@@arautus It's difficult to "compare the sports" because one is an actual sport and the other is a family reunion party game with really, really good financing.
@@GhostofGerulaitis Pickleball is a great sport requiring lots of skill. The game is still yet to be discovered. The exceptional pros are taking it to new levels of skill.
@@arautus I've played Pickleball. It's not as good as tennis by almost every conceivable measure, and the "exceptional pros" are just earning an easy paycheck because it's so much harder to survive on the ATP/WTA. Regardless, my problem is not with individuals - Jack Sock is welcome to get his bag. Whatever. No, my problem is with the recalcitrant tennis culture that refused to adapt over many decades and make it easier for normies to play. Now we have this truly dumb, but well-funded social phenomenon of Pickleball which is enabling the slow eradication of public tennis courts in my city and in cities all across the country. So you'll forgive me if I refrain from calling it "great." It's absolutely not great. Not at all.
Staksrud proving he is the current best singles player this year. Jack improved from his last tournament and is still really fun to watch. Good games and great skills from both of these guys.
@@arautus In 2024 it is a close race between the two, with Staksrud winning. In the PPa tour for Men's Singles in 2024 Ben has 3 golds, 0 silver, 0 bronze. Staksrud has 3 golds, 6 silver, 0 bronze. Thus Staksrud is ranked higher this year because he has more wins than Ben. Agreed that Ben has the best record and is considered the GOAT. Just pointing out that in 2024, Staksrud is doing better.
Sock could have won that match if he could have been more patient. The key in that match is that Staksrud had much more patience and did not hit the ball so abruptly like Sock did. A couple of shots like that would be good enough to determine the result of the whole match.
why would you doubt a top 15 (in his prime) tennis player? Any top 1000 tennis player could reach the very top in pickleball after some weeks of practice
Federico is a great pickleball player, not comparison with big Sock. I can see how much hours Federico had to put into pickleball to be the best. Great job, Federico❤❤❤
I had heard the Staksrud plays with the AB Scorpeus but that looks like the Perseus. Does he play with the Perseus for singles and the Scorpeus for doubles?
All these knocks about Sock and Tennis. Realize that Federico Staksrud also is a former Tennis player and coach. He played played Tennis at UNO about 2 miles from where I live in New Orleans. Both of these guys are excellent to make it this far and Federico is the more complete player in 2024. Jack Sock improves by leaps and bounds from year to year and with time I believe he will start winning these tournaments.
Two tennis players playing PB. Jack Sock gaining weight and still taking over PB. LOL. The thing is that in any racquet sport there is a level of hand skills that comes with years and hundreds of hours playing. You see this level of high dexterity in tennis, table tennis, racquetball, squash, etc.. What's sad is that among PB 'pro's you see players who obviously don't have this level of dexterity. That's why the best PB players are usually tennis players.
He complained about Federico taking too much time to challenge the call. It is legal as long as he doesn't take more than 30 seconds to call the time out.
@@jgarcia10s Yep sock is back and forth between the "Control Air" and the Power air" Seems like he is preferring the power paddle for his singles game.
I honestly believe if you give a decent club tennis player a pickleball racket and like maybe a few weeks of training he’ll be top ten in the pickleball league easily 😂😂 However, this World Number One actually impressive playing and beating against a guy who undoubtedly has mastered racket sports more than he has in his life
Many of us at my club have a tennis background, I played tennis for years as well as squash and racquetball. No doubt a tennis background helps at the beginning. but I see many more tennis players stuck at a 3.5 level than ones that move forward. I also think squash player are much better coming into pickleball because they have faster hands and can move better than tennis players.
I liked Fed’s suggestion to take the game to Argentina! Why not PPA? Make a tournament once a year in one of the top players’ home country? Great for the sport and great for the players!
Jack Sock is the most fun player to watch in the PPA whether it be singles or doubles. He's only going to get better, and I'm sure he will cut down on the unforced errors. That said, Fed is just too solid of a player.
