Pickleball Star Zane Ford
Breaking Paddles …
Not My Bread and Butter!!!
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Pickleball star Zane Ford tried to unleash his frustrations on his paddle after he misplaced a match this week … however as he shortly realized, his gear is hard as hell!!
The match of rage occurred in entrance of followers on the Humana Championship Court docket for the Carvana PPA Tour … the place Ford went up in opposition to James Ignatowich.
A crash out worthy of Humana Championship Court docket 😳@jignatowichpb with a clutch win that had Zane Ford very upset 😬 pic.twitter.com/OujASsIrr7
— Carvana PPA Tour (@PPAtour) June 18, 2025
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Whereas the 2 athletes had been going forwards and backwards, Ford hit the ball far left of the road … and Ford instantly crashed out by violently slamming his paddle on the court docket.
What’s loopy is the paddle did not break … so Ford used his knee to destroy it as a substitute. Guess what? That did not work both — it solely bent the racket somewhat bit!
Ford — who’s ranked within the high 15 of the APP Males’s Professional Singles — went on Instagram to clarify his “paddle smash video” … saying he regrets damaging his “lovely ruby.”
“I am sorry for damaging such an attractive paddle,” Ford mentioned.
Instagram/@thezaneford
“On the finish of the day, I am right here to win. I put my entire life into this, and I wanna be one of the best participant on the earth, so my feelings obtained the higher of me that day.”
Ford additionally vowed to do higher together with his on-court reactions.
Till then … Paddle 1, Ford 0.