@@dropshot118 The net game is nothing like tennis at all, the drives are the shots that are most like tennis and translate well, though obviously good at one racket sport generally translates well to being good at others. However that's not what the original post was saying, don't think you read it!
PB is not really a spectator game, no matter who's playing. On a tennis court, you can see all the varieties of the game, and each player showcases his own style. But PB doesn't have much variety. Steffi Graf plays the same as Sharapova.
Steffi still fit AF even after all these years. Looks like shes barely aged a day. U think being in the sun all those years and her very light complexion would be an issue but not for Stefanie.😊
@@힐만94 I see. Badminton is really popular and big in Asia and pickleball is gaining popularity. However I can't imagine badminton having a limitation rule like you can't volley in the kitchen, I guess it's to slow down pickleball to make it an accessible game to play
Steffi Is still really gorgeous. What an incredible human being (cit. her great rival and friend Gabriela Sabatini) I almost hated her absolute dominance when she was active, but after that, I started loving her more and more. I didn't understand in what consists her tactics against Sharapova, though
Cause is harder to learn, harder to play. The reason pickleball has become famous is because is easy to learn, easy to play, you don't need to be necessarily in shape or have a decent cardio.
You are absolutely right. The equipment does not allow for any mastery and feel. The mini court size doesn’t show up retired players speed deficiencies. Failed or retired tennis players will dominate. It’s just beach smashball with prize money and TV. I can’t wait for putt putt to replace tour golf.
Yep, it is really fun to play, not convinced it is the best spectator sport, though isn't terrible. At least they are actually playing the game much more of the time, unlike tennis where half the time they are sitting down or asking ballboys for 5 different balls so they can choose the one they want to serve with when they eventually get round to it.
I suppose it's like any sport. If you've never played it and don't understand the rules it's boring to watch. Baseball, grid iron, Aussie rules - I find them boring! Not to say that it is - I just don't understand the game and hence don't enjoy watching.
@@Whatreally123who’s saying this is a “sport” as much as tennis is?? It’s a fun game. That’s all. Anyone can just play PB and have fun. Tennis is fun too obviously but it’s just not as fun if you can’t hit the ball properly. The learning curve is much harder. PB is a mixture of ping pong and tennis. You gonna tell people ping pong isn’t fun?
@@ERizzo5 Damn you are in all the comments. Pickleball isn't a mixture of ping pong and tennis. Table tennis (ping pong) is really fast, like really fast and don't get me started with Tennis. Don't compare table tennis with pickleball please. You need a lot of control and technique to play decent table tennis, which takes months and years of practice. They are installing pickleball courts in Nursing homes for christ sake. Any group of four without experience can get going a pickleball game in the first day. The way you talk about table tennis is like going to a resort, come across a table tennis, grabbing the hotel blades and spend time mostly hitting from the backhand without proper form and getting the ball from the floor most of the times.
@@afterthesmash You are comparing downtime with actual play time - two different things. I totally agree that downtime is super boring and too long in MLB and NFL (although I'm not from the USA) but at least MLB and NFL are interesting WHILE actual play happens. This game here is even boring WHILE actual gameplay happens.
@@Antigegner If you take NFL footage and speed it up by 4x, it would also be as dull as watching pickleball. You wouldn't actually see anything much at all as the play raced along and you would yawn. I enjoy pickleball more at 1/4 speed than at full speed. The difference with the NFL is that they already play it slow enough to enjoy watching.
Just like ping pong is standing around? No one is saying pickleball is as a legit sport as much as tennis is but it is a fun racket ball sport (I know it’s a paddle). I get the sense that the snobbish attitude of tennis players is due to the rising popularity of PB in America.
