Ivan Lendl adjustments his thoughts on pickleball: ‘Hated it too at first after which I performed a number of occasions’

“I’m a bit too outdated to play tennis and hold working round an excessive amount of. So I picked doubles and play half the court docket. I loved it,” stated Lendl on pickleball.com. “I hated it too at first after which I performed a number of occasions and I modified my thoughts.” Lendl, nevertheless, stated that he is not going to contemplate teaching within the sport. “I do not suppose I am certified,” he stated.

There is perhaps a number of who disagree with Lendl due to the Czech-American’s extraordinary enjoying profession. Having turned professional in 1978, Lendl received a complete of eight Grand Slams in his profession. This included three French Open and US Open titles every and two Australian Open victories. He reached the ultimate of Wimbledon twice, dropping to Boris Becker in 1986 and Pat Money in 1987. Lendl is extensively credited with popularising enjoying power-based baseline tennis with a very robust forehand.

Pickleball is a sport that has gained recognition world wide fairly rapidly and India’s city centres aren’t any exception. There have been reviews on social media of pickeball courts being booked weeks prematurely in Mumbai. The game is kind of just like tennis, which is why one would see movies of the likes of John McEnroe and Andre Agassi participating in occasions just like the ‘Pickleball Slam’.

There was additionally a video of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna attempting their hand on the sport in February this yr. India’s Armaan Bhatia received a treble of titles on the lately held $50,000 PWR DUPR India Masters Pickleball event, profitable the lads’s singles and doubles, and combined doubles on the Delhi Garden Tennis Affiliation Stadium (DLTA) in October.