this is a poor exhibition example though. Watch any of the MLP games from last weekends event in Salt Lake City if you want a real sample. Men's doubles starts at 15m th-cam.com/video/FCbIxClnJtA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AWMrHdJ0Oo3HfLgs
@@javiersays yeah it really is just a gimmick the US picked up for another thing to promote. It does reduce the skill gap between players though because you cannot win by force and some points are just random luck lol.
This "sport" could be more exciting if the following tweaks were made. 1, promote singles play instead. Pickleball court is too cramp for 4 people. Leave that for the seniors and the children. 2, get rid of the kitchen line. I can't stand that thing. 3, Improve the equipment so there's more pace and spin. One more thing, make the game play more like a combination of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. This might require significant changes but the game will be more athletic and more exciting to watch.
@@jcpenny3606 What you're describing there's actually a sport called Spec Tennis I recommend to check it out! It's played on the pickleball court and it has no kitchen line, faster paced, and everything like you said!
@jcpenny3606 Thus defeating the entire point of the sport. It's not meant to be athletic. It's meant to be something that anyone of any age and fitness can play. To be honest, the biggest thing that needs to change about "Pickleball"... is the name. Such a stupid name.
When the score was 8:10 and Sharapova and Blake were serving, they weren't given the point to make it 8:11, but the game was simply continued so that Graf and Sock made it 9:10
The men were being a bit hoggish… steffi and Maria are both good enough to handle their own side. The men sometimes created a stuff up by crossing over and hogging the ball.
It’s not about hogging the ball, it’s about who has the dominate comfortable forehand side (in the case for Blake). It’s easier if the ball comes through the middle for the righty forehand volley to take it. For Jack’s case I don’t see him doing that that much, plus he’s always been known as a good doubles player and volleyer.
Graf won more titles, matches, and spent more weeks at No. 1 in a significantly shorter career. And she won the Grand Slam. When Serena came close to doing that, she choked to Roberta Vinci. Graf hands down.
You can tell that Serena Williams is living rent-free in your mind, even though you're watching a game involving sharapova and graff you can't stop thinking about Serena Williams, LOL. The truth is that Serena Williams humiliated sharpova for years and would have done the same to graff if she had the chance.
@@user02573 Serena? This woman who lost to Ruano-Pascual, Spirlea, Testud, Likhovtseva, Craybas, Srebotnik, Bartoli, Razzano, Makarova, Lisicki, Cornet, Vinci, Wang, Sasnovich, Tan, Tomljanovic in slams? Are you on drugs or just trolling? 😂😂😂
@@jeremyredding2251 THE true opponent of GRAF was the great MONICA SELES, but her career was over when Monica was 19 years old due to a stab.... With MONICA ON COURT....Graf would have won the half of what she won ! Monica at 19 had already won 8 slams ! And without the stab...it's easy to understand many other slams too. The opponents of Serena Williams were tougher than those of Graf. Kerber Halep Henin Andreescu Osaka were better than....Zvereva Conchita Martinez...Mary Joe Fernandez...and the old Navratilova !
Pickleball pros don't make much. The number one player makes around 2.5 million a year with sponsorships, the number 1 female surely is close to 2 million. But 3-5 are probably lucky to get $200K a year. Lower than top 10 is lucky to break even.
Of course bcoz they are being paid to make pickle ball more popular. At the end, the pickle ball players might earn more if the sport becomes more popular
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I think singles is a little more exciting to watch. Doubles always turns into these dink fests and although not bad when playing it isn't fun to watch.
Even the greats can have fun reinventing themselves. But this is like Tiger, Rory, Nelly and Lydia playing a mini golf match in an arena atmosphere. Takes getting used to.
Really? A sport that will get people to do sports at whatever age and keep them active? That can just be fun? Social? Sorry, if two or more of the greatest, most athletic tennis players can have fun doing it, well, you’re just wrong. It is definitely more exciting than baseball. Wake me up when it is done. I mean when the entire season is done.
i think if they improved the bounce of the ball and got rid of that area near the net and let players come in then this sport would increase in attendance
For all you who think that this is easy… count up all the unforced errors that these “tennis pros” made. It’s alot. These are mistakes that pro pickleball players do not make.
