Gold Medal Match: Mixed 3.5 55+ at US Open 2024

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[@yipai8628]

Nice match!

[@F7269]

at zero 2 one (1:22) it looked like the woman drove it hard and opponent hit it, but the ball was called "out", then serve went to 2nd server. confused.... not sure about that.

[@BGK2223]

I thought that, too!

[@andeeezy]

ball hit the net and went out of bounds

[@ben44700]

j 'ai aussi une planche a saucisson pour y jouer

[@RFrancis-zs6wg]

I guess the women are considered the “weaker players”….oh well

[@dm11554]

One of the couples is a true 3.5, the other is 4.0. The US Open is a hotbed of sandbagging....

[@robertkelly1357]

I'll never understand sandbagging.

[@DanEwing-po6se]

I don't see how anyone could feel proud of winning when clearly they are playing in a bracket below their level. Sad.

[@robertkelly1357]

@@DanEwing-po6se Yes, but you get a cheap plastic trophy.

[@roberthorning4346]

I’m not sure I’d call any of them true 4s. The women are 3.5 barely and the one man is probably on the cusp of making 4 but lacks consistency with some aspects. I am hovering around 4 myself but could never compete successfully at the 4 level. My 5.0 friends say I’m a tweener that needs to play 4.0 and beats most 3.5s. The consistency just isn’t there to call myself a 4 just yet.

[@edwinbrockway9106]

I played in the APPL, Arizona Pickleball Players League this winter in Mesa, Gilbert, and Chandler AZ in the 65+ 3.0 bracket. There is no way either of these couples would have been close to winning in that league. There were lots of 3.5 players playing in 3.0 (I believe I'm a true 3.0 player) but everyone's skill was above what I see here.