggy dog&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1718200774611/DCPickleballTeamxStLouisShock-42.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>St&#46; Louis Shock members Gabe Tardio and Hayden Patriquin competing during the 2024 MLP 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Johnson&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1750182737964/IMG_1761.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>&#34;All&#39;s Fair in Love and Pickleball&#34; by Kate Spencer&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Pickleball romance book cover on a pickleball court with a stack of books&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1761646995916/LASVEGASCUP_ALW_FINALS-23.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Rate Vegas Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Rate Vegas Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1707165987770/IMG_9922.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>McEnroe&#47;Sharapova play Agassi&#47;Graf at Pickleball Slam 2&#46;</image:caption><image:title>John McEnroe plays pickleball against Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1738000937137/MLPDALLAS_DALLASFLASHVSNYHUSTLERS_DAY2-57.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>CJ Klinger and Jackie Kawamoto helped the New York Hustlers make the MLP playoffs in 2024&#46;</image:caption><image:title>CJ Klinger and Jackie Kawamoto competing at the MLP Dallas playoffs&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1768602323316/BlogsTournaments.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1725147549912/PPALASVEGAS_RILEYXCATHERINE_MXD-8.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>The No&#46; 6 seeds advanced in a three&#45;game epic&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Catherine Parenteau and Riley Newman competing at the Las Vegas Pickleball Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1757595388852/IMG_4464.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Brit and Tyler 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ball&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1741197498393/MLPLV_AZDRIVEVSUTAHBLACKDIAMONDS_DAY3-48.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Genie Bouchard competing for the Utah Black Diamonds at MLP Las Vegas in 2024&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Genie Bouchard competing for the Utah Black Diamonds in Major League Pickleball</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1752152083591/9zp0wf.jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1747859656599/creatingatournament(1).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708801843686/inLAPZ6Z.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Mesa Arizona Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh Waters competing at the Mesa Arizona 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Johns in a blue JOOLA polo shirt&#44; white shorts&#44; white hat&#44; and white arm sleeves at the Mesa Arizona Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1759314426696/13252928.jpeg.png</image:loc><image:caption>Former Cowboys standout Micah Parsons joined the Packers in August&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Micah Parsons smiling in a Green Bay Packers jersey&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1712266995700/Untitleddesign-17.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jaume Martinez Vich competing at the North Carolina Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jaume Martinez Vich hitting a backhand shot</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1747798685653/2025_MLPORLANDO_RanchersvsBouncers-8.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Etta Tuionetoa competing for the Texas Ranchers earlier this season&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Etta Tuionetoa returning a 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&#38; Resorts Bristol Open presented by Deep Eddy Vodka&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1724379926087/UTAHOPENKATEFAHEY_WS-5.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kate Fahey is into her second women&#39;s singles final in three weeks&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Kate Fahey competing at The Picklr Utah Open&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1717355520389/Sw66OK1g.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>JW Johnson and Dylan Frazier at the Vizzy Atlanta Open</image:caption><image:title>JW Johnson and Dylan Frazier holding up a trophy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1726186768030/AS_GRAYSONGOLDIN_MS-3.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Grayson Goldin and Ben Johns tapping paddles during Thursday&#39;s match&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Grayson Goldin and Ben Johns tap 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Masters&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1738354620036/shutterstock_3912091.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Donald Driver has partnered with Pickleball Kingdom to develop clubs in Wisconsin and Minnesota&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Donald Driver has partnered with Pickleball Kingdom to develop clubs in Wisconsin and Minnesota&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1718638210811/MLPDC_BENJOHNSMEET&amp;GREET_DAY2.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Johns and University of Maryland Pickleball Club members&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns and students in the University of Maryland Pickleball Club smiling with their arms around each other&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1746367783173/MLPCOLUMBUS_MIAMIPCVSCHICAGOSLICE_DAY3-14.