It was announced that former world No. 4 tennis player Nick Kyrgios will join The Picklr, a fast-growing U.S. pickleball facility chain, as an equity partner (investor) and athlete ambassador. Alongside this, an early sale of the Picklr-exclusive co-branded paddle \u201cThe Kyrgios\u201d was held, bringing fresh buzz to the pickleball world.<\/p>\n
Nick Kyrgios is a professional tennis player from Australia (currently announced as retired from tennis). With a runner-up finish at Wimbledon 2022 and a career-high ranking of world No. 4, he has always drawn attention on and off the court.<\/p>\n
He has openly stated a switch to pickleball after retirement, and this investment in The Picklr signals a full-scale entry as a business. Kyrgios already holds investments in the pickleball equipment brand Vulcan (paddles) and Stack Athletics (apparel), and is involved in the pickleball industry across multiple ventures.<\/p>\n
The Picklr is a pickleball-focused facility chain with more than 100 locations, mainly in the U.S. Its model is characterized by featuring multiple indoor courts and providing lessons, tournaments, court reservations, and community activities all in one. With a business model like a pickleball version of a tennis club, it has rapidly expanded its number of locations in the 2020s.<\/p>\n
Through this partnership, Kyrgios will take part in promotional events, produce collaborative social media content, and develop co-branded products.<\/p>\n
The Picklr-exclusive \u201cThe Kyrgios\u201d paddle had an early sale window at each Picklr location and on the official website (March 11-17). It's a model combining a high-performance carbon face with a proprietary core, with a design inspired by Kyrgios' aggressive playing style.<\/p>\n
In the pickleball world, the entry and investment of famous athletes has accelerated in recent years.Anna Leigh Waters<\/a>'s sponsorship deal with Nike, pro team ownership by LeBron James and others\u2014moves that show the growth as a sports business is real keep coming. Kyrgios' entry looks set to become one of the factors accelerating this trend.<\/p>\n Related articles:JOOLA releases the pickleball-specific shoe \u201cFUNKSH1n_PB: R4LLy\u201d<\/a>\u3001ALW claims her 42nd Triple Crown<\/a><\/p>\n A. At this point there is no specific announcement of a pro tour entry, but appearances in exhibition matches are planned. More players are moving back and forth between tennis and pickleball, and future developments are worth watching.<\/p>\n A. There is no announcement of a Japan rollout at this point, but the successful model in North America could serve as a reference for an Asia expansion. A similar pickleball-specialist facility chain could emerge in Japan too.<\/p>\n A. It's a limited sale on The Picklr's U.S. official website and at each location. For international shipping to Japan, please check the guidance on the official website.<\/p>\n \u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u5143\u4e16\u754c\u30e9\u30f3\u30ad\u30f3\u30b04\u4f4d\u306e\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30aa\u30b9\uff08Nick Kyrgios\uff09\u304c\u3001\u7c73\u56fd\u3067\u6025\u6210\u9577\u4e2d\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u65bd\u8a2d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u5143\u4e16\u754c4\u4f4d\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30aa\u30b9\u304c\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u65bd\u8a2d\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3\u300cThe Picklr\u300d\u306b\u51fa\u8cc7\u2014\u2014\u9650\u5b9a\u30d1\u30c9\u30eb\u300cThe Kyrgios\u300d\u3082\u767b\u5834\u3002\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u6700\u65b0\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u901f\u5831\u3002","swell_btn_cv_data":""},"categories":[34,10,53],"tags":[123,57,35,5,113,6,130,54],"region":[2132],"class_list":["post-994","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-coart","category-paddle-info","category-overseas","tag-year-2026","tag-us","tag-coart","tag-paddle","tag-pro-player","tag-ball","tag-facility","tag-overseas","region-australia-rg"],"acf":{"summary":"\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u5143\u4e16\u754c\u30e9\u30f3\u30af4\u4f4d\u306e\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30aa\u30b9\u304c\u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u65bd\u8a2d\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3The Picklr\u306b\u30a8\u30af\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u30ca\u30fc\u517c\u30a2\u30b9\u30ea\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30f3\u30d0\u30b5\u30c0\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53c2\u753b\u3002The Picklr\u9650\u5b9a\u5171\u540c\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u30d1\u30c9\u30eb\u300cThe Kyrgios\u300d\u30823\u670811\u301c17\u65e5\u306b\u5148\u884c\u8ca9\u58f2\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=994"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}FAQ<\/h2>\n
Q. Will Nick Kyrgios compete in matches as a professional pickleball player?<\/h3>\n
Q. Is The Picklr coming to Japan?<\/h3>\n
Q. Where can I buy the \u201cThe Kyrgios\u201d paddle?<\/h3>\n
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