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Waters Seals 40th Triple Crown as Haworth Tops Sock at PPA Carvana Masters

National CBS coverage underscored pickleball’s bid for broader visibility.

Overview

  • The 4th Carvana Masters concluded at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage with the tour promoting the event as its first slam.
  • Anna Leigh Waters won singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles to complete her 40th career Triple Crown and earn her 58th singles title.
  • Chris Haworth defeated Jack Sock 11-8, 11-8 for his fourth career singles title and third in the last six tournaments, as Sock suffered an apparent hamstring injury on match point.
  • Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio swept Hayden Patriquin and Christian Alshon for the men’s doubles crown, marking their 10th title together in a match aired nationally on CBS.
  • Anna Bright and Waters took the women’s doubles title over the Kawamoto sisters, and Waters with Johns outlasted Bright and Patriquin in five for mixed doubles, their 58th title as a team.