STORYLINES FOR THE ZIMMER BIOMET MASTERS POWERED BY INVITED

OVERALL TOP 5: 

• GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points.
• FINALE: Brothers Ben and Collin Johns will play together one last time. 
• RIVALS: Waters and Parenteau vs. Bright and Rohrabacher is the best rivalry in pickleball. 
• NEW YEAR, NEW PARTNERS: Which of the many new pairs will click? 
• 3 OF A KIND: How many players will claim a title in all 3 disciplines in 2025? Just Waters, Ben Johns, and Frazier in ’24.

VENUE/TOURNEY/TV:

• WHITE OUT tradition – all players will be decked in white. 
• Event #2 of the 2025 Carvana PPA Tour season – features a progressive draw.
• Each day of coverage begins at 10am Pacific, with round of 64 starting Tuesday. 
• Year 3 at Invited’s Mission Hills Country Club.
• Over 1,250 players participating.  
• 4-6pm Pacific on FS1 for QF Friday and 4-6pm Pacific on Tennis Channel for Semifinal Saturday.

MEN’S SINGLES:

• Defending medalists: Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Jack Sock
• Federico Staksrud (1) ended a dominant ’24 with a win at Daytona in December. 
• Ben Johns is not playing singles in this event. 
• Collin Shick’s (17) final PPA event before heading back to med school. 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Hunter Johnson (3) – won the PPA Finals and was on a rampage at the end of ’24.  

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

• Defending medalists: Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Brooke Buckner
• Can anyone beat ALW (1)? Just one loss to Devidze (not playing this one) in 2024.
• Can Brooke Buckner (2) cement her status as the #2 player in the world?
• WATCH OUT FOR: Kaitlyn Christian (5) – got her first win at Daytona and is full of confidence.

MIXED DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Waters/Johns, Bright/Ignatowich, David/Wilson 
• ALW and Ben Johns lost but once in ’24 (Bright/Daescu in Austin) – who will challenge them?
• Tennis stars pair up on the 20X44 as Sock and Bouchard (20) are a first-time partnership
• Shock waves – St. Louis MLP teammates Bright and Patriquin are the 3 seed. 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Tina Pisnik and Dekel Bar (6) – can one of the most consistent teams from 2024 get off to a good start in the new year?

WOMEN’S DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Waters/Parenteau, Bright/Rohrabacher, Wright/Dizon
• Will the rivalry be renewed with the top two seeds staging a ’24 rematch?
• What will the Pisnik/Fahey (8) partnership look like?
• WATCH OUT FOR: MLP Champion Dallas Flash partners Jorja Johnson and Hurricane Tyra Black (3) – can they disrupt the rivalry?  

MEN’S DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Johns/Johns, Newman/Wilson, Staksrud/Tellez
• Ben & Collin Johns (1) are motivated to end their partnership in gold. 
• Patriquin and Staksrud (2) won the PPA Finals and were the hottest team at the end of ’24. 
• Pat Smith and Jay Devilliers (12) – are they healthy enough to find the success of past years?
• WATCH OUT FOR: Daescu and Alshon (6) – height, reach, firepower – watch out for this first-time partnership.