@@ERizzo5 no they want to make it legit thats why they pay so much money to the stars like Andre Stefi and ect to show up here... some day this sht would be an olimpic sport just like a break dance did ))
@@krob2327 Hit in the face? Hardly ever happens at the kitchen. Those balls will all fly off court. It's a stupid shot. Shorter women take it in the chest sometimes. That's _far_ closer to the height where the ball is being aimed by an aggressive player with any skill at all. Face shots happen far more often in midcourt when you partner mishits a volley with the edge of their paddle and it squirts sideways instead of forwards. On some paddles, the angle of the throat will kick balls up into your face if you mishit the ball with one of those edges. This is also pretty rare unless you are in full dive mode swinging with desperation. Indeed, it is dangerous to get hit in the eyes when you are not wearing protective eyewear. Back when I played squash, squash was ten times more dangerous in this respect. Excluding muscle pulls, pickleball is about the same danger level as stepping into your bathroom shower.
Compare some of these rallies to the so called "pros" of this "sport" you will realise professional pickleball is just a joke in comparison to real tennis
Obviously not as interesting to watch like tennis but it is fun to play and not as grueling as tennis. It’s just a quick fun game. It’s really not that deep.
Professional tennis must be really hard on the body so players have to change to this. It looks cheap… the racquet, the ball and all. Actually it looks like ping pong without the table. I can understand it is fun maybe. All sports with racquets are fun. Maybe I will give it a gol if For some reason or age I could not play tennis in the future.
Rather than decide what is and isn't worth being televised, why don't you just not watch it and let others who want to. PB is great for those who age, or injure, out of something like tennis, plus it's also a lot of fun, you should try it.
I may transition to watching pickleball if it’s going to be all the former tennis stars
your strengths wont translate over due the dumb nature of PB. Except maybe the net game.
@@dropshot118 The net game is nothing like tennis at all, the drives are the shots that are most like tennis and translate well, though obviously good at one racket sport generally translates well to being good at others. However that's not what the original post was saying, don't think you read it!
Yeah. It’s the only way I’ll watch this monstrosity of a sport.
Only with the stars playing. Otherwise 🥱
PB is not really a spectator game, no matter who's playing. On a tennis court, you can see all the varieties of the game, and each player showcases his own style. But PB doesn't have much variety. Steffi Graf plays the same as Sharapova.
Exactly!!!
Wow always a pleasure to watch Steffi play.
Great to see them having so much fun and being so very relaxed. 😊
Steffi still fit AF even after all these years. Looks like shes barely aged a day. U think being in the sun all those years and her very light complexion would be an issue but not for Stefanie.😊
glad that sharapova finally can get rid of her grunting 😅
She was fucking annoying!
Lol
blake still got dat booty 😂
Oooooh! That's why it was so eerie watching this! 😅
She didn't use as much strength as tennis 😅
Watching her here makes me miss the women's tennis from the 80's/90's.
I feel spoiled watching all my favorite players do this. This is awesome.
Nobody played tennis like Steffi.
Yep. Her whole body present . . . utterly sexy . . .
Steffi looks the same after all these years!
Not at all. . . even MUCH BETTER ! Greatly "shaped" . . . hope she reads this
Excellent shots, fast, quick hands on all 4 players.
When tennis meets table tennis u get pickle ball
well pickle ball is using badminton court, so it's 3 in 1 sport...
@@힐만94 I see. Badminton is really popular and big in Asia and pickleball is gaining popularity. However I can't imagine badminton having a limitation rule like you can't volley in the kitchen, I guess it's to slow down pickleball to make it an accessible game to play
Steffi is even more beautiful now that's she is older
Steffi Is still really gorgeous. What an incredible human being (cit. her great rival and friend Gabriela Sabatini)
I almost hated her absolute dominance when she was active, but after that, I started loving her more and more.
I didn't understand in what consists her tactics against Sharapova, though
I think the video title refers to Steffi's serving down the middle 1:19 and 7:09 , when Sharapova made the return fault twice.
Sharapova doesn't scream anymore😂
I hate this sport, but I have a soft spot in my heart for Steffi and Andre so I am here.
PB sucks
Steffi jest zajebista 👌...
Это по-каковски))))
VERY sexy indeed . . . .
@@33leroi,, Steffi "she's awesome 🤗.. ponial🤣
of course Sharapova is gorgeous, but Steffi is still and will always be a beautiful woman
Yeah, that was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo crazy!!!!!