I just don’t understand why all these retired tennis players are playing and promoting this sport. I mean once you master tennis you’d never down grade yourself to this I’d assume. I know I’d never be able to really enjoy it
Blake is the worst doubles partner ever. He distracted her in those last points. He never learned you don’t have to call it, you just take it. But telling her “you” was such a distraction on critical points. Worst partner ever.
terrible sport or whatever it is. When i get older, i'd prefer playing on half of a tennis court than this. But nice seeing the players i grow up wiatching.
It's a shame Maria sharapova has such a bad reputation for not being for friendly when she was at tournaments. She was not fun to be around apparently she didn't need to be that way
Pickle and paddle are so utterly boring to watch. I really don't get why people do. I understand it's fun and simple to play. But to watch it sounds ugly and looks ugly and just looks like nobody ever makes an effort, nothing goes anywhere, because it's a closed piece of racket hitting a dudd; the material refuses interesting technique. Unreal that beach paddle would be thing, that there's enough silly people interesting in watching this lame stuff.
For someone who doesn't play and is not interested in the sport, ya it's pretty bad to watch. But for someone who likes playing and wants to improve, it's fun to watch
Steffi still looks in great shape - once a GOAT always a GOAT!!🥰
STEFFI ALWAYS MY FAVORITE! SHE IS STILL SO ATHLETIC AND SO REAL!
@@lucypedzinski1403 I know right, amazing
Yes and she's glowing. It's great to see her so happy and beautiful!
I wanted Steffi to win too
I’m surprised no one has commented on the fact that Maria is so quiet here 🤐 lol 😂
she can't not be competitive i love her
😂😂😂 👍
Thats the maturity and respect for the senior like mrs.graf
Alfred, the main thing is that you have something to remember, and Maria is also great player and now mom❤
because she's extremely bored I guess
This is such a lame thing to watch. Might be fun to play but as a spectator sport, I don't find it interesting at all.
Like watching paint dry. This is a game, not a sport
this is a poor exhibition example though. Watch any of the MLP games from last weekends event in Salt Lake City if you want a real sample. Men's doubles starts at 15m th-cam.com/video/FCbIxClnJtA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AWMrHdJ0Oo3HfLgs
Watching Steffi is always interesting.
Its neither table tennis or tennis ... and the sort of plasticky noise the paddle and ball make ...
@@javiersays yeah it really is just a gimmick the US picked up for another thing to promote. It does reduce the skill gap between players though because you cannot win by force and some points are just random luck lol.
The fact that pickle ball is now full of retired tennis players 😂😂😂😂
this is how you make it famous. Can't wait to play it next week.
Steffi Graf 👑🎾🙌🙌
Can’t believe that’s the threat to tennis 😢
wont
This "sport" could be more exciting if the following tweaks were made. 1, promote singles play instead. Pickleball court is too cramp for 4 people. Leave that for the seniors and the children. 2, get rid of the kitchen line. I can't stand that thing. 3, Improve the equipment so there's more pace and spin. One more thing, make the game play more like a combination of tennis, table tennis, and badminton. This might require significant changes but the game will be more athletic and more exciting to watch.
@@jcpenny3606😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅
@@jcpenny3606 What you're describing there's actually a sport called Spec Tennis I recommend to check it out! It's played on the pickleball court and it has no kitchen line, faster paced, and everything like you said!
@jcpenny3606 Thus defeating the entire point of the sport. It's not meant to be athletic. It's meant to be something that anyone of any age and fitness can play.
To be honest, the biggest thing that needs to change about "Pickleball"... is the name. Such a stupid name.
Graf siempre ganadora, favorita en cualquier epoca!
Steffi's forehand always a lethal weapon!!
Blake kept reaching across. I think Sharapova was frustrated 😂😂😂
Yes I noticed that too. He keeps getting into her way..
Sharapova still stunning ..this woman doesnt age
Bro, she's 37 not 60.
