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Pickleball Star Zane Ford Struggles To Break Paddle In Meltdown
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 lost a match this week … but as he quickly realized, his equipment is tough as hell!!
The fit of rage happened in front of fans at the Humana Championship Court for the Carvana PPA Tour … where Ford went up against James Ignatowich.
A crash out worthy of Humana Championship Court 😳@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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While the two athletes were going back and forth, Ford hit the ball far left of the line … and Ford immediately crashed out by violently slamming his paddle on the court.
What’s crazy is the paddle didn’t break … so Ford used his knee to destroy it instead. Guess what? That didn’t work either — it only bent the racket a little bit!
Ford — who is ranked in the top 15 of the APP Men’s Pro Singles — went on Instagram to explain his “paddle smash video” … saying he regrets damaging his “beautiful ruby.”
“I’m sorry for damaging such a beautiful paddle,” Ford said.
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 also vowed to do better with his on-court reactions.
Until then … Paddle 1, Ford 0.
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