Al Czervik
Hall of Fame
Sock is playing pickles on Tennis Channel right now.
Yes, but the sport still sucks. It's like a good NBA 3 point shooter moving to the Cornhole Tour on ESPN The Ocho.Is he good at it?
Jack Bae Sock just lost to a dude who has spent more time on Wall Street than the tennis court: a 33 year old playing in his first ATP level tournament .
He moved to pickleball, like everyone else in America has.Why can't Jack make a come back? Was his injury so great? Did he make too much money too quickly? Or was his style too easy after a couple of years to pick apart?
Both Sock and ALW sucked in the first game but Jack really picked it up in the 2nd and 3rd and dominated more then ALW.Apparently he won the mixed doubles, but it sounds like Waters carried him. I like the part of the article where it complains about the final getting bumped for a Cornhole tournament though.
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A Triple For Waters And A Successful Debut For Sock At The Professional Pickleball Association North Carolina Open
While the world's #1 pickleball pro Anna Leigh Waters won all three pro titles on the weekend, the pickleball world was consumed with US Tennis star Jack Sock's professional debut.www.forbes.com
How did you watch it with cornhole going on ?Bothe Sock and ALW sucked in the first game but Jack really picked it up in the 2nd and 3rd and dominated more then ALW.
When I was in Jr High, cornhole had a whole different meaning.How did you watch it with cornhole going on ?
So, heś making some money with pickleball while he continues to train for tennis.
Pickleball is the upside down world, all the money is in mixed dubs!Sock has made over $100k on the ATP Tour this year, barely playing any tennis. He's 2-4 in singles and 3-1 in doubles. Yet, that $100k is way, way more than he'll make on the pro pickleball tour. In the North Carolina Open pickleball tournament this past weekend, he won $509 for making the quarterfinals of the singles, and then got $5,000 for winning the mixed doubles. So he's going to need about 18 more weekends this year in pickleball that are as equally successful as this past one in order to exceed what he's done in just a handful of matches on the ATP Tour. It's kind of a joke.
everyone? Nah. Just those who's tennis skills cannot compete anymore with people under 40. Any serious & good tennis player is not going to be seen on a pickelball court.He moved to pickleball, like everyone else in America has.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/tennis/article275026201.html
No it has nothing to do with not being able to compete with younger players - there's tons of very good tennis players in older groups who play with peers (and younger players in dubs).everyone? Nah. Just those who's tennis skills cannot compete anymore with people under 40. Any serious & good tennis player is not going to be seen on a pickelball court.
Sounds like your area has better PB players and I just haven't seen good PB live in FL. I may eventually come around to playing it later, (already played 2x a couple yrs ago)No it has nothing to do with not being able to compete with younger players - there's tons of very good tennis players in older groups who play with peers (and younger players in dubs).
Tennis players who go to pickle usually do so due to injury or can't get people to play tennis with...or they want to impress the old ladies (this is called 'the Sureshian effect').