STORYLINES FOR THE GUARANTEED RATE PPA CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY THORLO

OVERALL TOP 5:

• AMAZING RACE: Just two tourneys left to earn points to qualify for the PPA Finals in December 
• SPOTLESS: ALW is undefeated in women’s dubs in 2023 – paired with CP in this one 
• ANOTHER BENJAMIN: Ben hit the century mark in Cincy, now starts the trek towards 200 golds
• ROHR-ING INTO VEGAS: Rachel Rohrabacher grabbed bronze in singles at the PPA in Cincy and won MLP in Atlanta
• BEFORE THE BREAKUP: Riley and Matt beat the Johns brothers to win this title in 2022

BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Pacific): 

• Thursday: Prime Video 10am-6pm
• Friday: Prime Video 10am-6pm 
• Saturday: Prime Video 10am-6pm
• Sunday: Prime Video 10am-4:30pm
• Darling Tennis Center is named after Amanda and Stacy Darling who lost their lives at a young age in a tragic car accident in 1993. 

MEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Ben Johns, JW Johnson, Dylan Frazier
• Staksrud (2) spoiled the Johns party in Cincy and looks to stack back-to-back wins
• Can JW Johnson (6) return to Sunday? No need to conserve energy as he’s not playing mixed with Jorja taking this tourney off. 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Potential McGuffin (3) vs. Loong (19) matchup in the round of 16 – more podcast fireworks?

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Salome Devidze
• Hurricane Tyra Black (5) is in the draw and on ALW’s side of the bracket
• WATCH OUT FOR: Can anyone pull an upset and prevent a doubles partners showdown between ALW (1) & CP (2)?

MIXED DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Johns, Parenteau/Johnson, Newman/Newman
• Dangerous 9 seed in Etta Wright and Dekel Bar. 
• Can David and Wilson (5) reach a 2^nd Championship Sunday in a row? 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Callie Smith and Jay Devilliers (7) – can this duo make some noise and move up the standings in the race to the PPA Finals? 

WOMEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Waters, Bright/Todd, Kovalova/Smith
• Rohrabacher and Jackie Kawamoto (5) are a RED HOT pair 
• Hello Utah: Allyce Jones is paired with Etta Wright (4)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Bright and Jansen are a very talented 2 seed, partnering for the 1^st time

MEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Newman/Wright, Johns/Johns, Bar/Johnson
• Can the Johns brothers (1) get their first-ever Vegas gold as a partnership?
• In the last 4 tourneys they entered, JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier (2) have made it to Championship Sunday. 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Matt Wright and Big Papa Jimmy (4) – can they do serious damage?