He’s Australia’s top men’s singles player, and he reached that spot faster than most people expected. Before pickleball, he played four years of Division I tennis at Michigan, ending with a great 45-31 doubles record. He trains like someone who never really stopped being a college athlete, 20-25 hours a week between drills, matches, and gym work built around speed rather than raw strength. Makes sense for a guy over six feet tall who needs his feet to move as fast as his reach lets him cover the court.
