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 rapidly realized, his gear is hard as hell!!
The match of rage occurred in entrance of followers on the Humana Championship Courtroom for the Carvana PPA Tour … the place Ford went up in opposition to James Ignatowich.
A crash out worthy of Humana Championship Courtroom 😳@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 an alternative. Guess what? That did not work both — it solely bent the racket a bit of bit!
Ford — who’s ranked within the prime 15 of the APP Males’s Professional Singles — went on Instagram to clarify his “paddle smash video” … saying he regrets damaging his “beautiful ruby.”
“I’m sorry for damaging such a beautiful paddle,” Ford mentioned.
Instagram/@thezaneford
“At the end of the day, I’m here to win. I put my whole life into this, and I wanna be the best player in the world, so my emotions got the better of me that day.”
Ford additionally vowed to do higher along with his on-court reactions.
Till then … Paddle 1, Ford 0.