That body cam angle is literally nauseating
Это достойная альтернатива теннису.Маша, ятебялюблю!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Ahh steffi she still looks beautiful
Was watching until the camera went Blair Witch
Nobody want to see any Ben Jones or Fed something here… We want to see former tennis players! 😭😭😭
Former pickleball players aren't now playing tennis.
Steffi is what ? 55 now.....shouldn't she be in the seniors team ? she still kicks ass though
Sharapova❤
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Just for entertainment, they are not 5.0 players
I think would be just fine
Sorry but I want to see this on the tennis court. Graf/Agassi vs Sharapova/McEnroe
No serve. No more running. Great 🤣
Ok but who won the match???
steffi
@@penncakes07 is a tied! they decide to take a break!
Are they any good against great pickleball players?
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Get rid of the head cam. Thx. lol
its like tabletennis
My name is Aniruddha Gogoi
why not badminton instead ?
Cause is harder to learn, harder to play. The reason pickleball has become famous is because is easy to learn, easy to play, you don't need to be necessarily in shape or have a decent cardio.
I thought you only scored points on your serve in pickelball
I thought only twos were wild in poker. Turns out there's more than one scoring system. Huh?
it is boring substitute for tennis
que risa este juego... no púedo creer que grandes tenistas se dediquen a esto...muy simple parece de juguetes de niños las paletas y las pelotitas...
Better than tennis!!
They're trying hard to market PB. Agassi and Graf must have been paid a fortune to promote.
Good warm Sock
Maria is the green of tennis, it's so here that the PB doesn't fit in with her, somehow🌹🎾🤩❤
This sport is really bad to watch lol
its the same speed everytime- slow. Graf is known for one of the best forehands of all time and looks like a granny in thus sport
You are absolutely right. The equipment does not allow for any mastery and feel. The mini court size doesn’t show up retired players speed deficiencies. Failed or retired tennis players will dominate. It’s just beach smashball with prize money and TV. I can’t wait for putt putt to replace tour golf.
Yep, because there's not too much variety. Every player plays the same way with the only major difference being one or two handed backhand.
That head cam is pointless
Why is this so popular? This is lame to watch. Maybe fun to play
Yep, it is really fun to play, not convinced it is the best spectator sport, though isn't terrible. At least they are actually playing the game much more of the time, unlike tennis where half the time they are sitting down or asking ballboys for 5 different balls so they can choose the one they want to serve with when they eventually get round to it.
I suppose it's like any sport. If you've never played it and don't understand the rules it's boring to watch. Baseball, grid iron, Aussie rules - I find them boring! Not to say that it is - I just don't understand the game and hence don't enjoy watching.
@@tonymaddison6914 c'mon. You can't really consider this as a real "sport".
@@Whatreally123who’s saying this is a “sport” as much as tennis is?? It’s a fun game. That’s all. Anyone can just play PB and have fun. Tennis is fun too obviously but it’s just not as fun if you can’t hit the ball properly. The learning curve is much harder. PB is a mixture of ping pong and tennis. You gonna tell people ping pong isn’t fun?
@@ERizzo5 Damn you are in all the comments. Pickleball isn't a mixture of ping pong and tennis. Table tennis (ping pong) is really fast, like really fast and don't get me started with Tennis. Don't compare table tennis with pickleball please. You need a lot of control and technique to play decent table tennis, which takes months and years of practice. They are installing pickleball courts in Nursing homes for christ sake. Any group of four without experience can get going a pickleball game in the first day. The way you talk about table tennis is like going to a resort, come across a table tennis, grabbing the hotel blades and spend time mostly hitting from the backhand without proper form and getting the ball from the floor most of the times.
Look like kids game...love tennis (more intense)
Where's Trevor Bauer?
Would have been much better if they played tennis
they play pb like tennis. lol
This game is basically standing around....incredibly boring to watch...
MLB much? Or how about the NFL, where the game clock one hour out of long broadcast slot, and much of that ticks down before the ball is snapped.
@@afterthesmash You are comparing downtime with actual play time - two different things. I totally agree that downtime is super boring and too long in MLB and NFL (although I'm not from the USA) but at least MLB and NFL are interesting WHILE actual play happens. This game here is even boring WHILE actual gameplay happens.
