Are we actually fixing singles pickleball… or making it worse?
This week on... Tennis Sucks? ...we dig into one of the most controversial ideas in pro pickleball right now: shrinking the singles court. Is it a smart way to slow the game down or just a band-aid for bigger equipment and rule issues?
We’re joined by pickleball stat wizard Eric Tice to break down:
- Why singles has become so serve-plus-one heavy
- Whether smaller courts help (or hurt) athleticism
- The real problem no one wants to address
- How these changes could impact the pro game long-term
Plus, we get into MLP 2026, including:
- Draft strategy and roster flexibility
- Whether Challenger should even exist anymore
- Why Sundays might finally become must-watch
- And how team pickleball keeps pulling fans in
Plenty of opinions. A few hot takes. And probably a couple bad calls.
👇 Drop your take in the comments — is singles broken, or are we overthinking it?
