See why THIS MATCH Had Fans on the Edge of Their Seats - Senior Pro Pickleball 2023 Mintos US Open

[@WilsonColter]

Really enjoyable watch. Thanks for posting!

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Pleasure Wilson

[@dadsoutdoors]

Great match!

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Ty 👍

[@sixgunn98]

Glad you won, Tony.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Thanks Dougie - was a fun match.

[@annmaes7550]

Is that Tony? Making all the errors and leaving his side of the court open while his capable partner takes the overhead?

[@BestPickleballCoach]

No one is sure who that was. Investigation is ongoing

[@sepidehchiniforoush9488]

Great players 😍😍😍

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Agreed. Some good competition.

[@johncraig7548]

Watched the entire game. Excellent players. The winning team would have won a bit earlier had the guy in pink hat do less third shot drives that hit the net and more third shot drops.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Thank you John. It’s a good way of looking at it. I’ll break it down and see if I agree.

[@HBAllen]

Thanks for posting this. What bracket were you playing?

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Hello HB. Senior Pro.

[@tanthony3895]

What rating are these players? These are PROS??? C'MON

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Pros indeed.

[@brianbidwill790]

Know that I am late to the party on comments. Great Match! Lot more lobs from the NVZ than I expected especially by the women. There were more mistakes made by them when they switched on their service returns. Tony and your partner (Leslie?) hit behind them often especially in the middle and end of the game. The opponents Changed tactics and didn't switch as much. You might have switched positions maybe once or twice on service returns and you didn't mind having backhands down the middle. I didn't see the opponents attacking the middle as much when you didn't switch. Curious!

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Fun stuff :)

[@spencerjames5610]

Teams so often get so stuck on the idea of stacking, regardless of the results. This is a perfect example. If the losing team did an analysis, they'd see how many points they actually lost to stacking. They were either out of position, or the female player was uncomfortable with the signals and decisions. Stacking (even with when you have a lefty) should not be automatic. If it's not working, stop it!

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Thanks Spencer. Agreed that stacking/un stacking needs to be on the table.

[@markohayon3161]

Explain the behind the back signaling, fist vs open hand?

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Hello Mark. Open hand is switch. Closed hand is stay.

[@beyondthepale9071]

Wow - great players....watched one minute and they were all on it in the first minute. It only got better from there! Would love to know their DUPRs

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Me too :)

[@eduardotirado839]

Best player there is the lady with the white skirt…

[@BestPickleballCoach]

👍

[@jimzimmerman5288]

Focus on the banks and not on the cheers from your rooting section.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Not following here Jim. What banks?

[@jimzimmerman5288]

Tony, banks was supposed to be game.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

@@jimzimmerman5288 I see. Still not following.

[@TC-dw6wg]

What’s a bank? Return shots?

[@jimzimmerman5288]

Banks should have been game.

[@jimzimmerman5288]

One should focus on playing the game and not acknowledging the fan’s comments. I know. My 1st tournament I was commenting to our fans a lot. Lost my mojo and my game focus.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

I’m the opposite actually. The more I interact with the crowd the better I play :). But yea it can certainly be a distraction

[@perrydiebert455]

We expected better from you Tony

[@georgebanker2669]

?

[@LenoreS430]

A lot of unforced errors. 3 in a row including totally encroaching on your partner who is fantastic and missing your own shot.

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Always

[@BestPickleballCoach]

I will check with Leslie but I think she wanted me to poach :). Errors are just part of the game.

[@Bob_DaBuilder-i3x]

It's easy to judge but you don't know how many games they played that day. Fatigue and the mental aspects of competition can wear you down quickly.

[@JoeGuanZhong-zu7uw]

Why do people tab the ball with the bottom of their shoe, that’s disgusting and hopefully the shoes are for pickleball only

[@BestPickleballCoach]

Hello Joe. Not sure what you are referring to. Shoe, court, ball?

[@downieduck2414]

terrible

[@BestPickleballCoach]

I think you mean Tuhrrible