# Why top tennis stars are struggling to crack pickleball 2026-08-13T16:14:04+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A growing number of tennis professionals are moving into pickleball, but success is far from guaranteed. Jack Sock won mixed doubles gold in his first professional pickleball tournament in 2023, while still active on the ATP tour. He has four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold. Donald Young, a former top-50 tennis player, currently sits around No. 43 in PPA Tour singles, proving the transition is not automatic. Sam Querrey, who once beat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, has been open about how humbling the learning curve is. Eugenie Bouchard began playing on the PPA Tour in January 2024 while still competing in tennis. Kim Clijsters, a former world No. 1, is involved primarily as a team owner. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Jack Sock, pickleball, PPA Tour, sports transition, tennis Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/why-top-tennis-stars-are-struggling-to-crack-pickleball/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/why-top-tennis-stars-are-struggling-to-crack-pickleball/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.