He took a break from singles this tournament. He said four straight tournaments was taking too much of a toll on his body. He still competed in mixed and gendered doubles though.
Casters. Please. Stop giving players credit for a point when their opponent hits an unforced error. Jack is on the ball 3 or 4 seconds before it ever bounces and sailing it out wide, and yall are giving credit to fed like he did something special.
WHEN WHEN WHEN are you(COMMENTATORS) leave the “TENNIS” background out of the players?????!!!! Freaking annoying bring that up every single game!!!!!! Please stop talking and let us watch!!!!
While I appreciate these guys having some fun, Jack is too goofy and jokes around too much here. There needs to be some semblance of focus on actually winning.
cant convince me that singles tennis is more boring than singles pickleball. pickleball should only be doubles. Singles tennis is so much better. Rallies in these rarely go double figures.
Up until a month or two ago, he wore the babalot jet mach 3. I'm not sure what made him stop, but he's probably spent much more time on court than you, so I think he knows what shoes work for him.
@@sallad2645 ofc he has, but it was obvious those shoes were not good on that court and condition. Babolat shoes are basically tires lol. If he keeps wearing those Nikes he’s gonna end up like Zion Williams
Sieht irgendwie komisch aus, mehr fur Leute die kein Tennis oder Tischtennis können 😂 Total langweilig und albern das man diesen micro schlager als beidhändige Rückhand spielt. Den Sinn dieses Spiel entzieht sich meiner Logic, ausser das sich Amis wieder eine neue Vermarktungsstrategie uberlegt haben. Fazit braucht kein Mensch!
I don't understand why everybody is building soooo much Hype for Sock. He is just an average player with a terrible backhand and poor team play. Shame on these commentators for baby-sitting him
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love seeing Jack having fun doing side quests
he's losing
Jack is making big strides in his singles game. A short time ago, Federico was winning with ease.
It's almost like professional tennis is much, much harder.
@@GhostofGerulaitis it's difficult to compare the sports. I can't see top pickleball players successfully transferring to tennis.
@@arautus It's difficult to "compare the sports" because one is an actual sport and the other is a family reunion party game with really, really good financing.
@@GhostofGerulaitis Pickleball is a great sport requiring lots of skill. The game is still yet to be discovered. The exceptional pros are taking it to new levels of skill.
@@arautus I've played Pickleball. It's not as good as tennis by almost every conceivable measure, and the "exceptional pros" are just earning an easy paycheck because it's so much harder to survive on the ATP/WTA. Regardless, my problem is not with individuals - Jack Sock is welcome to get his bag. Whatever. No, my problem is with the recalcitrant tennis culture that refused to adapt over many decades and make it easier for normies to play. Now we have this truly dumb, but well-funded social phenomenon of Pickleball which is enabling the slow eradication of public tennis courts in my city and in cities all across the country. So you'll forgive me if I refrain from calling it "great." It's absolutely not great. Not at all.
Staksrud proving he is the current best singles player this year. Jack improved from his last tournament and is still really fun to watch. Good games and great skills from both of these guys.
Ben is still the best
@@gameplaynation4280 Ben definitely has the best record, but currently Staksrud is ranked #1 in 2024 for Men's Singles on the PPA tour.
@@jah.5.He's number 1 by points, but Ben dominates him.
@@arautus In 2024 it is a close race between the two, with Staksrud winning. In the PPa tour for Men's Singles in 2024 Ben has 3 golds, 0 silver, 0 bronze. Staksrud has 3 golds, 6 silver, 0 bronze. Thus Staksrud is ranked higher this year because he has more wins than Ben. Agreed that Ben has the best record and is considered the GOAT. Just pointing out that in 2024, Staksrud is doing better.
@@arautus ok but that doesn't mean Ben is the best if he keeps getting knocked out earlier in the brackets.
