Waters/Bright vs Todd/Rohrabacher at the SXY Newport Beach Open

All right, and a gold medal, we shall see. 0-0-2. Let's play pickleball. A.B. is jacked up. Jacked up for this one. Josh will do that, man. You hear him. So already issues in the middle. And that's a tough one. With Rachel running all the way up to front left, Paris feels like she needs to come over, but Rachel was back where she needed to be at the same time. Second serve. 0-1-2. Wow. I don't think Annalise is sure that that serve or the return was in either. 1-1-2. Back to best of five. Side out. Paris with the power. I mean, when she hits it well, it is really nice. 1-1-1. 1-1-2. Really smart there. You know, if Paris is going to hang out in the midcourt, that's a sitting duck situation. Rachel is deeper in the court than her, but you don't have to just force it to the player back every time. Take your crack at that player in the midcourt. 1-1-1. Wow, just different spots, still full power. Solo. You need help a lot, but you don't always have to have it. 2-1-1. Second serve. Just chuckles over at the bench like, whoopsie, missed that one badly. Three squares up, Adam. 2-1-2. Happens. Side out. Same situation there on the other side of the net, sitting duck in the midcourt. Of course, Annalie very capable from there, but take your chance. 1-2-1. What a shot from Rachel Rohrabacher. Two different dink locations to Annalie, and then whips it from the middle of the court cross body. Amazing. 2-2-2. All four players. That's about to say we're searching for a flow in this match after some short points early on, and then they throw that at us. Because Parris rocks it right at the lady in front of her, and it came back. 2-2-2. Oh, baby. Oh, and a yep to go with it. I like that. A little off pace, too, from Parris. Taught right up the line. No Anna Bright paddle to be found. Second serve. Rachel Rohrabacher telling herself to move. 2-2-2. Throws it through the middle. Oh, yeah. Pace of play is ticking up. That's what we're all here for. 3-2-2. Side out. It can't be dead. I understand that Rohrabacher was stretched out wide, but if it's going to be dead, it needs to go straight ahead to Anna Bright. It can't go back over to Anna Lee to allow her to have free reign off the bounce. Because then you are at her mercy. 2-3-1. Love the read. Good set up lob. Absolute ball that Rohrabacher needs to hunt. Got Anna Bright to stab at that one through the middle and pop it up. 3-3-2. Anna Lee stack left. Oh, boy. Parris has got to get out of there. Yeah, absolutely right. Because the ball is floating. So if it's hit with more pace, and that's Parris' ball, but if it's going to float up, you have to trust Rachel. Point. Nice switch over from Anna Bright there. Timeout receivers. 5-3-2. She was out. 6-3-2. Aggressive dink to the backhand. Sets it up. So after the clank, 3. 3-6-1. That's nice. Really great offense from Rohrabacher. And the put away on the previous point of Parris is a huge deal when you're playing Georgia and Tyra or Anna Lee Waters and Anna Bright. You seize control of the point. You must finish it. Tag Anna Lee. Wide open. I'm not going to say it anymore because it's an obvious skill set. Something is going on with the deception of Rachel Rohrabacher. Nobody is reading it right now. 6-4. A little sweat on the glasses there. Good way to slow a play down. 6-4-1. She's a veteran. She knows. Second serve. Sometimes just play it right at the belly button. 6-4-2. Nice bail out from A.B. You pull that off here. Off balance. Running to the right. 7-4-2. 8-4-2. 9-4-2. Full pirouette after that miss. A.B. looking for this sneaky off pace with that forehand right in front of your body. 4-9-1. Watch those deflections, patrons. And can't find the court after another clinic on why we love this sport so much. Lobs, defense, angles, everything. 9-4-1. 9-4-2. Wind picking up, you can hear it in Mary's mic. Point. Could have been a factor on it right there. Annalie goes with the drip, the hybrid drop drive. 