@@Antigegner If you take NFL footage and speed it up by 4x, it would also be as dull as watching pickleball. You wouldn't actually see anything much at all as the play raced along and you would yawn. I enjoy pickleball more at 1/4 speed than at full speed. The difference with the NFL is that they already play it slow enough to enjoy watching.
Just like ping pong is standing around? No one is saying pickleball is as a legit sport as much as tennis is but it is a fun racket ball sport (I know it’s a paddle). I get the sense that the snobbish attitude of tennis players is due to the rising popularity of PB in America.
@@ERizzo5 no they want to make it legit thats why they pay so much money to the stars like Andre Stefi and ect to show up here... some day this sht would be an olimpic sport just like a break dance did ))
I guess they all decided to not dink. Not even one
So it's retirement game
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Is it a ping pong ball?
Like a whiffle ball, but you stand on the 'table'.
so it's basically net play after the serve? Yikes.
Yah and dangerous if you get hit in the face too
@@krob2327 Hit in the face? Hardly ever happens at the kitchen. Those balls will all fly off court. It's a stupid shot.
Shorter women take it in the chest sometimes. That's _far_ closer to the height where the ball is being aimed by an aggressive player with any skill at all.
Face shots happen far more often in midcourt when you partner mishits a volley with the edge of their paddle and it squirts sideways instead of forwards.
On some paddles, the angle of the throat will kick balls up into your face if you mishit the ball with one of those edges. This is also pretty rare unless you are in full dive mode swinging with desperation.
Indeed, it is dangerous to get hit in the eyes when you are not wearing protective eyewear. Back when I played squash, squash was ten times more dangerous in this respect. Excluding muscle pulls, pickleball is about the same danger level as stepping into your bathroom shower.
Compare some of these rallies to the so called "pros" of this "sport" you will realise professional pickleball is just a joke in comparison to real tennis
Sport for retired tennis players
Ball hogging Blake all in Sharapova space
Such a boring game that they have to run an interview alongside live gameplay
It’s just not interesting to watch.
Obviously not as interesting to watch like tennis but it is fun to play and not as grueling as tennis. It’s just a quick fun game. It’s really not that deep.
Don’t hit it to jack 🙄
Ping pong on steroids, lol
That's an insult buddy. This is boring to watch. Even highlights, look for table tennis highlights they are insane.
@@RodovalPTY you will get over it…promise
Professional tennis must be really hard on the body so players have to change to this. It looks cheap… the racquet, the ball and all. Actually it looks like ping pong without the table. I can understand it is fun maybe. All sports with racquets are fun. Maybe I will give it a gol if For some reason or age I could not play tennis in the future.
Zero interest to watch
What a boring sport...
Great players but this is so boring. They should play legends tour real tennis.
This is a disgrace
Sorry guys, this is not going to be popular, people don't watch doubles tennis, and not gonna watch this.
Boring to watch within the first minute.
Commented tho
borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrringgggggg stupid game
You’re boring.
Is ping pong a boring stupid game too?
@@tarekbeydoun9131 boring stupid comment.
@@ERizzo5 No, pickleball is BORING. Please look for table tennis highlights, they are awesome. Pickleball highlights its to get asleep.
this is just painful...go back to legends tour in tennis
What is this nonsense "sport"?! Can they just move this onto a proper tennis court, pick up their rackets, and start a proper exhibition match 🙄🙄
2 women who obviously didn't play with a wiffle ball when they were young -- it's a child's game
No they were already playing tennis as a business when they were children. Not much of a childhood.
@@eileentiernan So, they're living a childhood now, I guess. Childhoods aren't to be televised. It's a ridiculous game to televise, imo
@@janetcox4873news flash, all sports are games for children lmao
Rather than decide what is and isn't worth being televised, why don't you just not watch it and let others who want to. PB is great for those who age, or injure, out of something like tennis, plus it's also a lot of fun, you should try it.
@@patrickb4750 Remind me what this is about again, .....
Still not a sport 😂
Yep. Goddess who likes to play . . . sometimes . . .
Rubbish game