Pro pickleball players need a solid team of supporters.

Playing America's fastest-growing sport at the highest level involves constant travel, emotional highs and lows, upsets, and major victories, so it's important to always have people in your corner - or sitting courtside, for that matter.

For Noe Khlif, that all-important supporter is Jen Rogers. 

Rogers is a certified pro pickleball WAG (an acronym for wives and girlfriends) and if Khilf is at a tournament, you can pretty much guarantee that she will be there too.

Rogers is always by his side, and was recently spotted wearing a gorgeous diamond ring on her finger as well.

“I love watching him do what he loves, and I love riding the highs and lows with him,” she said. 

If you see Rogers supporting Khlif, it’s clear she is heavily invested in the game.

She cheers the loudest for him and offers encouragement during critical points. 

“I’m an empath, so when I’m watching him play, I feel every point. It’s very hard for me to not feel emotionally and get emotionally involved,” she said. 

But when it comes to supporting her partner, she knows how to give Khlif a boost.

“I’ve learned to adapt to what he needs. In the beginning, I would respond in a way that would fire me up or get me motivated for the next match, but I learned that it didn’t tailor to how he perceived feedback. I’ve definitely learned to adapt to his style,” explained Rogers. “For him, he just wants me there. He wants me to allow him to go through his emotions and give him space to express things freely without criticism. For me, I like feedback. But, I’ve learned with him that he prefers if I’m physically there for support, but I can still give him some space. It’s definitely an evolution as we continue to learn and grow, but that’s how relationships are anyways.”

Rogers is also one of Khlif's main drilling partners. And she is quite the high level player herself. She’s chosen more of a behind-the-scenes role with Khlif, though. 

“I prefer just drilling with him. I get to move my body and spend time with him. I’ll probably play a couple of pro events in the future but that’s definitely not my main focus,” she said. 

When asked why she doesn’t intend on going pro herself, Rogers delivered a straightforward reply.

“It’s so hard. Just watching him, I’m so emotionally invested. I also have three kids, so it’s a lot. I do a lot of the backend stuff for him, like coaching, traveling, working on his online presence, so after all that and it would be time for me to compete, I feel like I’m emotionally dead,” she mentioned.

But at the end of the day, Rogers loves the role she’s stepped into.

“Pickleball has just brought us so many cool opportunities. I’ve been playing for a year and a half, and just from then until now, seeing the sport grow and seeing how he adapts to the elements and changes from indoor and outdoor play, adapting with different partners, it’s just really cool to be a part of it. I’m really grateful,” she concluded.

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