The top pickleball players in the world head to Georgia for the PPA Tour Pickleball Atlanta Slam on Wednesday.
The 2024 Atlanta Slam kicks off with the round of 32 Wednesday where every player in the PPA Tour Pickleball will look to advance for an opportunity to win the tournament. Heading into the tournament Anna Leigh Waters is the favorite in the women’s singles draw as the top-seeded player with Lea Jansen as the second seed. In the men’s singles draw Federico Staksrud is the top seed with Ben Johns as the second seed. Those four will try to navigate very tough fields in the Atlanta Open to make it a run for a championship title.
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Johns will pull triple duty in the Atlanta Open with his singles matches as well as doubles and mixed doubles. He is a part of the second seeded team in men’s doubles with his brother Collin Johns who have 31 doubles titles together. Then in mixed doubles he joins Waters as the top-seeded team where they also have 31 titles together.
The journey for Johns in men’s singles starts with 29th seeded Noe Khlif in men’s doubles against the 27th seeded team of Alex Neumann and Grayson Goldin, then in mixed doubles against the 30th seeded team of Daniel De La Rosa and Tamaryn Emmrich. In singles Johns earned a bye into the round of 32, but has already taken the court in mixed doubles, winning his first match against the team of Tanner Tomassi and Samantha Greenhunt.
Pickleball has featured the John’s brothers and Water’s sisters as stars for years. Now, the next generation of great pickleball players are on their way here in the Atlanta Open and leading into the future of the sport.
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