10-2. It was relatively high, but I think the ball got caught up in the breeze for Paris. Yes. Yes, please. Score goes in. We gotta rotate. Jarvis, you've been here all week at the PPA Tour. What have you seen so far? Incredible hand battles. Extraordinary crowd and the venue like no other. And what got you into Pickleball? I mean, you've seriously been here all week for like 10 hours a day. You seem to be obsessed. Yeah, just the competition. Obviously you know my story already. Just the competition continues to excite me. And now we're in Championship Sunday so I'm looking forward to see how that plays out as well. And one of the coolest things I've learned about you is that you're a shooter now. You are hanging out with our media team. You're bringing your camera here. Who's been your favorite person to shoot this week? Man, I would say probably Federico. The Waters, Anna Leigh Bright. Those two girls are extremely talented and it's no coincidence that they're playing here today on Championship Sunday. So yeah. And you played with Anna Bright at the Desert Smash last week. How do you think she's playing out here, especially after that game point? She's a beast. I told her then and I'll probably tell her today after the match. I love her energy, her passion, her competitive spirit is one thing that this sport needs and she has it all in her, man. So it's awesome. Well, thank you for being here, Jarvis. And Dave, by the way, we love the Cleveland Browns. Thank you. Back to you. That's right. Let's just keep talking. Remind me of your last Super Bowl win, guys. What a great dude. Got to play some with him last night. And I hear this from so many of the other sports stars that you and I have the privilege to get to know. They want that competitive juice again after the career and what they were already awesome in. And so many have found pickle. As I was walking off the court to leave yesterday, I told him to give you a body bag. Was he successful? No. That's a Brown trying to hit through a steel curtain. Come on. I actually don't think I would change much if I'm Rachel Rohrabacher and Paris Todd. Nothing significant. I thought that was some quality points, especially in the middle and towards the end. Don't get yourself stuck in the jet stream. That is a quality tip. Necessary. It's swirling out of nowhere again. Side out. And A.B.'s got the Flamingo working. We've even seen her do just a little slight Ernie to get that maximum extension out throughout the week. Really doing damage with the forehand out of the air. Second serve. Another good look. Zero, zero, two. Point. And a fast little C jog there to grab the ball and get in serve position from A.L. Dubb. And a complimentary pickle ball. Rolls it out wide, sets up Anna Bright and then gets the put away herself. Two, zero, two. Speed poke through the middle. It's getting better and better. And the pace control on that shot from Anna Bright, she can hit it from a lot of heights. It doesn't have to be waist level. She can create from lower than that. That's a good overhead and then followed up with Paris getting it down. They need to get on the board here though. It was very tight early and then it's been one way traffic since then. Best for runners and pickle ball across the net from them also. Oh my. Takes back the full two-y look and then drops it. The loop into the dropper. Seamless. Zero, three, two. Evil intentions were thought of from Paris. She was going to rip from the midcourt. Changes the mind. Roll error. Zero. Second serve. Three, zero, two. Point. Watch indeed Paris because chicken wings were found with full buffalo sauce on there. Four, zero, two. That's exactly right. Even the fourth from Paris had a little more on it to not allow Anna Bright and Anna Lee Waters to get forward on third terms. Rachel Rohrabacher through the middle is one of the most glorious shots in all of pickle ball. It's incredible. One, five, one. Second serve. Doubles down up the line with backhand drives. One, five, two. I mean one of the downsides of rolling with aggression right there, especially if you're out of position. Carries too far. Allows Anna Bright to take it out of the air. Oh baby. And hooks it back where she came from. Clean winner. Yeah, as soon as Anna Lee makes her move, you know she, and just in her mind, oh I'm going for the angle, oh I'm going for the angle. She usually finds it. So Anna Lee actually tried to take court when you were in trouble there. The audacity. Six, one, two. It's there again. A little different out of the air than out of the bounce, but there's never a center fielder when she's batting. One, six, one. Seven balls rocked as hard as they can and it was all nullified. Love everything they did in that point. And Anna Bright had the last laugh. One, six, two. Side out. Six, one, one. Nice pullback from Paris Todd. Six, one, two. I don't know. I mean, she was spread out wide to her left on a backhand before that, but it feels like she has the closing ability to do more with that forehand through the middle. It's a great first volley from Paris, so they add one to the lead. I mean, if you just have a little hiccup with your thought or your movement, you pay the price against this team. Second serve. Fade away with the forehand whip there inside in. Quality shot from Anna Bright. Somehow finds a clean winner off that. And