In the recent past, we have seen tennis players giving attention to pickleball. However, now we saw a sharp rise in ex-tennis players investing in the sport. While there might be business potential in the sport, a tennis Hall of Famer didn’t like the idea of ex-tennis players investing in another sport. Later, Nick Kyrgios also jumped into the debate.

Pickleball is an entertaining game that is a cross between ping-pong and tennis. Due to its lighter nature and lesser physical requirements, underperforming tennis players are shifting to the sport.

Nick Kyrgios gives a cheeky reply as Hall of Famer urges ex-tennis stars to invest in tennis rather than pickleball

Rennae Stubbs, renowned coach and Hall of Famer, is not a pickleball fan for sure. She not only dislikes the sport but also has a problem with ex-tennis stars investing in it. The Aussie recently took to her Twitter account and expressed her opinion on the same.

“Just to let everyone know, I will NOT be investing in a Pickleball franchise & will never turn a tv on to watch Pickleball. I would rather watch pain dry. Why all these tennis players think Pickleball is worth investing in & not the game that made them all the $$$ is beyond me,” she wrote.

Later, Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios came up with a cheeky response to her tweet.

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“lol I think LEBRON JAMES & KEVIN DURANT have a bit more of an idea f what to invest in,” he wrote.

Later, replying to Kyrgios, Stubbs confirmed her stand on the issue.

“Also, let’s go ask Brady, Naomi etc about FTX. But ok!” she wrote.

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While pickleball is gaining rapid popularity, the tennis community is divided on the sport. A few consider it as a threat to the popularity of tennis, while others simply hate it.

Tennis players migrating to Pickleball

With its global popularity, tennis has got high competition. It is not easy to make it big while the sport in itself is pretty demanding physically. With the rapidly rising popularity of pickleball, we have seen a few players leaving tennis to make a career there.

It draws a lot of similarities with tennis and also is lesser demanding physically. With the rapidly increasing popularity, there surely is a chance for players to earn good money. Recently, former junior Wimbledon winner Noah Rubin left tennis for pickleball.

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With a new window opening for underperforming tennis players, it seems like we are going to see many more such migrations in the near future.