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jay Devilliers and Noe Khlif competing for the Miami 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&#40;PPL&#41; and engineers from the Baseball Research Lab at UMass&#45;Lowell&#46;</image:caption><image:title> The UPA&#45;A collaborated with Pickle Pro Labs &#40;PPL&#41; and engineers from the Baseball Research Lab at UMass&#45;Lowell&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1728850026148/LASVEGASOPEN_QUANG_CHAMPSUNDAY-15.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Before Sunday&#44; Quang Duong had earned both silver and bronze medals in singles&#46; Now&#44; he has a gold&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Quang Duong celebrates his victory at the Rate Championships presented by Skechers&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755443985095/MLPSD_TEXASRANCHERSVSNJ5&apos;S_DAY2-31.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Christian Alshon and Eric Oncins competing in men&#39;s doubles for the Texas Ranchers at the Toray MLP Playoffs San Diego&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Christian Alshon and Eric Oncins 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Mesa&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Overhead image of pickleball courts</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1753447608408/MLPDALLAS_LAMADDROPSVSNYHUSTLERS_DAY1-22.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hunter Johnson and Ben Johns competing for the Los Angeles Mad Drops at the Advil Targeted Relief MLP Dallas&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Hunter Johnson and Ben Johns competing for the Los Angeles Mad Drops on Thursday at the Advil Targeted Relief MLP Dallas&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1768522991279/THEMASTERS_FEDERICOXKATE_MXD.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Kate Fahey and Federico Staksrud are through to the mixed doubles quarterfinals in Palm Springs&#46; </image:caption><image:title>Kate Fahey and Federico Staksrud celebrating in pickleball mixed 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Springs&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1746804235243/IDeepjVs.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters and Leigh Waters at the Daytona Beach Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Anna Leigh and Leigh getting interviewed after a match</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1736957562730/NgdCVjjg.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters at the Zimmer Biomet Masters powered by Invited&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Waters holding up a trophy with a medal around her neck holding up three fingers&#46; </image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1765342193276/BlogsPickleballStandard(8).jpg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708735237452/EDITMAC_BEN-ALW_MXD-18.webp</image:loc><image:caption>Waters and Johns beat Parenteau and Sock 7&#45;11&#44; 11&#45;2&#44; 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Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Christian Alshon throwing his arms out wide in celebration</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1740263486136/PPAMESA_HUNTERJOHNSON_MSSEMIS-3.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Hunter Johnson advanced to his second straight men&#39;s singles final on the PPA Tour&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Hunter Johnson celebrates a point&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1755290775489/MLPSTL_NASHCHEFSVSBAYAREA_DAY2-24.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Truong competing for the Bay Area Breakers at the Marathon MLP St&#46; Louis&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jonathan Truong hitting a backhand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1764172608064/-RwOhaIc.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Jorja and JW Johnson competing at the Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Jorja and JW Johnson competing at the Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1712161917836/NCCUP_DRONE_VENUE_REVEAL-9-min.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Cary Tennis Park&#44; site of the 2024 North Carolina Cup&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Aerial view of Cary Tennis Park&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1708893159593/EDITNOWMAC_BEN-ALW_SUNDAY_MXD-7.webp</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns are undefeated together in 2024&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Ben Johns hits a backhand volley at the Mesa Arizona Cup&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1752695221182/Screenshot2025-07-15at10.28.35AM.png</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1757612200515/CINCISHOWCASE_BROOKEBUCKNER_WS-9.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Brooke Buckner competing at the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Brooke Buckner competing at the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1754529037309/PPABRISTOL_BROOKEBUCKNER_WSDAY1-7.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Brooke Buckner competing at the the Veolia Bristol Open&#46;</image:caption><image:title>Brooke Buckner hitting a forehand&#46;</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1731204472456/eHkxbhbw.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher in women&#39;s doubles</image:caption><image:title>Anna Bright staring down her opponent on the pro pickleball court</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.pickleball.com/news/1730662761236/IMG_7574.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>Utah Tech are the 2024 DUPR Collegiate National 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