that was a bit of the, man, I'm not quite sure what to do from Paris Todd and just threw up a lob a couple feet off of the kitchen line. But yeah, you're right with the backhand there. Normally that is not going to be a clean winner. You might win the point, but to get it all the way through is surprising. Seven, one, one. Anna Bright took a full swing at the third that never got near her paddle. Seven, one, two. I just love the kamikaze mindset of Anna Lee. Yes. Missed it. Side out. Yeah, and that's what happens when they get a lead like this. It's more kamikaze. We talked about it with Tina Piznik yesterday. It's like you have to get a couple points early because if it gets to five, one or four, one, they can actually find another gear. Rachel sprints right out of the way. The field goal is good. Another paddle clank in the middle that put them behind. One, seven, two. Fans cheer for who's behind because they want more pickles. Yes, especially the level these ladies are capable of and have shown us. Shuts down the middle. Here's your center fielder. There's just something slightly different on the backhand roll and the backhand speed up from Parris, and Anna Bright was able to detect that and be ready in the middle. Second serve. Nice handle from Parris that time. Rachel starts it. Parris gets a hold of a forehand. Seven, two, two. Smart play there. The hold. That was a major hold. That ball was plain. It sat up, and Parris made Anna Lee Waters think, I'm going to fire through the middle again. And then picks the cross-court location. Timeout receivers. Three, seven, one. Come on. In session. That is sensational, ladies. Four, seven, one. Rachel just looks up like, really? Where is this wind coming from? There's something weird in the middle there with the paddle. Parris was coming in hot. Couldn't get there. Rachel is in a very tough spot after Parris. Can't take that. Second serve. Almost as if Rachel was in the huddle there. Oh, cover my speed-ups through the middle. Let me change my location and go line. Nice job for being ready by Parris there. And shortens up the stroke, opens the paddle face, and still gets it down. You have to be really on it when you open the paddle face like that to not sail the ball. Four, seven, one. Four, seven, two. And just waits and finds the angle. Take your pick, which was a better shot, the first volley from Anna Bride or the put-away angle from Anna Lee. Either way, ball back over. Seven, four, one. She just tracked down, and a second later, she's hitting a poach winner. Dave, yes, there is a way, because it just happened. G-O-A-T. Eight, four, one. Second serve. Eight, four, two. Pushed off the line. Simple, controlled, no panic, right back in and doing damage instantly. Nine, four, two. Swing and a miss. Yeah, of the perfect variety. Game point. Ten, four, two. Great hands in the crowd there, Colleen Ketch. So they get all the way to ten. Four, ten, one. Second serve. They're getting more delicate, the drop shots. There were some real mixed results there for a while. It seems like the percentage of good ones is going up and up for Anna Lee. Nice hook from Paris on the forehand. Still life here. Five, ten, two. Side out. Game point, two. Ten, five, one. And there. Second serve. Nice jam up from Rachel, right at the body. Don't let them get their arms extended. Ten, five, two. Number three. And number three is the magic one. So they got out in front a little hesitation on the rampage and then take it to eleven. So two out of two for the top seed. We'll see if they sweep when we come back. Zero, zero, two. Right at this very facility. Alright, is there a big push here? Oh, the Paris looks at it and a couple of nods of the head. Dave, but she's the out of the air part of that partnership. Let's rewind the tape and not do that. What a shot from AB. Point. One, zero, one. Full extension. Yeah, just enough. Gave it the grunt and had enough power to make that next volley not perfect for Rohrabacher. Second serve. Talking about attacking the ball. Some of these thirds from Anna Lee. Zero, two. Not waiting for it to come to her at all. That was pretty good from Paris. That was very good. It was right at the midsection and Anna Lee was able to clear enough to still get that much power. Point. Four, zero, two. Point. Haken off, foot on the gas since that point. A nice handle. Zero, five, one. Man, after a poor drop shot from Anna Bright there. Telegraphed. Zero, five, two. She made up for it though. I mean, insane angles from Paris Todd there. Oh yeah, absolutely right. One, five, two. Oh no, Rachel. Clean winner holds it. Has been sending it through the middle. Goes outside. Wow. Big time shot. In