Pickleball PROS vs Tennis PROS - HIGHLIGHTS - (Ben Johns & Matt Wright VS Jack Sock & Sam Querrey)
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2022
- #pickleball #tennis #exhibition #match
How do professional tennis players stack up against professional pickleball players?
Jack Sock is one of the best tennis doubles players on the planet and is actually an avid pickleball player. Sam Querrey has recently retired from professional tennis and has set his sights on the pro pickleball scene. They face off against 2 of the best pickleball players in Ben Johns and Matt Wright. 
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Pretty much proves what I always thought.....pro tennis players can dominate this sport, given some time to learn the nuances of PB.
True I mean the top pickleball players all have very heavy tennis backgrounds
@@PickleballWill I don't think Ben Johns or ALW ever got very far in the tennis world. Ben says his table tennis training informs his PB game as much as tennis.
Oh yeah for sure. When I say heavy I mean just years of time out into the sport of tennis and I’m sure they probably were at the very least high level rec tennis players. Ben John’s table tennis experience def gave him a leg up for PB as I feel like it did for mine as well.
Don't forget though that they have to already be very good at a racket sport (tennis) and obviously a lot of it is transferrable.
It's not like some amateur tennis player can dominate pickleball or anything.
Wright clearly the weak link here
Matt Wright was a 4 time state champ and a top division 1 tennis player so its really 3 tennis players and one pickleball player.
Ben johns played high level tennis until 16, so 4 tennis players
Matt Wright would not win a game off Jack sock in tennis, with his state championships. A top 10 tennis player would kill an ncaa player
I wanna watch Federer play pickleball, feel like his net skills would be insane
Was just thinking that too. Could totally see him playing with a similarly fluid and intuitive style
jack sock and federer are not far off from net skills....
@@kyledeacon5620 jack sock is a better net player in doubles without a doubt (tennis is also about reacting to court coverage and reading opponents body language, and those things do differ in doubles and singles because tactics differ in those two as well). But Federer is a better net player in singles situations, for the reasons listed above
@@AstroPatel most pickleball players play doubles though. The guy commented how it would be insane to see federer play but it wouldn't be much better or "insane" as he mentions as it would be watching jack sock play. doubles is all about net play and is more important than groundstrokes
@@kyledeacon5620 heavily disagree, Federer has a totally different approach to using a racket/paddle and based on watching him for.. well basically my entire life, I'd say better reflexes and instincts too. I don't think it'd be the same. He'd probably come up with something that isn't already part of pickleball/mainstream in PB
The Taco Bell sound effect XD 7:46
Anybody know what paddles Jack Sock is using!
Joola Hyperion 16mm CFS
As a tennis player, it really is hard for me to tell the difference between an exceptional pickleball player vs. a good one. The court is so small restricting movement and serve speed and spin is so limited. Not fun to watch compared to 130mph serves, 90mph returns of serve, and unbelievable court coverage.
Darn, I thought they were going to play each other in tennis. Mayne next time.
Why is the point at 1:01 not a fault? Seems like Ben Johns serves, rushes the next, and the volleys out of the air? What am I missing?
That might have been a return. Either it’s the edit or the stream cut it off. That format for that event was a little different anyways
it wasn't a serve, he was returning. You can see the ball incoming into him and also look at the scoreboard.
Now let’s see some picklers play Federer and Nadal at tennis. Lol
How many backhand volleys can Matt miss?
Who is the more famous team here?
Who do you think?
Pro tennis players can beat pro pickleball players but not the other way around.
I felt like the first game was a warmup for Johns and Wright. They played "for real" in the second game. That being said, the tennis players were amazing. Made me wonder how much time they had into pickleball and how much time they had playing as a team.
This is snooker vs pool, snooker players can play top level pool but a pool panyer would struggle on a 12ftx6ft table,
He'd have done better in singles where there's more running
Matt Wright played HORRENDOUS in game 1!!
Is there any other sport where someone that plays something similar can come in and play with top pros?
