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VOLUME 10 / ISSUE 3 MAY / JUNE 2025
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Megan Fudge takes gold in Pro Women’ s Singles and Pro Mixed Doubles and Jack Munro wins double gold in Pro Mixed Doubles and Men’ s Doubles. Photo by Bruce Yeung; IG: @ yeungphotography
features
26 World-Class Event Lights Up Paradise Coast
The Biggest Pickleball Party in the World descended on East Naples Community Park in late April for the 2025 Minto US
Open Championships. By Drew Wathey
44 Beyond the Kitchen
‘ Dreambreaker: A Pickleball Story’ unpacks the mania gripping the nation. By Laura Gainor
DEPARTMENTS
8 Publisher’ s Playbook 16 Dinks: What’ s News in Pickleball 18 Rules Guru Answers Your Questions by
Bob Unetich 20 Sweet Spot: The Hottest Finds in Pickleball by
Kate Mohns 24 Destination Pickleball: Georgia’ s Chateau Elan by
Laura Gainor 50 In the Club: The Fort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by
Drew Wathey 68 Paddle Reviews by Jack Bandel 70 Ask the Pickleball Doctor: The Basis of Mobility and
Stability by Dr. Noe Sariban 74 In the Kitchen: Power Your Game with Protein by
Brandi Givens, RD, CPT 80 PRO-file: Behind the Scenes with Kate Fahey by
Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
10 Message from USA Pickleball CEO Mike Nealy 52 Drop Shots 54 Feature: San Diego Set to Host Nationals by
Jennifer Rogers 56 The Scoop: USA Pickleball News & Notes 58 Cancer Survivors Benefit from Pickleball by
Alex Abrams 60 Photo Essay: Day in the Life of a Referee 62 Recently Approved Equipment 64 Calendar: Upcoming Sanctioned Events
INSTRUCTION
22 Streaking in Pickleball by Alice Tym 48 Mastering High-Level Patterns: Advanced Pickleball Strategy for 5.0 + Players by Kyle McMakin
66 What Type of Pressure Are You Dishing Out? by Suzee Anderson
72 Pickleball Kryptonite by Rick Cipes
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