WORTH A READ
Padel Goes To College With 20+ Schools And A $20K Prize Pool
The PPL and five club operators launched the College Padel League. Student teams play for WPR points and NIL eligibility, and the title match is at the PPL Finals in Miami Dec. 3 to 5… read more.
MGM Is Putting The Pro Padel League On The Las Vegas Strip
Dolby Live at Park MGM hosts the PPL’s final regular season stop Nov. 18 to 21, with a court on the Bellagio Fountain Walk, a national CNBC broadcast, and talk of a multiyear deal… read more.
Zero States Have Made Pickleball An Official High School Sport. A New Group Wants All 50
The new U.S. High School Pickleball Association says 365,000 teens already play and wants varsity status nationwide in closer to five years than 10… read more.
CityPickle Is Bringing 25 Courts And 100,000 Square Feet To Boca Raton
Boca Paddle opens Nov. 18 with 19 pickleball courts, six padel courts, cold plunges, saunas, coworking and a Farmer’s Table restaurant… read more.
Novak Djokovic Is Now A Private Equity Advisor
General Atlantic named him Global Strategic Advisor. He’ll work with its leadership, investor network and portfolio companies while he keeps competing on tour… read more.
Zane Navratil Is Getting His Own Show On Beyond The Bounce
The pickleball media startup’s first original programming stars the pro and creator, and JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson, Dekel Bar and Workweek founder Adam Ryan just joined as owners and advisors… read more.
Women’s Padel Just Got Its Own International Team Cup In Miami
The first Athena Padel Cup brought players from the U.S., U.K. and Mexico for four days of matches, a White Party and a boat cruise, and it grows to eight teams next October… read more.
This Racket Club Power Couple Got Married On A Pickleball Court
The designers behind Ballers in Fishtown said their vows in front of 85 guests on the club’s pickleball and padel courts, 12 days before it opened to the public… read more.
The Next Billionaire Superyacht Comes With A Pickleball Court
Project White Arrow is a 380 foot concept with a beach club, helipad, spa, crew of 39 and a full size court, and nobody has built it yet… read more.