Ben Johns v Christopher Haworth at the CIBC Texas Open Powered by Tixr

[@FuriousFito]

Bens ability to adjust to new styles is incredible

[@arautus]

Pickleball has never been better than it is now. Haworth looks like the best shot maker in the game. Ben proved that the cat-and-mouse game still rules.

[@AaronStofko_PB]

Can he hit drops like ben? or dink like Ben? The best shot maker in the game?!?!?....are you crazy? he didn't even win.

[@arautus]

@@AaronStofko_PB Drive shots.

[@AaronStofko_PB]

@@OMY2FYB yeah he said "looks like" good point bro! you got me!

[@AaronStofko_PB]

@@OMY2FYB and Haworth already is good lol, must be your first time watching.

[@MikeSerota]

Cat and mouse meaning what?

[@pablogalvz]

It’s insane that singles players have to call their own lines… it’s nearly impossible to turn around and properly judge a line call when running after a ball like that

[@ThereelBR]

I'm sure they'll have line judges as the sport grows in popularity.

[@marvindennis3664]

did anyone else see the smirk by Ben at 8-5? I think he knew he had the match at that point. Killer!

[@arautus]

You couldn't miss it. However, Haworth reeled off 4 straight points and made it a 1 point game (10 - 9) after Ben smiled.

[@XxKiLLaKoop420]

That was an awesome match to see Ben get beat for a little while. Incredible that he was able to win and didn't even seem like he was at his best. Those points and shotmaking from Haworth were some of the best you will ever see.

[@partybhoy1967]

everyone in a rush to bow down to Ben Johns and completely overlook Haworth's first set. That was a really dominating performance over the world #1. Yes Ben adjusted and won out. But to step up as the 22 seed and do that is pretty solid. Haworth had a ton of high quality passing shots.

[@leedolian4482]

No one did that

[@JusticeNwokedi]

Absolutely but the reason people are quick to crown Ben Johns is because we know he will adjust better than anyone in PB right now. He showed just that.

[@petertran7360]

Yeah that's cool, he still lost.

[@henry0712]

You have to admire a great player like Haworth for having the courtesy to return the ball directly to his opponent, not just kick it under the net to wherever, on the side out. Most don't.

[@leedolian4482]

Idk if it's worthy of admiration? It's just a nice thing he did while at the biggest tournament of this sport while being recorded. Dramatic ass lmfao

[@henry0712]

​@@leedolian4482 Seems to me that your keffiyeh might be on too tight. Blood supply to the brain is muy importante, bub!

[@Goofymonkey11]

You have to admire a player for returning a ball to the opponent like every other player does?! You, my friend, have set the bar extremely low for admiration 👏🏼

[@henry0712]

@@Goofymonkey11 And that's a bad thing, why?

[@Goofymonkey11]

It’s not a bad thing. My point is he does what every player does. It’s like saying you admire him for tapping paddles at the end. Every player does it (except Riley Newman).

[@PickleballJoy]

Cool to see a new player charge through the draw, like Hayworth did. Ben figured out what to do....

[@rockerobertson4002]

a whole new level of awesome.. wow

[@phyllisrosen7637]

Glad to see Ben get best!

[@bobbyknight9709]

Ben is so nasty. His angles and off pace shots are so smooth

[@McAttackIt]

That Haworth Paddle has power like gearbox I think.

[@cecilepham-nguyen2552]

This game is all drive from Chris. He’s controlling the game with his drives as if he’s playing a tennis pickle game.

[@reinkarldelacruz4323]

Ok so no one is gonna talk about how chris throw hes paddle thats just so funny. good game for the both of them tho!

[@Bluepanther80]

Ok got a dumb question that i would love an answer to. Why does the franklin ball that seems to be a very popular ball not seem to bounce high enough? The cheaper balls that came with a 2 paddle set bounce higher and have more pop. It has been close to 90 degrees lately too. So what ball is the " right" ball?

[@marvindennis3664]

Ben has some hops! Quick off the floor.

[@kyleuhh4919]

i wonder how tall this guy chris is, and if he has a big frame

[@2musiclover534]

What paddle is he using? Not Gearbox or Joola gen 3, which are the fastest. Curious. Thanks

[@LSEBalla]

Babolat

[@johnclikeman5041]

Haworth is using the Babolat STRKR+

[@arautus]

Babolat.

[@brucepinkerton2716]

Oh come on! Speed is what differentiates pros from amateurs!!

[@AaronStofko_PB]

actually its consistency and shot selection.....

[@brucepinkerton2716]

And speed. Pro players are very quick

[@ThereelBR]

I'm newish to pickleball but people complaining about power hitters is crazy. Can you imagine if Federer, Nadal, Novak in tennis complained because a guy like Isner or Del Po "hit to hard"? I agree with paddle regulations which were used I this tourney BTW, but so.e player just hit harder. Increase your athletism and adjust to the hard hitters if you want to keep up with the evolution of the game.

[@Cacheola]

Haworth was killing him in the first with his DBH, and then...