She is probably a vampire 😅....gorgeous vampire
She's aging beautifully. No longer necessary for her to be under the sun so much.
she has aged very poorly
look at her when she was 18
@@rjcarr316Exactly, I don't understand why people like to think someone in their late 30s are old.
When the score was 8:10 and Sharapova and Blake were serving, they weren't given the point to make it 8:11, but the game was simply continued so that Graf and Sock made it 9:10
Yeah I noticed that. Rules are bit confusing. 😀
I guess you can only convert a match point if you‘re serving
i thought the game was over at 11-8 in favour of sharapova....dont know why it continued !
Stefi Graff will always be my favorite female tennis player-period!
Please push one "f" a little more to the right.
the future! this will be bigger than the grand slam of tennis!
Queen of tennis playing with princess of tennis
Golden Grand Slam winner the ever great.Steffi hard to beat !
Steffi is 54 years old and so beautiful! 😍
The men were being a bit hoggish… steffi and Maria are both good enough to handle their own side. The men sometimes created a stuff up by crossing over and hogging the ball.
It's fine. If you can get it, get it
It’s not about hogging the ball, it’s about who has the dominate comfortable forehand side (in the case for Blake). It’s easier if the ball comes through the middle for the righty forehand volley to take it.
For Jack’s case I don’t see him doing that that much, plus he’s always been known as a good doubles player and volleyer.
Good to see Maria having fun on a court again.
Steffi & Maria are my 2 (of 3) favorite female tennis players of all time. Ana Ivanovic being the other.
they are your sexual fantasies
@jefftravis3808 why do u care? it's my personal choice.
@jefftravis3808 yes right.. I agree
@@sodica81 Steffi, Gaby, Anna, Maria, Ana - what is wrong with having them as sexual fantasies?
Steffi looks lovely.
Team Steffi!❤
Graf won more titles, matches, and spent more weeks at No. 1 in a significantly shorter career. And she won the Grand Slam. When Serena came close to doing that, she choked to Roberta Vinci. Graf hands down.
You can tell that Serena Williams is living rent-free in your mind, even though you're watching a game involving sharapova and graff you can't stop thinking about Serena Williams, LOL.
The truth is that Serena Williams humiliated sharpova for years and would have done the same to graff if she had the chance.
@@user02573 haha. Serena got humiliated by Kerber, Halep, and Henin.
@@user02573 Also, unlike Serena, none of Graf's rivals have a winning record against her. Serena has a losing record to ASV, Osaka, and Andreescu.
@@user02573 Serena?
This woman who lost to Ruano-Pascual, Spirlea, Testud, Likhovtseva, Craybas, Srebotnik, Bartoli, Razzano, Makarova, Lisicki, Cornet, Vinci, Wang, Sasnovich, Tan, Tomljanovic in slams?
Are you on drugs or just trolling?
😂😂😂
@@jeremyredding2251 THE true opponent of GRAF was the great MONICA SELES, but her career was over when Monica was 19 years old due to a stab....
With MONICA ON COURT....Graf would have won the half of what she won !
Monica at 19 had already won 8 slams ! And without the stab...it's easy to understand many other slams too. The opponents of Serena Williams were tougher than those of Graf. Kerber Halep Henin Andreescu Osaka were better than....Zvereva Conchita Martinez...Mary Joe Fernandez...and the old Navratilova !
These former tennis stars are making more money than current pickleball pros. Lol
Pickleball pros don't make much. The number one player makes around 2.5 million a year with sponsorships, the number 1 female surely is close to 2 million. But 3-5 are probably lucky to get $200K a year. Lower than top 10 is lucky to break even.
@@RichardsWorld thats a lot of money for that amount of running
Of course bcoz they are being paid to make pickle ball more popular. At the end, the pickle ball players might earn more if the sport becomes more popular
As if they need money
@@uzzymuzzy4312 everybody meeds
More
Money
they need to change the rule of getting points only on their serve. unnecessarily stretches the game.
What, you got a fire to get to? Go watch volleyball.