Sock could have won that match if he could have been more patient. The key in that match is that Staksrud had much more patience and did not hit the ball so abruptly like Sock did. A couple of shots like that would be good enough to determine the result of the whole match.
That’s the nature of his game. It’s how he pulled off the second game. Live and die by his aggressive forehand
was at first, a bit of a jack sock doubter. I also thought apple was a shitty stock in 2000. Amazing skills, both of them. Great game.
why would you doubt a top 15 (in his prime) tennis player? Any top 1000 tennis player could reach the very top in pickleball after some weeks of practice
@@jeffeyjeffey8 don't agree. Singles yes. Doubles id say no.
Jack Sock reminding us all how important GLUTES are in pickleball
love seeing Jack
Federico is a great pickleball player, not comparison with big Sock.
I can see how much hours Federico had to put into pickleball to be the best.
Great job, Federico❤❤❤
Great effort from Jack Sock, let’s go man 🎾
I had heard the Staksrud plays with the AB Scorpeus but that looks like the Perseus. Does he play with the Perseus for singles and the Scorpeus for doubles?
Question, do you have to approach on the Return of Serve?
No, see around 1:03 where Sock stays back. Returning players will rush net almost every time they hit a solid return though
All these knocks about Sock and Tennis. Realize that Federico Staksrud also is a former Tennis player and coach. He played played Tennis at UNO about 2 miles from where I live in New Orleans. Both of these guys are excellent to make it this far and Federico is the more complete player in 2024. Jack Sock improves by leaps and bounds from year to year and with time I believe he will start winning these tournaments.
Two tennis players playing PB. Jack Sock gaining weight and still taking over PB. LOL. The thing is that in any racquet sport there is a level of hand skills that comes with years and hundreds of hours playing. You see this level of high dexterity in tennis, table tennis, racquetball, squash, etc.. What's sad is that among PB 'pro's you see players who obviously don't have this level of dexterity. That's why the best PB players are usually tennis players.
so athletic... so much explosive side to side movement... truly gods amongst men, WOW
what paddle sock using
I'm hearing impaired and dont know what the whole debacle was about after Sock went yo get his towel. Could someone please elaborate.
He complained about Federico taking too much time to challenge the call. It is legal as long as he doesn't take more than 30 seconds to call the time out.
I'm a new pickleball player, can someone explain to me what happened around 09:00 when play was stopped?
I think Federico set his towel on the other side of the court so he could get a longer rest period and Jack called it out loll
Whats the prize money for the winner?
does anyone know if jack is using a legit power air or the selkirk labs project?
Is Jack playing a prototype Selkirk Paddle? I've not seen that grey on white colorway and the throat hole looks bigger than the normal Power Air.
Im pretty sure he is using the luxx control air
Scratch that. I jumped the gun with my reply.
@@NicholasJens he uses control air exclusively for doubles so far has used power air for singles.
Paddle looks like the new Amped Power Air series
@@jgarcia10s Yep sock is back and forth between the "Control Air" and the Power air" Seems like he is preferring the power paddle for his singles game.
Beat by another guy named Fed😂 Missed serves at 7 all…OUCH. Good match 👏
The 2 missed serves cost him the match.
Yeah I keep saying Jack has to clean up his unforced errors drastically. He could’ve won this if not for those.
I honestly believe if you give a decent club tennis player a pickleball racket and like maybe a few weeks of training he’ll be top ten in the pickleball league easily 😂😂
However, this World Number One actually impressive playing and beating against a guy who undoubtedly has mastered racket sports more than he has in his life
Many of us at my club have a tennis background, I played tennis for years as well as squash and racquetball. No doubt a tennis background helps at the beginning. but I see many more tennis players stuck at a 3.5 level than ones that move forward. I also think squash player are much better coming into pickleball because they have faster hands and can move better than tennis players.