[@voltaquake]

So many missed returns from Haworth

[@THEspindoctor84]

I'm not really one to moan about the game becoming "too fast"...but Chris Haworth and/or the paddle that he's using is a good example of that. So many of his points were just serve and a passing shot...it does beg the question "why not just play tennis?". It's not his fault necessarily, but the paddle tech should be made in such a way that the game retains the kitchen play that differentiates it from other racket sports.

[@hyzer9163]

I feel as these paddles have nothing to do with these players style of play, A great strategy for singles is just paint the lines and keep your opponent away from the kitchen, I don’t understand these comments, not just this one, on people complaining that pickleball isn’t being played at the kitchen predominantly vs passing shots and hard liners, Not trying to argue I just don’t get why everyone wants to change the game to keep it so slow or to a certain playstylr

[@johnclikeman5041]

I don't know anything about this paddle, but Jack Sock played this same style when he was using a Selkirk Luxx, which is the softest paddle on the market. I agree with regulating paddles, but the way people blame the paddle for every new development in the game is getting ridiculous. Players are getting better at the game, and they are better than ever at generating pace and hitting small targets. And the pickleball court is just a bit too wide for a single player to cover the whole net. Hitting good passing shots is just the correct way to play at a high level, and if the opponent is getting passed they need to either return better or stop crashing the net on attackable balls.

[@hyzer9163]

@@johnclikeman5041 as a newcomer to the sport, I feel as though there is a lot of non athletic people that are starting to “blame” and complain about these new paddles and technology being the reason they are unable to keep up with some of these players, If you force people to play the game a certain way you lose that creative ability to your play style and makes people not like it, i’m just rambling now

[@arautus]

The paddle isn't responsible for Haworth's precise shots.

[@makeemsayJB]

@@arautus Seriously. It's just a Babolat that has Gen 2 tech w/ SPRAY ON GRIT. It's no different than any other paddle on tour besides the Gen3 Joola, Gearbox PP or the Vatic Oni. If anything, his paddle is WORSE because it's using SPRAY ON GRIT instead of peel-ply raw carbon fiber. Do people just parrot whatever hot talking point they hear without knowing anything about what is actually going on?

[@Cmr0berts]

I thought in singles you only get one chance to serve?

[@XxKiLLaKoop420]

They call lets when the ball hits the net and lands in the court, you serve again

[@reys7510]

Ben 1

[@valerianpereira1259]

BEN; seems to be Getting slower.. why? has he lost his steam?

[@Louis1059]

Why are pickleball balls so expensive but they wear down so quickly. It's a rip-off TBH.

[@Houjixful]

tennis players do not own the pickleball scene. pickleball players do

[@osint6372]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Walkerbjj]

tossing his paddle in the end....sportsmanship much??

[@JavinCarelse]

that's nothing for the PPA lol. If you had the GOAT in your sights like that you'd be pretty choked too lol. Like catching a huge fish and loosing it at the boat.

[@Walkerbjj]

@@JavinCarelse He looked as good in that 1st game as i've seen anyone. He looked unbeatable. Ben's ability to adjust is incredible.

[@JavinCarelse]

@@Walkerbjj I agree!! I need to catch a match in person. Wild

[@AaronStofko_PB]

@@Walkerbjj Bens mental game is unmatched

[@user-fb1yt9ji4m]

Spin doctor, racquetball is faster than pickleball......

[@gardnercalibuso]

😂😂😂

[@leedolian4482]

Can we please replace the girl announcer

[@XxKiLLaKoop420]

? She's great

[@leedolian4482]

@@XxKiLLaKoop420 she is great at going "wow" and "thats why she... is the dink queen!" but not great at calling the right score, providing insight of the game or saying anything that adds to the play. Let alone any stats. It just makes me tune her out

[@lefaudoreen06]

She's effing annoying

[@bbrent6881]

2500$ LOL. Give it 5 years

[@MirandaEvans-xz3eo]

Lmao

[@EvanWhite-xq6ht]

This joke of a sport is for broken down tennis players, both amusing & sad.

[@BillOtt-v1e]

Joke? Better than 50 grounds strokes with grunts.

[@DeesBees85]

We are nearing a moment of truth on paddle regulation. These paddles are just too fast.

[@makeemsayJB]

What are you talking about? Ben is using a Gen 2 that is painted like a Gen 3. There is no power core. Haworth is using a Babolat that is just thermoformed with SPRAY ON GRIT. The pool of players is just becoming younger and more athletic. It has nothing to do with the paddles.

[@DeesBees85]

@@makeemsayJB do you even follow the pro players online? Many of them are saying the new Joola paddles are too fast.

[@Walkerbjj]

@@DeesBees85You must not be keeping up with the sport. The new Gen 3 Joola paddles were banned and Ben is using the Gen 2 Joola.

[@makeemsayJB]

@@DeesBees85 Did you even watch this game? Where are the Gen3 paddles being used in this match?

[@yoober.]

@@makeemsayJB I think he's just regurgitating what he hears on podcasts and social media. Gen 3's were banned in this tournament.