> pickleball for regular people, because they'd like to do that. It's not just regular people (try getting on the court with either Collin Johns or Anna Leigh

> pickleball for regular people, because they'd like to do that. It's not just regular people (try getting on the court with either Collin Johns or Anna Leigh Waters) but it is because they'd like to do that. Men's pro tennis got pretty stale during the period of the Big Three's dominance, and hasn't recovered yet (though there are signs of hope). Women's pro tennis was and is more interesting, but still shows signs of being dominated by a single style and not even the most interesting one to watch. A lot of people like a faster paced at-the-net game, with more speed variation and sharper angles instead of "hoo-ah" thwack "hoo-ah" thwack from the baseline. If something about how the game has developed is causing so many players to defect, and grippy strings are as good an explanation as any, then it seems like that should at least be acknowledged even if people are OK with it. It's not like tennis is the first sport to go through this, either accepting it or adopting rule/equipment changes to keep the game more appealing.