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Draw Reveal: The Zimmer Biomet Masters presented by Invited

Author: PPA Tour | January 2, 2025

The Zimmer Biomet Masters presented by Invited is kicking off on January 6th and the professional draws for all five divisions of play have officially been released. It’s time to dive into the excitement!

As players gear up for intense battles on the court, we invite you to join in the thrill and share your result predictions on social media. To tune into all the action, see the full broadcast schedule and visit PPA TV on Youtube. Tournament results, updates, and pickleball news are made in real time via the PPA Tour Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, so follow us there to stay in the loop!

Womens Doubles

  • Defending medalists: Waters/Parenteau, Bright/Rohrabacher, Wright/Dizon
  • Will the rivalry be renewed with the top two seeds staging a ’24 rematch?
  • What will the Pisnik/Fahey (8) partnership look like?
  • WATCH OUT FOR: MLP Champion Dallas Flash partners Jorja Johnson and Hurricane Tyra Black (3) – can they disrupt the rivalry? 

Mens Doubles

  • Defending medalists: Johns/Johns, Newman/Wilson, Staksrud/Tellez
  • Ben & Collin Johns (1) are motivated to end their partnership in gold. 
  • Patriquin and Staksrud (2) won the PPA Finals and were the hottest team at the end of ’24. 
  • Pat Smith and Jay Devilliers (12) – are they healthy enough to find the success of past years?
  • WATCH OUT FOR: Daescu and Alshon (6) – height, reach, firepower – watch out for this first-time partnership.

Mixed Doubles

  • Defending medalists: Waters/Johns, Bright/Ignatowich, David/Wilson 
  • ALW and Ben Johns lost but once in ’24 (Bright/Daescu in Austin) – who will challenge them?
  • Tennis stars pair up on the 20X44 as Sock and Bouchard (20) are a first-time partnership
  • Shock waves – St. Louis MLP teammates Bright and Patriquin are the 3 seed. 
  • WATCH OUT FOR: Tina Pisnik and Dekel Bar (6) – can one of the most consistent teams from 2024 get off to a good start in the new year?

Womens Singles

  • Defending medalists: Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Brooke Buckner
  • Can anyone beat ALW (1)? Just one loss to Devidze (not playing this one) in 2024.
  • Can Brooke Buckner (2) cement her status as the #2 player in the world?
  • WATCH OUT FOR: Kaitlyn Christian (5) – got her first win at Daytona and is full of confidence.

Mens Singles

  • Defending medalists: Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Jack Sock
  • Federico Staksrud (1) ended a dominant ’24 with a win at Daytona in December. 
  • Ben Johns is not playing singles in this event. 
  • Collin Shick’s (17) final PPA event before heading back to med school. 
  • WATCH OUT FOR: Hunter Johnson (3) – won the PPA Finals and was on a rampage at the end of ’24.  

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