the time that they absolutely needed it. Two, five, two. The Tootsies. Anna Lee had to move back and forth left to right multiple times in that point before the ATP. It looks like we're going to stack Rachel on the left here for a while. Second serve. Ting, ting, ting. Yes. Wait, Anna Lee hit a slice. Yeah, I know it. And I actually saw her out of the air with a one-handed topspin dink a few points ago. So, I mean, not that I've never seen that before, but I think that it's definitely in her head to have more variety over there on the backhand side. Wow, the tings continue. That's a tight net tape. Now Rachel's like, if you're going to come all the way over completely in front of Anna Bright to get that, I don't care. I am sending it right at you. Two, five, one. That's really good from Rohrabacher. Anna Bright thought she had a little space to catch her, and Rohrabacher closed that quickly. Second serve. Three, five, two. Sensational play. Point. That's just not nice. Yeah, it's standard that after that great point we have one quick, but not like that. Six, three, one. Second serve. The middle strikes again. Six, three, two. Seven, three, two. That's just went off! Blows it past Paris! Are you kidding me? Obscene shot. The pace from that position after all of that. I mean, Paris even split steps, and I just cannot imagine that's going past her. Kept sending it at Paris, and she's swatting it back like eight flies are on her. Do whatever you have to do. Three, eight, one. A little extra something on that last ball from Rohrabacher, too. Dominated with that left hand to roll over top of that last backhand that was high. Three, eight, two. It's wild how the Paris through the middle doesn't work, and the Rachel through the middle does. And you're welcome to join us in Tui Nation. We love using that left hand to pull the balls wide. Just deep. Nine, three, one. Uh-oh. And we are at championship point. Ten, three, one. No one's going to forget that because of the level that was coming at them, Anna Lee Waters and Anna Bright do it again. Win their 19th title together. They all said the same thing. Different players. Same conclusion. Stable. Repeatable. Shot after shot. Easily one of the best paddles. No, the best paddle I've ever played with. The diamond grip and 6-0's innovation puts it back on top. Reviewer voted. All-court paddle of the year. 6-0 Coral. Go next level. Take it away, Ireland. Anna, Anna Lee mentioned earlier this week that it's like you guys can read each other's minds. Did you feel like that was happening during this match? In patches I feel like it's happening more and more often. I'll see her crossing and I already know she's going to do something crazy, and I usually know what it is, so I'm already covering for her. I think I have to read her mind probably more than the inverse. She's always flying around and doing all this wacky stuff and I'm just trying to play back up. Anna Lee, I know you like playing in hot conditions, but it's a lot hotter from when you played your mixed match this morning. What was it like being out there? Yeah, I honestly felt like we were having a lot of firefights that were lasting a long time. I feel like this is some of the hottest weather we've played in in a while, and I feel like we were having some really fun points because of it. Anna and I were running all over the court. I feel like Anna was doing it too. She's saying I'm doing it. I feel like Anna was doing it. The last point was super fun. Just tons of defense to offense. It went both ways, so I think it was a really fun match and happy to be a part of it. Anna, you coined the term million-dollar baby last week in the draft. Yeah, give it up for that, everybody. Did that add a little bit of pep in your step today? Oh, not really. I wasn't really thinking about it too much except in the intro, and then we have a sign over here, million-dollar baby, million-dollar A, B. Saying that's going to fire you up. Also, A, B, did you get my app? I'd say that one fires me up a little bit more. Well, let's get the trophy in your hands. We bring in Mark Von Beegley, CEO and founder of SXY. Mark. Congratulations to both of you. I'm going to hand it to you. It's heavy. Congratulations again. Thank you. Almost Anna squared. Almost. You guys are amazing. I'm going to keep it short, but remind everybody, go to SXY.com to enter for the thousand-dollar PPA giveaway shopping spree. And if you didn't know, we are the official apparel and headwear brand for Major League Pickleball. So, give these two a huge hand. Thank you so much, Mark. Anna Bright and Anna Lee Waters take home the gold again. Don't go anywhere. We've got men's doubles next.