Donald Young's Message to Tennis Pros Outside the Top 100

Donald Young made a historic run to the U.S. Open mixed doubles finals in his final pro tennis tournament ever. At the nation's biggest tennis event, the topic of conversation was pickleball. On this week's PicklePod, Young breaks down what that event meant to him, the lifestyle difference between tennis and pickleball, and the tips that have helped him compete at the highest level. Want to own a piece of the pickleball growth? The Pickleball Club is now accepting investors. Learn more at https://www.thepickleballclub.us/invest/ Save $25 on Proton Paddles with code THEDINK exclusively at pickleballcentral.com Find an event near you and register to play in The Dink Minor Leagues at https://officialminorleaguepb.com/ Create your own The Dink Minor Leagues event here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/bec208e8a148b8ed4eb36889404fd9fa?r=use1 Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 0:00 Donald Young made the most of his final tennis event 5:39 Reactions to the ‘Pickleball Pro makes US Open Final’ graphic 9:07 Making money in tennis vs pickleball 13:04 Donald’s early appearance at the 2022 Atlanta Open 14:41 What is your training regiment? 16:12 The backhand flick is the last thing for tennis players 18:23 No one clobbers a forehand like Donald Young 21:38 Message to all tennis players outside of the top 100 22:40 Donald Young’s new facility in Atlanta 29:18 If not pickleball, what would you be doing? 33:02 Donald did a YouTube crash course to improve at pickleball 39:13 What is your experience in MLP 42:34 Should there be more singles in MLP? 46:24 How Donald landed on Team Proton 51:13 UPA-A certification plans for 2025 55:30 Donald wants more spin, less power 1:01:20 PPA Virginia Beach Timeout Gate 1:08:40 Donald’s experience at the Bubbly Championships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices