PPA
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Jan 31, 2026
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Ben Johns who? Gabe Tardio is the new GOAT of men's doubles
Less than a week ago, Gabe Tardio officially dethroned Ben Johns as the #1 ranked men's doubles player in the world. A lot of people view this as a joke, a bit of a meme- of courseeee Ben is still the best men's doubles player in the world no matter what the rankings say. But... is he?
PPA
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Jan 28, 2026
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Did Christian Alshon just break pickleball?!?!?!
The level of court coverage demonstrated by Christian in Minnesota was... unheard of. So much so that he even referred to Tyra, his partner, as "backup"šš¬. Did he break our beloved game???
PPA
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Jan 16, 2026
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RETIRING from singles? + PPA Masters Update!
What do the new MLP Rules and Regulations mean? Will you ever see me on a singles court again? + some thoughts a few days into the PPA Masters!!!
PPA
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Jan 8, 2026
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Settling Down (ish) + 2026 Goals!!ļø š«¦āØ
Me... settling down? Find out who I'm playing mixed with in 2026, and some of the other things I'd like to accomplish, on and off the court (:
MLP
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Dec 9, 2025
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On the CHOPPING BLOCKšŖ! STL Shock drop speculationšā”ļøā¤ļø
It's far away, but has been front of mind for me lately. Who will the St. Louis Shock ownership choose to drop? And could it really be me?!?!?!?!
PPA
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Dec 1, 2025
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The Kawamoto Magic - and how you can learn from it!
Jackie and Jade Kawamoto are some of the most interesting players in pickleball even as individuals, but you put them together... magic. I break down why here!
PPA
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Oct 16, 2025
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The Keysš to Reclimbing the Mountain with ALWā°š„
To my (and hopefully everyone else's) relief, Anna Leigh and I were able to capture goldš„ this past week in Virginia Beach after falling short in our last two tournaments. Read how we did it!
PPA
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Oct 6, 2025
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PPA Vietnamš¤Æš»š³ & The Invention of the Right Side Alphaš¤“
PPA Vietnam was one for the record books, literally and figuratively! I give a short recap of the action and discuss one of the macro topics I mentioned in my last edition - how the right side has become a LOT more important in the last few years!