The largest pro draws the sport has ever seen were competed at the 2024 Professional Pickleball Association Vizzy Atlanta Slam, and the long-time #1s Waters and Johns rose to the occasion.
“I wanted to win not for myself, really, but for the team overall,” Phillips said. “Having all my teammates on the next court over watching me and screaming for me after every point didn’t really make me nervous. It honestly just made me really excited to be out there and just be playing on behalf of my team and just trying to do everything for them to win.”