Hmmm 🤔 don’t know enough about the other sports but I’m just gonna take some wild guesses here. Disc golf, paddle tennis, that’s about all I got haha but I honestly have no idea
@@PickleballWill Don't forget track & field competition! Very common for athletes that don't cut it in other sports (like American football) to get involved in track and do well at the Olympics
True that!
paddle
Could a professional baseball player with minimum training play cricket? Could an Olympic wrestler with minimum training compete in MMA?
wow the commentator said one of those pickleball players is considered their "GOAT" and yet the newbies from tennis gave them a run!
still lost tho
They are not newbies they both play competitive pickle-ball tournaments even as tennis players
GOAT in a few years old sport doesn't mean much. I believe this sport is still relatively new and we have not seen PB specialists yet, meaning those training their entire live to play PB exclusively. Most PB players these days switched from tennis from some point and probably still play with a Tennis mind set and strategy.
Jack Sock is so fun to watch on the tennis court. It makes me sad to see him doing this instead.
Cry more you big baby because pickleball isn't going anywhere.
No one gives a fck about your sad feelings. If you enjoy watching Jack Sock, then enjoy Jack Sock wherever Jack feels like playing. No one if forcing him to play pickle ball.
Well he quit tennis, so it's this or not seeing him at all.
haha
He's fun as hell watching on the Pickleball court, give it a try
Both Querrey and Sock are not your typical tennis pro. They both play and invest major time into competitive tournament pickleball. It is not like they just came and started playing pickleball.
I feel like Nick Kyrgios would be really good at this
Holy crap I got the 🇰🇭 fitness celeb in my comments?! 🙏 Nick would do very well no doubt
@@PickleballWill HAHA naw it’s just me - Jeremy 😂
Haha staying humble 😂 it’s funny kuz my family housed your lil sister years ago when she was visiting DC and my cousin watches your workout tutorials
@@PickleballWill no freaking way!!! - super small world!!!!
For real bro, when I’m in socal I’ll holla, we can get some tennis in or a you can show me the best photo spots haha
5:10 is that allowed? The rules are confusing
Not sure what you are referring to at 5:10? Looks like Sam just went for a cross court Dink?
@@PickleballWill ben steps right into the kitchen to hit it over, isn't that a fault
Nah it’s not because the ball bounced in the kitchen
@@PickleballWill ohh thanks
There's no such thing as a pickleball pro, this was created for kids or the elderly to play.
How the hell was the match so close if those were pickleball pros and Sock/Querrey haven't even played the "sport" for a year? A right comparison would be to see how the pairs stack up both in pickleball (close, as mentioned) and tennis (said pickleball "pros" wouldn't even get one game over 10 matches)
And yet here we are 🤷
They get paid to play pickleball. Thus making them pros.
Imagine djokovic train full time with best coach in badminton or pingpong. How many think he can put pressure on the top woman there. 😂
Were the pickleball pros playing hard? I’ve never seen a match and it looked like they were just messing around.
Probably not as hard but idk 🤷♂️ you can be the judge. It was an exhibition
Seeing and hearing all the debate about which is harder, or requires more skill, or is more "legitimate", I wonder: did this kind of debate happen when table tennis gained traction as a sport? Tennis and table tennis coexist as Olympic sports, both are legitimate sports that require (different) skills. Why does there even need to be debate? Can't we just have tennis small, medium, and large, and wear whatever size fits us best?
That being said, tennis large is so hard, I can't run that much. I'll happily stick to tennis small and medium.
table tennis is harder than pickleball too. HIgher level table tennis might actually be harder than tennis
@@charlesgraves4565 You're about to start a new debate between pickleball vs ping pong, and reignite the old Internet debate of the 1800s on tennis vs table tennis 😆
No debate but table tennis is definitely more of a weird sport, and this is coming from a very keen table tennis player.
Table tennis and tennis doesn’t compare close. Pickleball and tennis is much similar.
@@emperorpalpatine4995 pickleball is nothing like tennis. There is almost no use of heavy spin at all. The same spins apply in ping pong
I'll stick to tennis.
ben johns' partner sold hard lol you cant count the number of errors and points given, its pretty much all his partner
😂 this is what I think
Lol…Sam Query who has beaten Djokovic in tennis, has admitted that pickleball is WAY harder to get good at than he anticipated, went full time this year and is a LOW LEVEL PRO, plays only APP.
Jack Sock will be a monster in 2024.
Ground strokes help BUT drops and dinks take time to perfect, get a ball 3” high on the net on a 4.5 and above and it will be punished.