EXCELENTE, JUEGO QUE LINDO VER ESAS ESTRELLAS DEL TENIS❤ BENDICIONES PARA TODOS😘🤗🇩🇴 Maria Sharapiva, ya queremos ver tu regreso a las canchas, está en buena condiciones para jugar, te extrañamos, soy una fan lluvia de bendiciones❤🙏🇩🇴
Two very bful ladies and two beasts (in sports in tennis) :)
兩大女子網球天后啊~💗
Graf is aging well 👍
Graf is playing her normal forehand technic!
Steffi queen of wta the real goat
i'm trying to get into it but it's sooo boring.. i just love tennis...maybe when i'm very old🤣🤣
I think singles is a little more exciting to watch. Doubles always turns into these dink fests and although not bad when playing it isn't fun to watch.
how is graf hotter now than younger?
She was hotter when she was young, even a sexpot.
Today she is more beautiful.
Incredibly boring to watch but probably lots of fun when you are 70+ and can't move much anymore....
I wouldn’t know what to do if I was standing next to graf!!! 😮❤
I am surprised to see Steffi Graf in such fine physical condition. She hasn’t aged a bit. ❤
que rapida y dinamica esta Steffi !!
Even the greats can have fun reinventing themselves. But this is like Tiger, Rory, Nelly and Lydia playing a mini golf match in an arena atmosphere. Takes getting used to.
Steffy "All eyez on me"
SHarapova,.por favor, quiero verte con el pelo Rubio como ante lo tenia, extraño ese color, que queda bellísimo😘😘😘
I'd like to know how many of the haters of this game have actually tried to play it.
One or two world-wide.
This is a terrible sport.
I agree looks like Grown up playing a Toddler's game 😂
@@understandinglife2481yes 😂
Really? A sport that will get people to do sports at whatever age and keep them active? That can just be fun? Social? Sorry, if two or more of the greatest, most athletic tennis players can have fun doing it, well, you’re just wrong.
It is definitely more exciting than baseball. Wake me up when it is done. I mean when the entire season is done.
I agree
@@prism8289💅🤡💅 COPE
I’m a 90s kid and had a huge crush on Steffi in the 1990s
This really is "sickening" these former "wealthy" players do not need to get wealthier by playing this..leave it to amateurs and let them get rich!
I mean, they do it for entertaining and promote the sports, nothing that amateurs would like more than having renowned athletes play this game
HA,then let the "amateurs" keep the money
Sharapova didn't scream in this small court 😂
My name is Mr. Aniruddha, I love Steffi Graf. House is at Dist- Charaideo, State- Assam, Country- India.
The only sport i would watch start to finish, not even football or soccer or basketball or boxing its Teqball
i think if they improved the bounce of the ball and got rid of that area near the net and let players come in then this sport would increase in attendance
Sock gets into the shots of his team mate
Crazy idea, pay these tennis players to promote tennis.
maybe Agassi thinks he can establish this and make money out of this. Its boring af.
Maria Queen 😻😊
at the end Andre tried to kiss Stefy on the lips but she turned her face and it was a cheek kiss. Hope everything is right between those two
Not everyone likes pda
2 hand back hand with those rackets is so stupid
It would be SO sad if this game took over tennis, but I can feel it happening
The lazy species that we are😔😔
Novak talking about how tennis is in trouble and they're pushing pickle ball and you have former greats playing and promoting it.
Very interesting.
Soon we would see novak playing this as well
To watch pickleball is extremely boring so there's that
@@darellgrant8753 and still you watching it and commenting… kudos
Well if you wanna keep yourself fit .you can try. But this is not for professionals.
Maybe Blake should stay on his side. I think that Maria can handle her side.
not how it works in PB. Forehand in the middle is usually key th-cam.com/video/FCbIxClnJtA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AWMrHdJ0Oo3HfLgs
Not at all, his forehand from the base would be the best option, specially when most of the shots are stop volleys.
They can still play a great entertaining mixed doubles tennis match. I'd rather see them playing tennis. And I miss Maria's grunt!!!
So the title says TIEBREAK. Is the third set called a Tiebreak? Or is it because both teams got to 11 that now it's called a Tiebreak?
