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VOLUME 8 / ISSUE 3 MAY / JUNE 2023
Parris Todd , 24 , took home the Triple Crown after winning Women ’ s Pro Singles , defeating Judit Castillo Gargallo ; Women ’ s Pro Doubles ( with her pickleball mentor Simone Jardim ); and Pro Mixed Doubles teaming with Hunter Johnson . Cover photo by Bruce Yeung ; IG : @ yeungphotography .
features
36 The US Open Delivers Again
This year , all 50 states and 20 countries were represented , ranging in age from 9 to 88 years old . There were 3,030 players , 297 of whom were pros and 2,742 amateurs . By Alice Tym
42 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships Results &
Medal Winners
50 Tennis Legends . Paddle It Out
Andre Agassi , Andy Roddick , John McEnroe and Michael Chang compete in the 2023 Pickleball Slam , a first-of-itskind exhibition at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood , Florida .
By Drew Wathey
54 USA Table Tennis Icon Hits the Courts
Two-time Olympian table tennis player and USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Lily Yip is on her way to becoming a pro pickleball player . By Alice Tym
DEPARTMENTS
8 Publisher ’ s Playbook 12 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 16 Q & A by Rules Guru Bob Unetich 20 Around the Post by Jennifer Lucore &
Alex Hamner 24 Scene on the Court by Craig Laughlin 32 Destination Pickleball : La Quinta Resort & Club by Laura Gainor 58 Regional Matters : Pickleball State of Mind by
Drew Wathey 78 Pickleball England by Karen Mitchell 80 Pickleball Mexico by Javier Regalado 82 Pickleball South Africa by Steven Ablondi &
Cindy Burns 86 In the Know : Paddle Reviews by Jack Bandel 92 In the Kitchen with Brandi : Nutrition for Agile
Aging by Brandi Givens , RD 96 PRO-file : Behind the Scenes with Yvonne and
Jim Hackenberg by Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
10 Message from Robert Quicksilver , Chairman ,
USA Pickleball Board of Directors 62 Drop Shots 64 The Scoop 66 These Women Saw a Market for Pickleball , and
Now They ’ re Business Owners 69 Community Spotlight : Father and Son Pursue
Special Olympics Inclusion for Pickleball 70 Recently Approved Equipment 72 Referee Corner 74 Calendar : Upcoming Sanctioned Events
INSTRUCTION
28 Running Down Lobs by Wayne Dollard 56 How to Create an Attackable Ball with a Dink by
Josh Deutsch 84 Winning the Mental Game by Alice Tym
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