Please say this louder to all the tennis snob, pickleball haters out there!
Too easy....try competitive badminton
Can I say that double pickelball sucks? 😂
It doesn't seem enjoyable to watch.
Sure can haha. I can see how it’s not fun to watch especially on screen. I think you really have to play it a lot to appreciate watching doubles. I still don’t really like it on screen
@@PickleballWill So far, here in Italy we don't have it but Padel is having a huge boost recently
I’m actually visiting Italy this June for the first time in Florence and Amalfi coast. Would love to check out and learn Padel. Such a dynamic sport
the boring version of tennis
But way more fun 🙃
@@PickleballWill lol nope
@@PickleballWill lol nope. maybe if you're 40+ and have arthritis in your hipbones^^
Guess that’s me 😅
Dang, imagine I’d they were using something other than that silly Franklin paddle
Only Querry was playing with it right?
@@PickleballWill yup
Matt Wright: the most inconspicuous “professional athlete” on the face of the planet…. But I guess that gives non athletic looking people hope. Lol
People play sports because it is fun and a good way to get exercise. Players leave tennis for pickleball because it is more fun. Sorry haters.
"If i was that tall i would do an ernie everytime!" - female caster
No you wont. 😂
Looks painful to watch. ..weak
Close your 👀 wouldn’t want you to get hurt
This is sad lol
They are done with tennis because their tennis skills are in the dumpster.
Most tennis players retire at 30yo, or before. Both of them are over 30.
The sport is so ridiculously easy. That's why it's popular. It plays right into current societal trends of not wanting to work hard to be good at something. Anything I can pick up and be a professional in a year is a waste of time. Sam and Jack worked their entire lives to be tennis professionals. I get why they are immediately good. In general you master the sport in a few hours..
Quite the claim to say you would be professional in a year. Perhaps you would be able to maybe compete, but to win and have success is a different story
So true
@@PickleballWillanyone who is a decent athlete could be a pro in 6 months to a year. I just refuse to play such a stupid game. I’m a 4.0-4.5 tennis player and I’ve never played pickle ever and I could beat any pickleball player
@clav3284 Haha ok don’t sweat it playa. Don’t play if it ain’t for you but to say you can beat any pickleball player also quite a claim. I too was a 4.5 tennis player and made it to sectionals and nationals USTA from the mid Atlantic region. Been playing pickle for the past 2 years and I would consider myself a pickleball player. You still confident enough to say you could beat me if our tennis skills was on par and I have 2 years more experience than you in a game you never even tried?
@@PickleballWillin a best of five matches round you would probably win 3 and I would win 2
And just so that everybody knows, these two tennis players are actually some of the worst in the atp tour lol, both arent even close to sniffing a tittle. That should tell you how much skill is required to play pickleball
I'm going to assume you are referencing their current rankings. Querrey gotta be in the lower 500 now since he retired and Sock is maybe still in top 200? But dang I didn't know having been in the top 20 ATP rankings with career highs of 8 and 11 made you some of the worse on the ATP tour lol
5-6 years ago Sam was ranked 11th in ATP rankings and Sock was 8th in 2017. This was their career high and nothing to insult. They may not have been Djokovic or Nadal but they did well. Very few Tennis players outside the big 3 won consistent trophies.
Yea man Querrey and Sock are very accomplished tennis players
agreed with jose. they may have been top 20 players at one point, but aint no one betting on them to win titles. they didnt stay in top 20 for years. pb is a cute sport for kids and seniors
@@realplasticbag Actually Jack and Sam won a bunch of titles. Jack even won several doubles Grand Slams. Jack made the semis of the World Tour Finals against top-tier opposition. They may not be all-time greats but Jack especially was a solid player in his time.
Maybe tennis is not the harder sport that they’ve always claimed.
It is. Have them play a tennis match and you’ll see what happens.
@@Water-fo8co Maybe but tennis players looked fatigued to me.
I love and play both and Tennis is definitely harder in my opinion
Imo if you start with tennis and you are good at it, it definitely make it much easier to pick up other racket sports
Barbara this is not even a question. Tennis is much harder.
Only loser pro in tennis would go pro in pickle ball.... lol.
Maybe it's just that fun. Try it.
multiple time grand slam winner, such a loser pro unlike you, the best tennis player of all time