For all you who think that this is easy… count up all the unforced errors that these “tennis pros” made. It’s alot. These are mistakes that pro pickleball players do not make.
Now imagine a tennis match between them. Compare.
What is even that? How can tennis be treathened by this? What a joke
This looks like tennis for kids 😂
Why is scoring system different in this?
This is making Steffi look clumpsy, so for that crime alone, this sport should be banned.
Steffi never looks clumsy.
Why tennis legends would stoop down to pickleball I will never comprehend. They're all dead to me. *spits*
You don't have fun in your, grandpa, do you?
Why didn't the game end 11-8 when Graff hit the net here? 6:21
Graff?
@@carrerau7138 yes. The score was 10-8 and Graf hit the net. Shouldn't it have become 11-8? Or was anything wrong with the scoreboard?
Pros getting paid to promote this sport...not sure if that's the same as Paddle ? Looks a mix of table tennis and tennis
Whats sock doing in the retired corner???
I just don’t understand why all these retired tennis players are playing and promoting this sport. I mean once you master tennis you’d never down grade yourself to this I’d assume. I know I’d never be able to really enjoy it
Maria she is goddess! She looks like model 👍
These hybrid sports never work out well
Hilarious what else can you say 😂
Did Masha lose her voice? Heard no screaming at all.
Blake made some very bad decisions cutting off Sharapova. Sharapova did not need his help!
Blake is the worst doubles partner ever. He distracted her in those last points. He never learned you don’t have to call it, you just take it. But telling her “you” was such a distraction on critical points. Worst partner ever.
why just not plat tennis 😊
T20 of tennis
They should play with onions.
So did they all come from a funeral before the match, except Blake?
So, they're in heat?
steffi if you are reading this ... i would still love to marry you , AA better remain good to her ,my eyes are on you mate
"How much money do you have?"😅
@@jeremie2020he wants to marry Steffi, not you.
@@mfinn7185 You're too young and have a tennistic knowledge too slim to understand why I wrote this...;p
@@jeremie2020 wow, what an amazing reply! I'm sure you don't fully understand it yourself. Perhaps a bit more originality might help.
First,:where is the MUTE function on the keyboard?
Second: INSANE TIE BREAK??? I felt the same emotion of eating an iced soup... 😬
what a boring game
Pickle ball is so silly.
so pickle ball is like florida for retirees
Please Play more matches and stop resharing the same old one
Table tennis on floor
Cuándo la invitan a Gabriela Sabatini?
Maria looks sooo magnificent! Great outfit and perfect legs!😍😍😍
terrible sport or whatever it is. When i get older, i'd prefer playing on half of a tennis court than this. But nice seeing the players i grow up wiatching.
Looks great fun to me, why all the salty comments I wonder???
It's a shame Maria sharapova has such a bad reputation for not being for friendly when she was at tournaments. She was not fun to be around apparently she didn't need to be that way
Lawn version of ping pong 😂😂😂
I like jeff bezos appreciating their performance
Garbage game.. I prefer TT over this.
Steffi si a goat
I love these great champs, but seeing them play such a tacky "sport" makes me feel weird...🤔
Tacky sport?
@@uzzymuzzy4312 no one here ever watched an MLP match and it shows lol.
@@JavinCarelse apparently
Pickle and paddle are so utterly boring to watch. I really don't get why people do. I understand it's fun and simple to play. But to watch it sounds ugly and looks ugly and just looks like nobody ever makes an effort, nothing goes anywhere, because it's a closed piece of racket hitting a dudd; the material refuses interesting technique. Unreal that beach paddle would be thing, that there's enough silly people interesting in watching this lame stuff.
I feel the same watching tennis. Its just totally boring. Maybe they should try volleyball
The physicality and mobility needed in pickleball is nothing compared to badminton, tennis and squash. And even table tennis.
For someone who doesn't play and is not interested in the sport, ya it's pretty bad to watch. But for someone who likes playing and wants to improve, it's fun to watch
LOVE IT!, GREAT SPORT!!
Then don’t watch.