I liked Fed’s suggestion to take the game to Argentina! Why not PPA? Make a tournament once a year in one of the top players’ home country? Great for the sport and great for the players!
That sucks that the court was so slippery and skidding .
Jack Sock is the most fun player to watch in the PPA whether it be singles or doubles. He's only going to get better, and I'm sure he will cut down on the unforced errors. That said, Fed is just too solid of a player.
It’s fun to watch Jack playing but he could be really annoying if you are playing against him…
Federico and Jack Sock play good!
Yes it's as exciting as watching paint dry
Jack Sock play pickleball = he play tennis
@@yipai8628 lol
JACKKKKK SOAAAAKKKKKK!!! 😂😂
wheres ben why didnt he play
He took a break from singles this tournament. He said four straight tournaments was taking too much of a toll on his body. He still competed in mixed and gendered doubles though.
@@JflipJedi Gendered doubles hahahahahaha
@@ts9576 That’s what it’s called?
Full match uploads are great but think about doing highlights.
They need to play best of 5
These guys are, in effect, playing tennis. Too much action in the back court. I miss Ben!
Casual finals
Jack Sock will win champion 2026!
Sock never did win many finals in Tennis either!😮
He won more finals than you I believe…
Casters. Please. Stop giving players credit for a point when their opponent hits an unforced error. Jack is on the ball 3 or 4 seconds before it ever bounces and sailing it out wide, and yall are giving credit to fed like he did something special.
new jack sock matches would be nicer than the same ones over and over...
Federico will win more champion!
As long as he doesn't play Ben.
Yes, If Ben lose before final, Federico win champion no problem. Ben lose to QD and JS, Ben should play more stronger and move more faster.
@yipai8628 jack Sock is moving up.
I am waiting for him win champion.
WHEN WHEN WHEN are you(COMMENTATORS) leave the “TENNIS” background out of the players?????!!!! Freaking annoying bring that up every single game!!!!!!
Please stop talking and let us watch!!!!
Yet another sport Sock shows how out of shape you can be to play and be mediocre at. Guy looks like he threw down a keg the night before.
While I appreciate these guys having some fun, Jack is too goofy and jokes around too much here. There needs to be some semblance of focus on actually winning.
8:58 Ball was out
cant convince me that singles tennis is more boring than singles pickleball. pickleball should only be doubles. Singles tennis is so much better. Rallies in these rarely go double figures.
Wait what fkn sock????
Way too many unforced errors by Sock.
I'm shocked match went 3 games. Fed clearly had an off day ..
Bro needs to stop wearing Nikes just bc they’re cool and get some adidas’. I made that switch a long time ago for tennis
Up until a month or two ago, he wore the babalot jet mach 3. I'm not sure what made him stop, but he's probably spent much more time on court than you, so I think he knows what shoes work for him.
@@sallad2645 ofc he has, but it was obvious those shoes were not good on that court and condition. Babolat shoes are basically tires lol. If he keeps wearing those Nikes he’s gonna end up like Zion Williams
Looks like his shoes failed multiple times - slipping, possibly deforming, etc. Won't be buying Nikes any time soon.
Sieht irgendwie komisch aus, mehr fur Leute die kein Tennis oder Tischtennis können 😂 Total langweilig und albern das man diesen micro schlager als beidhändige Rückhand spielt. Den Sinn dieses Spiel entzieht sich meiner Logic, ausser das sich Amis wieder eine neue Vermarktungsstrategie uberlegt haben. Fazit braucht kein Mensch!
how is this the championship? These guys are terrible
Jack Sock pretends to be so very super cool, but when he loses, he shows he is a pathetic loser who does paddle taps only when he wins.
It’s great Jack moved to pickleball, cause he sucked at tennis 😂
I don't understand why everybody is building soooo much Hype for Sock. He is just an average player with a terrible backhand and poor team play. Shame on these commentators for baby-sitting him
Lmao "average" 🤣
Jack is outta shape, look at his tummy