Tennis vs. Pickleball: What’s a Better Workout?

Jason Peery played varsity tennis in high school. As an adult, he hit the court six days a week for decades. But in 2019, he discovered the strategy and fun of pickleball. “I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t think I’m literally ever going to play tennis again.’”

Mr. Peery, 55, lives in American Fork, Utah, and was so taken with the sport that he eventually started playing and coaching professionally. In almost seven years, he’s picked up his tennis racket only once, to appease a friend who wanted to play.

“I don’t have room in my heart for two,” he said.

Forget Yankees versus Red Sox: Today’s fiercest sports feud may be between tennis and pickleball, since the latter’s popularity soared during the pandemic. Tennis players take umbrage as pickleballers gobble up their courts. Pickleballers, aware they’re the new kids, are “trying to fight for legitimacy,” Mr. Peery said.

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