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Jhonnatan Medina: A Pro Player Who Builds

From ATP Top 400 and Venezuelan Davis Cup to Top 3 in the world in pickleball, Jhonnatan Medina isn't just playing — he's building community, brand, and opportunity for the sport.

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Danni-Elle Townsend: She's Not Here to Ask Permission. She's Here to Take It All.

Gorgeous, talented, committed, and a little irreverent: Danni-Elle Townsend says what she thinks, no filter. The story of the player we've been following since her first event, on her way to the 2026 playoffs.

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Vanshik Kapadia: The Young Talent Taking Indian Pickleball to the World

Vanshik Kapadia is one of Indian pickleball's most accomplished young talents: 80+ medals, the first Indian to achieve a Double Crown on the PPA Tour Asia, and a career that's already taken him to more than 10 countries.

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Noé Khlif: Nothing More Satisfying Than Winning Without Saying Much

From leaving elite tennis to a Deloitte desk, and from a visa lottery that changed his life to a 100-shot point he'll never forget — the New Jersey 5s player opens up about the journey that led him to pickleball.

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Louis Laville: A Knight on His Pickleball Crusade

Louis Laville is the first player in pickleball history to win professional medals on all six continents. With 98 golds and counting, he tells us his story, his favorite places to play, and his road to career medal #100.

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Alexa Schull: Focus. Discipline. Relentless.

Alexa Schull plays for the Phoenix Flames in the MLP and turned 19 in June. In her most honest interview yet she talks about leaving elite tennis, her MLP debut, Otto her dog and why she has zero superstitions about her paddle grip.

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Jennifer Gallwas: Pickleball + Family + Profession = Passion

Physical therapist, mother of three grown children, and professional athlete in the thick of an empty nest: Jennifer Gallwas shares, in her own words, how pickleball gave her competitive drive back — and why she'd choose the growth of women's pickleball over any title.

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Marcela Donatoni: A Menina do Jogo Bonito

Marcela Donatoni became the first Brazilian in history to win a Triple Crown at the Brasileirão de Pickleball — singles, doubles and mixed doubles in the same tournament. 24 golds in 2025, 15 more in 2026, a World Championship call-up, and a story that is far from over.

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My Guest: Alex Crum — Grace, Fire and the Soul of Pickleball

In the electric atmosphere of the Atlanta pickleball circuit, one player stood out — not just for his game, but for who he is off the court. Alex Crum is the kind of player that makes pickleball better just by being in it.